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NIU track & field added one more notable accomplishment to cap an already historic 2016 outdoor season when seven Huskies were named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team on Wednesday morning.

Jun 1st 2016, 3:36pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Huskies Conclude Season at NCAA Regionals

NIU track & field concluded its 2016 season on Saturday at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Kansas’ Rock Chalk Park with another better-than-seeding performance as qualification for nationals wrapped up.

May 28th 2016, 9:54pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Huskies Outperform Several Seedings on Friday at the NCAA West Preliminary Round

Several NIU track & field athletes made outstanding efforts to outperform their seeding at the NCAA West Preliminary Round on Friday at Kansas, but unfortunately none of the Huskies qualified for the upcoming NCAA Championships.

May 27th 2016, 6:25pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Huskies Look to Make History at the NCAA West Preliminary Round

Looking to cap an already historic season by adding another chapter to the NIU women's track & field record book, six Huskies head to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Lawrence, Kan., this weekend with the goal of qualifying for nationals.

May 25th 2016, 5:45pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Six Huskies Qualify for NCAA West Regionals

Coming off a historic outing at the MAC Championships, select members of the NIU track & field team earned the right to continue to their season when it was announced on Thursday that the Huskies qualified in seven events for the NCAA West Preliminary ...

May 19th 2016, 6:37pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

NIU 2016 Graduates Include 58 Student-Athletes

Fifty-eight current and former Northern Illinois University student-athletes were added to the ranks of NIU alumni this weekend as commencement ceremonies for spring and summer graduates were held at the NIU Convocation Center.

May 16th 2016, 4:46pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Dallas Wins 100 & 200, Huskies Take Third at MAC Championship

Junior Kedisha Dallas won the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, on her way to being named Most Outstanding Women's Track Performer of the meet, as the Northern Illinois University women's track and field team recorded their best-ever finish at the Mid-Amer...

May 14th 2016, 11:21pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Schmelzle Wins Steeplechase as Huskies Sit Fourth at MAC Championships

Junior Hope Schmelzle won the conference championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the Huskies set a pair of school records as the Northern Illinois University women's track and field team is tied for fourth-place after Friday's second day of th...

May 14th 2016, 12:14am 11K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Huskies Begin Action at MAC Championships

The Northern Illinois University women's track and field team began competition in the 2016 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships on Thursday. Just a pair of Huskies competed on the opening day of the championship after the 10,000-meter run was...

May 12th 2016, 11:21pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Huskies Set for MAC Outdoor Championships

The Northern Illinois University women's track and field team travels to Toledo, Ohio, for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships beginning on Thursday, May 12. The three-day meet will continue through Saturday, May 14 at the University of T...

May 11th 2016, 11:44pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments