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Rasheta Butler
The Northern Illinois track and field team opens up NCAA competition this week with the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas. The meet runs from Thursday, May 24, through Saturday, May 26, at Texas’ Mike Myers Stadium. The Huskies will be represented with a program-high four entries in the meet, as Janay Mitchell competes...
Haley Dekkinga
Northern Illinois women’s tennis sophomore Haley Dekkinga (Allegan, Mich./Allegan) was an honorable mention Academic All-MAC selection for the 2011-12 season, the Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday. Overall, Dekkinga was one of 17 honorable mentions and 25 overall selections. Dekkinga is the first Huskie since 2007 (Chrissy Nagel) to be recognized on the Academic All-MAC Team. Since...
Brett Frantini
On an immaculate sunny and breezy day at Ralph McKinzie Field, the Huskies closed the 2012 season against Ball State. Though NIU rallied back to within one run in the bottom of the fourth, 3-2, the Cardinals took the game 6-2. “We had a couple opportunities but we like to talk about momentum in games...
Jake Hermsen
Sophomore Chris Divarco (Long Grove, Ill./Carmel Catholic) finished Friday afternoon’s game against Ball State with a team-best three hits in four at-bats, but the effort was not enough as the Huskies fell to the Cardinals, 11-2. “Ball State’s pitcher did a good job of keeping us off balance today. He has two wins in two...
Sean Progar
The Northern Illinois University football team boasts 12 selections to Phil Steele’s 2012 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference Team, including two first team honorees. Left guard Logan Pegram and defensive end Sean Progar headline the dozen Huskies named to the preseason team as both garnered first team honors. Progar, a 2011 All-MAC selection, tied for the team...
Ben Neumann
Northern Illinois and Ball State went into extra innings Thursday afternoon with Mid-American Conference Tournament implications on the line. BSU scored one run in the top of the tenth to defeat the Huskies, 11-10 in 10 innings. Freshman Ben Neumann (Verona, Wis.) pitched 5.1 relief innings on the mound, surrendering three hits, zero walks and...
Northern Illinois men’s golf junior Paul Hammerschmidt (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central) has been selected to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District At-Large team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). A 4.0 student majoring in mechanical engineering, Hammerschmidt finished the season with a 76.9 scoring average while posting three top-25 finishes in five...
Roneisha Frye
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...
Courtney Oldenburg
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...
From left: Collan Davidson, Solomon Mason, Anthony Patton and Anthony Boyd.
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...
Ryan Ludwig
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...
Brett Frantini
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....
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