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The Northern Illinois track and field team got its outdoor season off to a great start Friday with one event title and 15 top 10 finishes at the Bulls Invitational. In a field that included athletes from Michigan, Florida State, Kentucky and Rutgers, Meghan Heuer paced the Huskies with a victory in the 1500 meters,...

The Northern Illinois track and field team placed second Friday at the Ball State Quadrangular. NIU’s 106 points trailed only Western Michigan in the final team standings. Miami (Ohio) finished third with 90 points, while the host Ball State Cardinals scored 87.5 points. “Today, the ladies competed hard,” said NIU head coach Connie Teaberry. “This...

The Northern Illinois track & field team finished in 10th place Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Huskies accumulated 16 points in the meet, a total that was keyed by Janay Mitchell’s second place finish and a pair of sixth place showings from Megan Gregory and Jamie Burr. “The conference...

The Northern Illinois track and field team wrapped up their stay in Michigan Saturday with several top performances at Grand Valley State’s Big Meet. In addition to eight personal record performances, the Huskies posted eight top 10 performances in the open half of the meet. Overall, NIU recorded 11 top 10 finishes in the two-day...

The Northern Illinois track and field team started its weekend Friday at the GVSU Big Meet with several big performances on the track. In the meet’s invitational portion, the Huskies notched three top 10 finishes and got Mid-American Conference Indoor Championship-qualifying marks from sprinters Janay Mitchell and Megan Gregory. “The ladies got off to a...

The Northern Illinois track and field team wrapped up the Indiana Relays Saturday with several personal bests in the field and on the track. Though they did not record any more event titles, NIU did record four more top 10 finishes on the day. “We had solid performances on the final day of competition,” said...

The Northern Illinois track and field team produced several promising showings Saturday at the Illini Open in Champaign, Ill., led by Sidra Sherrill’s first place finish in the shot put. Along with Sherrill’s win, the Huskies produced 13 top five finishes and numerous personal bests. “The staff’s expectation for this competition was strong efforts, relentless...

The Northern Illinois track and field team got its 2012-13 season started on the right foot Friday, as they brought home an event title and several top five finishes at the Cyclone Holiday Preview. Overall, the Huskies had one event title, six top five finishes and 14 top 10 performances inside the Lied Recreation Center...

The Northern Illinois track and field team brought home two event titles Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, as Janay Mitchell won the 100 meters and the 4×100 relay successfully defended their conference title. As a team, NIU finished in eighth place with a program-best 55.33 points. Kent State won the team championship, edging...

The Northern Illinois track and field team put the finishing touches on their regular season in impressive fashion, breaking school records in all three events in which the Huskies competed. The 4×100 relay mark was broken for the second-straight day, while the sprint medley relay and triple jump standards also fell. “Today was a record...

The Northern Illinois track and field team kept their record-breaking season going Friday at the Drake Relays, as the team set three new school records. The Huskies’ new standards came in the 4×100, 4×200 and distance medley relays, which now makes 22 new school records that have been set during the entire 2011-12 season. “The...

The Northern Illinois track and field team broke yet another school record Friday at the Kansas Relays, while also qualifying four athletes for finals in their respective events. NIU will have three athletes – Chanel Kellyman, Janay Mitchell and Rasheta Butler – in the 200 meters final, while Roneisha Frye will represent Northern in the 100 hurdles...