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Northern Illinois’ Janay Mitchell was named the Mid-American Conference’s Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. “Janay has been working extremely hard this season to get back where she was two years ago before her injuries,” said Huskie head coach Connie Teaberry. “We’re excited that she is the recipient of the MAC...

Coming off of a strong performance last week at the Illini Classic, the Northern Illinois track & field team will look to keep their momentum going Saturday at the IWU Invitational hosted by Indiana Wesleyan. The meet gets under way at noon ET with the women’s 5000 meters and a host of field events opening...

The Northern Illinois track and field team took third place Saturday in the nine-team field at the Illini Classic. On the day, the Huskies scored points in all but two events, defeating SIU-Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State, Lincoln (Mo.), Murray State, Tennessee State and Bradley. Illinois took first place and Missouri was in second place. “The...

The Northern Illinois track and field team heads downstate for the second consecutive weekend, where they will compete at the Illini Classic. The meet begins at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, with the women’s pentathlon, and then continues Saturday with the women’s weight throw, while running events kick off around noon. “The girls have competed...

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 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 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...

The Northern Illinois track and field team got their season off to a blistering start Friday at the Cyclone Holiday Preview, as three Huskies took event titles and two school records were broken. Janay Mitchell (60m), Roneisha Frye (60m hurdles) and Rebecca Cronin won their respective events in convincing fashion, while Mitchel and Rasheta Butler...

After a long offseason, members of the Northern Illinois track and field team kicks off their 2011-12 season Friday, Dec. 9, in Ames, Iowa, where they will compete in the Cyclone Holiday Preview. The Huskies will be one of 14 teams competing in the meet. Among the teams in the field are Iowa State, Northern...

Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Connie Teaberry announced the signing of Juliane Totzke for the 2011-12 track & field season on Thursday. Totzke ranks as one of the top distance runners in Germany. Her 10K time of 35:21 is the second-fastest in the U20 age group, while she ranks fourth in Germany...

Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Connie Teaberry released the 2011-12 track & field schedule Thursday. The slate, which features eight regular season meets for both indoor and outdoor competition, will take the team to 11 different states and includes the annual NIU Open on Saturday, April 14. “We really formulate the schedule...

EUGENE, Ore. — Cora Caulfield and the Northern Illinois 4×100-meter relay team competed at the NCAA West Preliminary on Saturday at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. The 4×100 relay finished 23rd and Caulfield took 38th in the discus. “These ladies had a great conclusion to the 2011 outdoor season,” said NIU head coach Connie...