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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 opened competition Friday at the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational with five Huskies competing in three events. Of that handful, Kelly Moser posted a top five showing, while Amanda Schwab and Alex Schad both scored points for NIU. “The ladies that competed today gave a solid effort,” said Huskie...

The Northern Illinois track & field team won the Chicagoland Intercollegiate Championships Friday in Chicago behind six event titles and several top five finishes. NIU scored 174 team points on the blustery day to take first in the 18-team field, followed by DePaul in second place with 136 and UIC in third with 85. “We...

The Northern Illinois track & field team got their outdoor season off to a quick start in Saturday with two event titles and two school records at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge. As a team, the Huskies combined for 15 top five finishes and nine personal records in the season-opening competition. “We had several...

The Northern Illinois track & field team ended their 2011-12 indoor regular season with an impressive showing at the Ball State Quadrangular, as they captured three event titles and broke two school records. As a team, the Huskies placed second in the field of four with 109 points, edging out Ball State by a three-point...

The Northern Illinois track & field team blasted the competition on a record-setting Saturday at the IWU Invitational. The Huskies won 11 event titles on the day, including taking the top spot in every running event in which an NIU athlete competed. Northern also broke six meet, five track and two school records in the...

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 won two event titles Saturday at the Illini Open, while taking 15 top-five finishes inside the UI Armory. Rebecca Cronin won her third event in as many meets with a victory in the 600 meters and Courtney Oldenburg dominated the 3000 meters. However, the lack of new personal...

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...

The Northern Illinois track and field team opened the 2011 outdoor season with 12 event victories and two new school records on Saturday at the Point Loma Nazarene Invitational. Cora Caulfield set a new school-record in the discus and the NIU quartet in the 4×100-meter relay also set a new Huskie record. “The ladies competed...

The Northern Illinois track and field team will head today to the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships as weeks of preparation and competition culminate in the final competition of the 2011 indoor season.  The two-day event kicks off at 10:30 a.m. today at the Perry Field House in Bowling Green, Ohio, with the women’s pentathlon. Field Events will...