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The Northern Illinois track and field team will have a program-record four entries in the NCAA West Preliminary Round from Thursday, May 24, through Saturday, May 26, the NCAA announced Thursday. Janay Mitchell will compete in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, while Roneisha Frye runs in the 100 hurdles and the quartet of...
The Northern Illinois cross country team unveiled its 2012 schedule Thursday. The eight-meet schedule features two meets in DeKalb and a total of five within the state of Illinois. “We have a great schedule that progresses toward and prepares us for our championships,” said Huskie head coach Greg Hipp. “While our schedule is very regional...
NIU’s National Society of Black Engineers student chapter recently won two awards that speak to the success of its organization. The first is the Region Chapter of the Year, which is awarded to a chapter that has excelled at the regional level. The award is given to the chapter that performed well in five categories...
The Northern Illinois wrestling team announced the signing of three more athletes to the 2012-13 recruiting class. The newest additions bring the total count to eight newcomers for the upcoming season. “I am proud to announce the signing of these three additions to the Huskie family,” said head coach Ryan Ludwig. “They have passion for...
Northern Illinois closed its road season Tuesday night with a 10-run, 12-hit outing against UW-Milwaukee at Henry Aaron Field. Despite a 94-minute rain delay, the Huskies were able to keep their foot on the throttle and defeated the Panthers, 10-4. Brett Frantini (Minooka, Ill.) finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a homerun and four RBI....
Northern Illinois University’s Team Light Up Africa has been named a finalist for the Tomberg Prize in Environmental Sustainability in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge. DSIC connects university students to the people, tools and opportunities they need to change the world. The challenge is part competition and part community. Students compete for cash prizes to...
Northern Illinois will see 66 current and former student-athletes leave school with their NIU degrees in 2011-12 as 40 current and former Huskie student-athletes from 11 different sports programs earned their degrees Saturday. They join the 19 December graduates and seven others scheduled to complete their studies this summer. In all, student-athletes from 16 different...
Northern Illinois baseball will play its final road game of the season Tuesday afternoon, May 15, when it heads to UW-Milwaukee for a midweek clash. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. at Henry Aaron Field. It will be NIU and UWM’s third meeting of the season with the series split 1-1 in 2012. Northern...
Six different Northern Illinois batters scattered hits at Western Michigan Sunday afternoon, but were only able to account for one run and fell to WMU, 6-1. “It was a frustrating day and we started the game off the right way, stringing together a few hits with two outs in the inning,” said head coach Ed...
The Northern Illinois track and field team brought home two event titles Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, as Janay Mitchell won the 100 meters and the 4×100 relay successfully defended their conference title. As a team, NIU finished in eighth place with a program-best 55.33 points. Kent State won the team championship, edging...
Northern Illinois surged back in the top of the ninth inning from a four run deficit and attempted to tie the contest, but a play at home plate from right field prevented the Huskies from tying and the Broncos won the contest, 5-4. “Their pitcher was throwing pretty good today and only allowed two hits...
The Northern Illinois track and field team set itself up for a big finish at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships Friday, as seven different Huskies advanced to the finals in their respective events. Janay Mitchell and Chanel Kellyman moved on in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, while Roneisha Frye (100 hurdles), Rasheta Butler...