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Northern Illinois senior Mary Kurisch (La Crosse, Wis./West Salem), junior Sarah Angelos (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan) and sophomore MacKenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) were selected to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced Thursday. “I’m very happy for Sarah, Mary, MacKenzie and NIU volleyball,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden, who has coached 14 Academic All-MAC...

Seniors Mike Mascitti (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) and Pat Sloan (Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy) of the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team were named to the Academic All-MAC Team. Sophomores Paul Hogan (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North), Jayson LeSeth (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) and Dusty Page (Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) each earned honorable mention recognition the...

Northern Illinois University’s Nicole Gremillion (Missouri City, Texas/Elkins) was named to the 2012 Academic All-MAC Softball Team the league announced this week. Gremillion led the league in hits with 70 and led the Huskie offense in seven other categories including batting average (.395), runs scored (47), doubles (9) and triples (4). She started 51 of...

Northern Illinois track and field senior Jenner Sio and juniors Jenelle McCalla and Courtney Oldenburg were named to the 2012 Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Mid-American Conference team, the league office announced Tuesday. Sio and McCalla earned the honor for the second consecutive outdoor season, while Oldenburg made her debut after taking honorable mention recognition...

Northern Illinois University women’s golfers Kelsie Passolt and Allie Parthie were selected to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Wednesday. “Kelsie and Allie both did a great job of balancing high-level performance on the course with academic success,” said NIU head coach Pam Tyska. “Sheer desire doesn’t work alone as they put...

Junior Paul Hammerschmidt (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central) of the Northern Illinois men’s golf team was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team announced on Wednesday by the league office. “We are very proud to see Paul receive another honor for his hard work on and off the golf course,” head coach Tom Porten said. “Paul has...

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...

Northern Illinois gymnasts Kim Gotlund (Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township HS), Megan Melendez (Stafford, Va./North Stafford HS) and Tanya Rachan (Lowell, Ind./Hanover Central HS) have been named to the 2012 Gymnastics Academic All Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Wednesday. NIU’s three selections tie for the most in school history for gymnastics. “I can’t say how...

Northern Illinois sophomore Nick Smith and senior Brad Dieckhaus were named to the Wrestling Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Thursday. Both athletes won the honor for the first time in their careers. Dieckhaus boasts a 4.0 in sport management, while Smith maintains a 3.41 GPA in kinesiology. “Brad and Nick have really...

A Northern Illinois volleyball-record five Huskies received Academic All-Mid-American Conference recognition, the league announced Thursday. Seniors Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) and Allison McGlaughlin (Morton, Ill./Morton) and sophomore Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) made the 18-person Academic All-MAC Team. Junior Mary Kurisch (La Crosse, Wis./West Salem) and sophomore Justine Schepler (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) received honorable mention status. “With...

Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois placed five players on the league’s Academic All-MAC Football Team announced Friday, with four more Huskies receiving honorable mention status on the squad, which is selected by the MAC faculty athletic representatives. NIU starters Chandler Harnish (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell HS), Nabal Jefferson (Chicago, Ill./Marist HS), Ryan Neir (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah HS), Keith...

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...