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The best amateur golfers in the world converge in Sugar Grove next week for a shot at the prestigious Western Amateur Championship trophy. Two members of the Northern Illinois University men’s golf team will have a shot of joining the likes of Tiger Woods (’94), Jack Nicklaus (’61), Phil Mickelson (’91), and Ben Crenshaw (’64)...
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With less than one month to go until the best collegiate golfers from around the world converge in Sugar Grove to play for the Palmer Cup, the Rich Harvest Farms staff is hard at work preparing for the tournament. The Ryder Cup-style event pits the top European-born collegiate golfers against the best American-born collegiate players...
Ross Walton
Ross Watson, whose coaching experience includes stints on the defensive staffs at Nebraska and Florida Atlantic, has joined the Northern Illinois University football staff as an assistant coach working with the Huskie defense, NIU head coach Rod Carey announced Thursday. Watson comes to NIU from Youngstown State University, where he had been elevated to assistant...
Senior Anthony Johnson (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young/Purdue) led the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team with a career-high 21 points Wednesday night, but the Huskies were unable to overcome 50 percent shooting by Buffalo, falling to the Bulls, 82-63, at Alumni Arena. Sophomore guard Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) added 16 points in the loss....
Ally Lehman
Trailing by 20 points with 6:44 left, the NIU women’s basketball team (5-8, 1-2 MAC) clawed back to within five points of Bowling Green (8-7, 1-3MAC ) with 1:46 left in regulation. Though the Huskies had five players score in double-figures, it could not complete the comeback as they fell to the Falcons, 65-59. Amanda...
Amanda Stepp
Gymanst Amanda Stepp today was named the Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Week following her performance at UIC. Meanwhile, Kelsey Hildreth, the fantastic freshman distance runner from the NIU women’s track and field team, has been named Mid-American Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. Stepp led the way for NIU as the Huskies rallied...
Kelsey Hildreth
Kelsey Hildreth (Byron, Ill./Byron) of the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team broke the NIU school record in the 3K distance run in her collegiate track debut. Several other Huskies also produced personal-best performances Saturday afternoon at the Gene Edmonds Cup Invitational at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Hildreth, who finished as...
Jordan Threloff
In a contest that featured 13 ties and 14 lead changes, a pair of late free throws led Kent State to a 67-65 victory over Northern Illinois University on Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior center Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) scored a season-high 21 points and added nine rebounds but the Huskies...
The NIU Huskies (5-7, 1-1 MAC) held Mid-American Conference West division favorite Central Michigan (8-6, 3-0 MAC) to 56 points and 37 percent shooting Saturday night in Mt. Pleasant. The Huskies couldn’t answer for Naismith Trophy candidate Crystal Bradford, however, as her 20 points led the Chippewas over NIU, 56-43. Amanda Corral led the Huskies...
Amanda Stepp
The Northern Illinois University women’s gymnastics team rallied for a 192.250-189.575 victory over UIC at the UIC Pavilion in the season opener Friday night. Trailing, 96.40-95.225, following the second event, the Huskies (1-0) rallied in the floor exercise with a 48.175, while the Flames (0-1) posted a 46.325 on the beam. The teams’ performances in...
Andrew Morse
After falling behind 16-0 early, the Northern Illinois University wrestling team came up short Friday in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in a 30-6 loss to Northern Iowa. The Huskies (7-8, 0-2 MAC) claimed wins from Andrew Morse (Alto, Mich./Lowell) and Trace Engelkes (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) on the night, but four-straight wins to open the dual and three...
Richard Hall
Five members of the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team were named to the Academic All-MAC Team announced by the league office Thursday. Redshirt junior Andrew Glaeser (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla/Oregon State), sophomore Richard Hall (Billericay, England/The Billericay School), sophomore Adam Lightner (O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West), sophomore Derek Ott (Cross Plains, Wis./Middleton) and senior Dusty...
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