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Megan Greenfield
Eight Northern Illinois University sophomore student-athletes have been named to the newest class of “LEaD Huskies.” NIU Faculty Athletics Representative Matt Streb and Sean T. Frazier, associate vice president and director of Athletics made the announcement earlier this week. Introduced in 2013, the Leadership Enhancement and Development – or LEaD – Huskie program is designed to identify...
Kelsey Hildreth
Kelsey Hildreth (Byron, Ill./Byron) of the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team broke the NIU school record in the 3K distance run in her collegiate track debut. Several other Huskies also produced personal-best performances Saturday afternoon at the Gene Edmonds Cup Invitational at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Hildreth, who finished as...
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Only two weeks after becoming the first All-Mid-American Conference finishers in the history of NIU cross country, freshman Kelsey Hildreth and senior Meghan Heuer became the school’s first All-Region selections. The Huskie duo finished in the Top 20 of the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional 6K race Friday afternoon at Newman Golf Course in Peoria....
Kelsey Hildreth
At the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon, freshman Kelsey Hildreth and senior Meghan Heuer became the first Northern Illinois University women’s cross country runners in school history to earn All-MAC honors. Hildreth (Byron, Ill./Byron) broke her own NIU school record in the 6K with a time of 20:33, good enough for an...
Meghan Heuer
Racing against some of the best competition in the nation Saturday, the Northern Illinois University cross country team finished 25th at the Greater Louisville Classic. The Huskies were paced by freshman Kelsey Hildreth’s 23rd-place overall finish in a time of 17:36.32. Senior Meghan Heuer wasn’t far behind, finishing in 40th place with a personal-best time...
Meghan Heuer
The Northern Illinois University women’s cross country team saw two runners break the school record in the 5K as the Huskies began their season in remarkable fashion Friday night at the Forest Park Festival race in St. Louis. Freshman Kelsey Hildreth (17:20) and senior Meghan Heuer (18:01) both finished ahead of the previous NIU school...
Meghan Heuer
Following strong performances in the heptathlon, the Northern Illinois University track and field team kept the momentum going Thursday at the Penn Relays by breaking the school record in the distance medley relay. Ali Olson (New Auburn, Wis./Bloomer), Julianne Cronin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett), Rebecca Cronin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) and Meghan Heuer (St. Charles, Ill./North) teamed up to...
Claire McAuley
Members of the Northern Illinois cross country team kick off their 2013 season Friday, Sept. 6, as they host the fifth annual NIU Open at the NIU North 40. The meet begins at 6 p.m. with the women’s 5K being the lone race of the event. The Huskies will face Division III power North Central...
Connie Teaberry
The Northern Illinois track and field and cross country teams announced the signing of 11 athletes Wednesday to their recruiting class of 2013. Of the 11 signees, seven come from the state of Illinois. Additionally, two come from Minnesota and one each from Missouri and Canada. “The staff is excited about the 2013-2014 National Letter...