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The Northern Illinois Huskies wrestling team opened its 2011-12 regular season schedule Sunday at Victor E. Court with a split between No. 21 Stanford and North Central. NIU defeated North Central, 30-15, and lost to Stanford, 20-13. Northern Illinois 30, North Central 15 The Huskies kicked off their day on a high note Sunday with...

The Huskie wrestling team will open its 2011-12 regular season Sunday, Nov. 6, as it welcomes nationally ranked Stanford and North Central to Victor E. Court in the Convocation Center. The meet, which starts at 10 a.m., will serve as Northern Illinois head coach Ryan Ludwig‘s head coaching debut after taking over the program in...

Members of the NIU wrestling team will wrap up their preseason practice schedule at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, when they host the annual Wrestle-Offs at Victor E. Court at the Convocation Center. The Wrestle-Offs is an intrasquad meet that helps determine the starting lineup for the upcoming season. It also gives fans the opportunity...

Northern Illinois wrestling head coach Ryan Ludwig Thursday announced the addition of Ryan Tomei as a volunteer assistant coach. Tomei, who spent the last five seasons wrestling at national power Pittsburgh, will serve as a coach for the heavyweights on NIU’s roster. “I am really pleased to announce the addition of Ryan to the Northern...

Northern Illinois wrestlers Nick Smith and Rob Jillard have been ranked among the top 30 nationally in their respective weight classes by WrestlingReport.com, the website announced Monday. Smith will begin the 2011-12 season ranked 29th at 125 pounds, while Jillard sits at 28th in the 133-pound weight class. “Anytime you can get a guy mentioned...

Six home dates, including the annual NIU Showcase Meet, and a trip to Northwestern highlight the 2011-12 Northern Illinois wrestling schedule, which was unveiled Thursday by head coach Ryan Ludwig. Overall, the team will compete in 17 duals and five regular season tournaments during the season as they search for the program’s 500th dual win....

NIU head wrestling coach Ryan Ludwig has promoted Jeff Breese to assistant coach. “We’re really excited to add Jeff to the staff,” Ludwig said. “He has a tremendous passion for wrestling. He’s been a collegiate coach in the past, so he obviously knows what the job entails. He has a real passion to build this...

Four Illinois natives and four state champions highlight the addition of nine recruits to the 2010-11 signing class, NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig announced today. “I am eagerly anticipating the arrival of this class to campus this fall,” Ludwig said. “I like that we were able to build some depth, while addressing some immediate needs...

The Northern Illinois wrestling program continues to earn recognition for its excellence in the classroom as NIU was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s (NWCA) annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Team for the sixth straight year. “I’m proud of the way our team takes a competitive attitude to the classroom,” NIU head coach...

Nine-year wrestling coaching veteran Ryan Ludwig, who has spent the past six years as the assistant and then associate head coach at Northern Illinois, has been named the 17th head coach of the Northern Illinois University wrestling program. “Ryan’s experience working under longtime NIU head coach Dave Grant over the last six years has given...

Northern Illinois University head wrestling coach Dave Grant today announced the signing of six grapplers to National Letters of Intent. “Ryan (Ludwig) and Dominick (Moyer) have worked extremely hard bringing these guys in,” Grant said. “It’s a great recruiting class, not only because of their athletic accomplishments, but academically. They’re strong students that care about...