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Northern Illinois gymnasts Kim Gotlund (Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township HS), Megan Melendez (Stafford, Va./North Stafford HS) and Tanya Rachan (Lowell, Ind./Hanover Central HS) have been named to the 2012 Gymnastics Academic All Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Wednesday. NIU’s three selections tie for the most in school history for gymnastics. “I can’t say how...

Women’s gymnastics teams from seven Mid-American Conference schools will come together Saturday, March 24, at the NIU Convocation Center to vie for the coveted MAC Gymnastics Championship trophy. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for the meet, which begins at 2 p.m. in the main bowl of the Convocation Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5...

Tanya Rachan scored a 9.900 on floor exercise, the top score by a Northern Illinois gymnast on floor since 2005 and the first 9.9 by a Huskie on any event since 2009, to lead NIU at the State of Illinois Classic Saturday at Huff Hall in Champaign, Ill. With the score, Rachan tied for first...

The Northern Illinois gymnastics team struggled on its first event, the uneven parallel bars, and went on to a disappointing third-place finish and an overall score of 192.075 Saturday night at the EMU Eagle Invitational. The Huskies finished behind host Eastern Michigan, who totaled a 193.850, and runner-up Air Force (192.250), while picking up a...

The Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team recorded the second-highest team score in school history en route to a 195.100-194.350 dual meet victory over Illinois State Sunday in Normal. NIU posted its best team totals of the year on uneven parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise with six scores of 9.800 or higher in three...

The Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team takes on Illinois State Sunday in Normal, Ill., in its final dual meet of the 2012 season with a long list of goals. NIU head coach Sam Morreale would like to see the Huskies re-establish the consistency he saw several meets ago at Bowling Green, continue to improve its...

Northern Illinois seniors Shonda Clore (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview HS), Ashley Guerra (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg HS) and Tanya Rachan (Lowell, Ind./Hanover Central HS) provided eight great routines on Senior Day to lead the Huskie gymnastics team to its second-highest overall score of 2012, but it was not enough to overcome Central Michigan as NIU dropped...

After posting its two highest scores of the season on the road in its last two outings, the Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team looks to bring its road fortunes home to Victor E. Court versus Central Michigan Sunday as the Huskies host the Chippewas in the final regular season home meet of 2012. Action begins...

Northern Illinois gymnastics came up with its second-highest score of the 2012 season, but it was not enough to overcome a strong performance by Mid-American Conference powerhouse Kent State Sunday as the Huskies fell 195.525-193.625 in a dual meet at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio. The loss drops NIU’s record to 3-4 overall, 2-2...

The Northern Illinois gymnastics team hit all 24 of its routines en route to its seventh-best team score ever and a 194.775-193.975 victory over Bowling Green Saturday at Anderson Arena. The win lifted NIU’s record to 3-3 overall, 2-1 in the Mid-American Conference, while Bowling Green fell to 1-8, 0-3. NIU earned its season-high team...

Northern Illinois posted its top scores of the season on vault, balance beam and floor exercise and overcame a 1.225 point deficit in the final half of the meet Saturday to defeat Ball State, 192.925-191.125 in Victor E. Court. NIU claimed its first Mid-American Conference victory and first home win of the season to improve...

Northern Illinois gymnasts Ashley Guerra and Megan Melendez recorded first and second place finishes on uneven parallel bars and balance beam, respectively, but the Huskie gymnastics team dropped a dual meet to visiting New Hampshire, 193.200-191.875 Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Northern Illinois fell to 1-3 on the season while New Hampshire improved...