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Kelsey Hildreth (Byron, Ill./Byron) of the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team broke the NIU school record in the 3K distance run in her collegiate track debut. Several other Huskies also produced personal-best performances Saturday afternoon at the Gene Edmonds Cup Invitational at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Hildreth, who finished as...

On the heels of last fall’s first trip to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals since 2007, the Northern Illinois University women’s soccer team has been recognized for its success in the classroom. Nine Huskies were named to the 2014 Women’s Soccer Academic All-MAC Team, the league announced Monday. Meanwhile, three members of the NIU cross...

Only two weeks after becoming the first All-Mid-American Conference finishers in the history of NIU cross country, freshman Kelsey Hildreth and senior Meghan Heuer became the school’s first All-Region selections. The Huskie duo finished in the Top 20 of the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional 6K race Friday afternoon at Newman Golf Course in Peoria....

Kelsey Hildreth finished in fourth place at the Bradley Classic on Friday afternoon, setting the Northern Illinois University women’s cross country 6K school record in the process. Hildreth (Byron, Ill./Byron) concluded the race in 20:55.7, beating Courtney Oldenburg’s previous NIU-best time of 21:29.00 that had stood since 2012 by more than 34 seconds. The freshman,...

The Northern Illinois University women’s cross country team saw two runners break the school record in the 5K as the Huskies began their season in remarkable fashion Friday night at the Forest Park Festival race in St. Louis. Freshman Kelsey Hildreth (17:20) and senior Meghan Heuer (18:01) both finished ahead of the previous NIU school...

Following strong performances in the heptathlon, the Northern Illinois University track and field team kept the momentum going Thursday at the Penn Relays by breaking the school record in the distance medley relay. Ali Olson (New Auburn, Wis./Bloomer), Julianne Cronin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett), Rebecca Cronin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) and Meghan Heuer (St. Charles, Ill./North) teamed up to...

Competing in Texas for the second time in three weekends, the NIU track and field team came away with 11 top 10 finishes Saturday at the UTEP Invitational. On the track, Latesha Bigby (Hanover, Jamaica/Butler CC) came away with three finishes of seventh or better, while three different Huskies claimed high placings in field events....

The Northern Illinois University cross country team saw its season come to a close Friday afternoon in Ames, Iowa, at the NCAA Midwest Regionals. As a team, the Huskies finished in 23rd place, beating out Eastern Illinois, SIU Edwardsville, DePaul, Creighton, UIC and North Dakota in the final standings. Meghan Heuer paced NIU with a...

The Northern Illinois University cross country team kicked off their postseason schedule Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio, at the Mid-American Conference Championship. Despite placing two runners in the top 45, the Huskies finished in 11th place in the final team standings, beating out Ball State. “Today was a disappointing finish,” said NIU head coach Greg...

The Northern Illinois University women’s cross country team capped its regular season Friday afternoon with an 11th-place finish at the Bradley Pink Classic. As a team, NIU improved three spots from their finish at the same meet last year, but were edged out of the top 10 by Southeast Missouri State by 19 points. The...

The Northern Illinois cross country team took fourth place Friday at the Illinois State Invitational at the Weibring Golf Course in Normal, Ill. The Huskies placed four runners in the top 30, including a team-high 16th-place finish by sophomore Ali Olson. In the team standings, NIU placed ahead of Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa. “We...

The Northern Illinois cross country team got its season started right Friday at the NIU North 40, as they defeated Division III power North Central in a dual-scored meet. NIU placed six runners in the top seven, including first place finisher Leah Raffety and runner up Ali Olson. “I really liked seeing the girls being...