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The Northern Illinois University track & field team starts their indoor season Friday at Grand Valley State when they compete at the Laker Early Bird.

Dec 4th 2013, 4:26pm 797 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

NIU Graduation Success Rate at an All-Time High

For the second consecutive year, Northern Illinois University has posted a new high in graduation rates of its student-athletes according to Thursday's release of the Graduation Success Rate report from the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Oct 28th 2013, 2:17pm 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Visits NIU

Track & field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee came to Northern Illinois University this week to interact with the Huskie women's track & field and cross country teams, along with members of the campus and local community.

Oct 17th 2013, 5:13pm 3K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Track & Field Icon Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Speak at NIU

Six-time Olympic medalist and international track & field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee will visit Northern Illinois University on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16-17, where she will speak to a variety of groups throughout the campus and community, NIU Di...

Oct 1st 2013, 6:22pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Northern Illinois Track & Field Adds Vince Bingham to Staff

The Northern Illinois track & field team has added Vince Bingham to its staff as an assistant coach, NIU Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Connie Teaberry announced Thursday.

Aug 8th 2013, 6:53pm 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Northern Illinois Teams Again Surpass Academic Progress Standards

All 17 Northern Illinois teams surpassed the national standards for academic progress measured by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) through its Academic Progress Rate (APR) for 2013, the eighth consecutive year that every NIU team has...

Jun 11th 2013, 8:50pm 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

NIU Social Summer Returns with Daily Features Highlighting Huskie Pride

NIU Social Summer is BACK! A year ago, NIU Athletics initiated an effort across its social media platforms to keep its fans up-to-date and involved with their favorite athletics program throughout the summer months. With excitement already building for...

Jun 3rd 2013, 2:16pm 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Jenelle McCalla, Juliane Totzke Earn Academic Honors

Northern Illinois senior Jenelle McCalla (Whitby, Ontario/Father Leo J. Austin Secondary School) and junior Juliane Totzke (Graefenroda, Germany/Carl Zeiss Gymnasium) were both named to the Mid-American Conference's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-C...

May 30th 2013, 6:42pm 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Fifty Huskie Student-Athletes Earn NIU Degrees

Fifty Northern Illinois University student-athletes representing 15 Huskie teams celebrated commencement along with their classmates on Saturday, May 11 at the NIU Convocation Center, bringing the total number of student-athletes graduates for 2012-13 ...

May 15th 2013, 3:09pm 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments