Tag: Summer Olympics
Six-time Olympic medalist and international track and field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee will visit NIU Wednesday, Oct. 16, and Thursday, Oct. 17. Joyner-Kersee will speak to a variety of groups throughout the campus and community, said Connie Teaberry, NIU director of track and field and cross country. NIU Athletics will host “A Morning with Jackie Joyner-Kersee,”...
Former Northern Illinois men’s basketball player Richard Oruche will represent Nigeria in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Oruche and the Nigerian team began Olympic play Sunday against Tunisia, scoring a 60-56 victory. A native of Bensenville, Ill., Oruche was a member of the Huskie program from 2005-07. After redshirting the 2005-06 seasons, Oruche...
