Category: Students
The NIU Huskies won in convincing fashion at midnight Monday at the GoDaddy.com Bowl, beating the Red Wolves of Arkansas State University 38-20. For first-year head coach Dave Doeren, quarterback Chandler Harnish and Co., the win in Mobile, Ala., secured the third jewel in this season’s triple crown: MAC West bragging rights, the first Mid-American...
With both teams searching for their first Mid-American Conference win of the season, it was Eastern Michigan who earned the initial victory 64-52 at the Convocation Center on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles’ up-tempo style of play and pressure defense led to a 28-12 halftime deficit that NIU was unable to overcome. The win for EMU...
The Northern Illinois wrestling team scored a hard-fought non-conference victory Sunday at the NIU Convocation Center with a 22-16 win against the Lock Haven Bald Eagles. Despite trailing 16-3 at the meet’s halfway point, the Huskies stunned LHU by winning the final five matches to overtake the Bald Eagles. “It was a major gutcheck,” said...
For Northern Illinois University, the GoDaddy.com Bowl represents its fourth straight postseason bowl appearance. Still, for the team and its alumni and fans, the trip to Mobile, Ala. has provided new and exciting experiences they will remember for years to come. On Wednesday, Jan. 4, the bowl hosted a southern-style shrimp boil at Ladd Peebles...
The Northern Illinois track & field team took home three event titles, while freshman Jamie Burr broke the school record in the 1000m run Saturday at the Bill Easton Classic. Roneisha Frye (60m hurdles), Rebecca Cronin(600 yards) and Burr all won their events inside the Anschutz Pavilion, while NIU earned 15 top-five finishes on the...
The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team led by three at the half Saturday afternoon. But the team was unable hold on as they fell to Eastern Michigan, 47-40, in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior forward Tim Toler (Indianapolis, Ind./Avon/Danville Area CC) led the Huskies with 11 points....
Junior Mike Mascitti (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) of the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team was named to the 2011 Men’s Soccer Academic All-MAC Team announced today by the conference office. In addition, seniors Finn Jor (Oslo, Norway/Academy for Elite Athletes) and Pat Sloan (Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy) earned Academic Honorable Mention recognition. The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete...
Members of the Northern Illinois wrestling team gets the second half of their season under way Sunday, Jan. 8, inside the NIU Convocation Center when they face Eastern Wrestling League foe Lock Haven. The 2 p.m. meet will be a part of the inaugural Beauty and the Beast Meet, where the Huskies will compete alongside...
NIU’s Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center is seeking nominations for the 2012 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. These awards acknowledge outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their contributions to the teaching mission of NIU. Each recipient of the award will be presented with a plaque and recognized at the Graduate Students Reception sponsored by the Graduate School at...
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team dropped its Mid-American Conference opener to Central Michigan 86-67 on Thursday night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies (6-7, 0-1 MAC), who entered the game playing stellar defense, were unable to cool the high-scoring Chippewas (9-6, 1-0 MAC) as they gave up the most points they have all...
The Northern Illinois track & field team rings in 2012 Saturday, Jan. 7, with a trip to the Sunflower State, where it will compete in the Bill Easton Classic in Lawrence, Kan. The meet gets under way inside the Anschutz Pavilion at 1 p.m. with the women’s weight throw, men’s long jump and women’s pole...
Men’s, women’s and co-rec student intramural basketball leagues will be offered through Campus Recreation. “A” League (competitive) and “B” (recreational) League will be offered. Basketball league will be a four-week season, where every team will be scheduled for one game per week. For $80 per team, you can play in our competitive or recreational league....
