Swimming: A great weekend for a swimTierney named Big Ten's Coach of the Year
Domination was the name of the game this weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
In the process of breaking 10 school records, Northwestern brought home two individual conferences titles and the titles of Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships and Big Ten Coach of the Year, capping off the most successful Big Ten Championships in the history of the program.…
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Wrestling: Cats, Fox falter in 2 lossesCats looking past duals, toward Big Ten Championships
After three straight Big Ten victories, No. 10 Northwestern dropped its final two conference duals of the regular season.
The first loss came Friday night to No. 8 Wisconsin in Madison, 21-19. The dual was decided when No. 1 heavyweight Dustin Fox lost his first match of the season, a 5-3 decision to No.…
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Men's Basketball: Jones jumps from gridiron to hardwoodSenior guard keeps football mind-set
Playing two sports at the highest level is never easy. Bo Jackson is best remembered as a baseball/basketball hybrid, and Julius Peppers played in a Final Four with North Carolina before becoming a Pro Bowl defensive end in football.
While the odds of Northwestern's Tonjua Jones playing in the 2008 Final Four are slim, he has transitioned from the football field to the basketball court this season.…
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FencingNU finishes 3rd in conference finals
Growing up fewer than 10 miles from Notre Dame's campus in South Bend, Ind., Northwestern sophomore Joanna Niklinska knows a good bit about the Fighting Irish.
And returning home couldn't have been a better experience for Niklinska, whose performance at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships highlighted her trip home to Granger, Ind.…
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Women's TennisWildcats down No. 5 Tar Heels, No. 8 Duke on way to 3-0 weekend
No. 2 Northwestern dominated its weekend trip to North Carolina, winning all three of its dual matches, including victories over No. 5 North Carolina and No. 8 Duke.
After dropping the doubles point, the Wildcats (11-1) rallied against the Tar Heels on Friday for a 5-2 win.…
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Lacrosse: Historic 4-peats
Since the NCAA began sponsoring women's championships in 1981, eight women's-only teams have won at least four straight titles.
1982-86 Utah Gymnastics
The Utes dominated women's gymnastics in the early 80s, winning the first five championships.
1984-88 Texas Swim & Dive
With coach Richard Quick at the helm, the Longhorns were, well, quick enough to capture five consecutive championships.…
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Lacrosse: Despite departures, NU looking four-wardWildcats feel good about their chances
Confidence. It's what champions have and what great players and teams exude.
It's the result of compiling a 62-2 record and three national titles in the past three years. And that's exactly what Northwestern has done.
The Wildcats' run does pale in comparison to that of the University of Maryland, which won seven titles in a row between 1995 and 2001, with NU coach Kelly Amonte Hiller on the field for the first two.…
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Fearless ForecastersSpring Sports 2008 |
BaseballYoung arms will try to keep Wildcats in games
For coach Paul Stevens, Northwestern's success this season comes down to one thing.
"We've got to pitch," he said.
The task may seem simple, but it is easier said than done.
En route to a disappointing 18-36 campaign last season, including 9-24 in the Big Ten, NU's pitching struggled to keep the team in games.…
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Women's TennisWomen cruising, men working hard to improve
Northwestern started as the seventh-ranked team in the nation. Now the Wildcats are the second-ranked team and boast an 11-1 record, including a win over top-ranked Georgia Tech.
The Cats have beaten their opponents convincingly, starting off the season with sweeps of No.…
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Men's TennisWomen cruising, men working hard to improve
How They've Fared So Far:
The No. 70 Wildcats are a respectable 6-6 so far this season. They have been playing very close to their ranking. They have beaten every lower-ranked team they have played and lost to every higher-ranked team.
Sophomore captain Alex Sanborn has been the most consistent singles player this season, posting a solid 9-3 record in dual play.…
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Men's golfYoung team benefits from experience in fall
With the beginning of the spring season just around the corner for Northwestern's men's golf team, assistant coach Steve Bailey has high hopes.
"Our expectations are always to make the postseason," Bailey said. "Our goals are always to be playing and to have a chance to win the national championship on our final day.…
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Women's golfFreshman duo impresses peers with strong start
After weeks of being forced to practice indoors, Northwestern is finally ready to start its spring season competition. The team is armed with a pair of new strong freshmen, who are on par with the rest of the team and ready to play.
The team lost some players due to graduation, including an experienced fifth-year senior, but the freshmen make up for their losses.…
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SoftballWildcats unfazed by loss of '07 leaders
ee consecutive Women's College World Series under Sharon Drysdale, for whom NU's field is named. Now the Wildcats are hoping to repeat this feat under Kate Drohan, but they will have to do it without several key components from the past two seasons.
Garland Cooper and Eileen Canney, two of the best players in the program's history, graduated after last season.…
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