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Trailing by a half point following the first two rotations, Northern Illinois stormed back with strong performances on floor exercise and balance beam to give first-year head coach Sam Morreale his first career victory, 190.350-190.100, over Southeast Missouri State at Houck Field House in Cape Girardeau Friday night. After scoring 94.000 on the uneven parallel...
Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky for the Northern Illinois wrestling team Friday, as the Huskies lost to the Ohio Bobcats, 27-6. The loss drops NIU’s record to 6-5 overall and 0-2 in the MAC, while Ohio improved to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the conference. “Instead of setting the tone, we waited around,”...
Goodwill Industries announced Thursday a partnership with the Northern Illinois University College of Business and the DeKalb County CA$H (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) Coalition which will allow low-income residents to have their taxes prepared free of charge by NIU accountancy students. The free tax service will be available from noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays...
Northern Illinois senior DeMarcus Grady (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) has rejoined the Huskie men’s basketball team following the conclusion of the football season. Grady, a five-year member of the NIU football program, is joining the basketball team for the second consecutive season. “We are happy to have DeMarcus rejoining the basketball team,” said NIU...
After a slow start to the 2012 season last Sunday in DeKalb versus UIC, the Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team gets back on the vault, bars, beam and floor Friday night with a dual meet versus Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The meet, which can be seen live online for free at KFVS12.com,...
Members of the Northern Illinois track and field team will travel Saturday, Jan. 14, to Champaign, Ill., where they will compete in the Illini Open. The meet begins at 10 a.m. with the men’s weight throw, while running events begin at noon inside the UI Armory. The Huskies will be one of four teams in...
The Northern Illinois wrestling team will return to Mid-American Conference action Friday, when they travel to Athens, Ohio, to face the Ohio Bobcats. The meet, which begins at 6 p.m. CT, will be a critical one for both teams, as each will be looking for their first MAC win of the season. “Anytime you head...
Trailing by 12 at halftime, the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team came all the way back to grab a late lead but could not hang on as Ball State won 50-43 at Worthen Arena on Wednesday night in Mid-American Conference action. The win marks the first for Ball State (7-9, 2-1 MAC) against NIU Head...
Tim Toler led Northern Illinois with 15 points, but the Huskies (1-13, 0-2 MAC) fell, 77-68, to the Western Michigan Broncos (7-9, 1-1) at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. Wednesday night. Abdel Nader added 14 points for the Huskies, and Antone Christian chipped in seven points in the loss. Kevin Gray and Tony Nixon grabbed...
Just days after celebrating a season-ending victory in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala., a quartet of Northern Illinois University senior football players are taking a step toward a future in professional football as they begin training for postseason collegiate all-star games. Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish, named an honorable mention All-American by SI.com after...
As a result of a site visit to Inner Mongolia and Beijing, China, this past summer, Michelle Bringas will lead a Study Abroad trip to summer to Beijing, China. Bringas, director of the NIU Asian American Center, will travel from Wednesday, June 14, through Saturday, June 30. The program takes an innovative, collaborative approach for...
Northern Illinois junior Courtney Oldenburg was named to the Cross Country Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Tuesday. Oldenburg, who hails from West Salem, Wis., earned the honor for the second straight season after posting a 3.91 GPA in nursing. “I’m proud of Courtney,” NIU cross country coach Greg Hipp said. “She’s done...
