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Academic All-American Amanda Corral was one of 42 student-athletes to post a 4.0 GPA for the fall semester and was one of 14 to graduate in December.
Northern Illinois University student-athletes have entered the new year on a high note after posting a record-high 3.14 cumulative grade point average following the completion of the 2015 fall semester. The Huskies’ 16 sports programs compiled the highest GPA on record for a single semester at 3.10 as 211 student-athletes completed the fall with a...
Photo of a basketball going through a hoop
NIU Athletics will host “Mondays with Monty” and “Coffee with Carlsen” events Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, to provide Huskie fans with an inside look at the men’s and women’s basketball teams. “Mondays with Monty” begins at noon Monday, Dec. 14, at Fanatico Cucina Italiana, 1215 Blackhawk Road. The $10 cost includes a...
Ray Gooden
For the fourth time in his career, Northern Illinois University volleyball coach Ray Gooden has been named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday. The Huskies finished the year 19-11, including a 14-2 mark in MAC play, as Gooden led the team to its third regular season title and a...
The best amateur golfers in the world converge in Sugar Grove next week for a shot at the prestigious Western Amateur Championship trophy. Two members of the Northern Illinois University men’s golf team will have a shot of joining the likes of Tiger Woods (’94), Jack Nicklaus (’61), Phil Mickelson (’91), and Ben Crenshaw (’64)...
Victor E. Huskie
Huskie fans of all ages are invited to join Northern Illinois University student-athletes and staff at the Huskie Family Fun Day and Movie Night from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Chessick Practice Center and Huskie Stadium. The free event features activity stations for the kids run by NIU student-athletes and tours...
Dusty Page of the NIU men’s soccer team was named the male recipient of the Mid-American Conference’s 2015 Bob James Memorial Award, announced by the league office Thursday. In its 27th year, the Bob James Memorial Award recognizes one female and one male student-athlete who have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.50 and...
Garrett Wolfe
An ABC television audience will see the Northern Illinois University Huskies take on defending national champion and projected 2015 preseason No. 1 Ohio State, the Big Ten Conference announced Friday. The Sept. 19 game has been selected for ABC broadcast with an ESPN2 reverse mirror for the national airing and will kick off at 2:30...
Huskie Summer Circuit 2015
Northern Illinois University head coaches and members of the athletics staff will hit the road for four days this June for the Huskie Summer Circuit, the annual “tour” that brings NIU Athletics to fans and alumni throughout the region. The Huskie Summer Circuit, which made its debut in 2014, returns to Rockford (June 1), Chicago...
NIU student athletes pose witih Victor E. Huskie
Northern Illinois University Athletics will host its sixth annual awards banquet – “The Victors” – at 8 p.m. Monday, April 27, at the historic Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb. Huskie fans and friends interested in joining in the celebration of the accomplishments of NIU student-athletes can purchase tickets for $20 by calling (815) 758-1225. Doors will...
Jessica Sturm
Northern Illinois University freshman Alaynie Woollard (New Castle, Ind./New Castle) and senior Jessica Sturm (Wichita, Kan./Goddard) have been named the Mid-American Conference West Division’s Player and Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Sturm picked up the fifth MAC West Pitcher of the Week award of her career, while Woollard garnered her first weekly...
Amanda Stepp
Northern Illinois University senior women’s gymnast Amanda Stepp earned her second Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Week honor following her performance in NIU’s record-setting victory over Eastern Michigan, the league announced today. Stepp recorded a pair of 9.900s as she helped guide NIU to a school-record 195.800 in the Huskies’ 195.800-195.525 victory over league rival...
Amanda Corral
Senior Amanda Corral (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) was named Thursday morning to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America team, being chosen to this year’s first team. She is the first Academic All-American since Doreen Zierer was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America third team in 1982 and the first-ever first team selection in program history. “This is...
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