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NIU athletes honored at Victors
2015-16 team records
Christopher Loggins Sports Editor T @NSSportsLoggins
Football: 8-6
DeKalb | NIU held the seventh
annual Victors Awards on Monday, honoring student-athletes for their accomplishments throughout the 2015-16 season. Men’s basketball was named the Male Team of the Year after going 21-13. Volleyball took home honors for Female Team of the Year after finishing 19-11. The Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards went to sophomore football cornerback Shawun Lurry and women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel. Lurry became the fourth Huskie to win first team All-America honors after leading the nation in interceptions with nine. Youel finished her career at NIU by posting a school record of 89 singles victories over four years. The senior also had a 20-0 dual meet record in her final year. The Male and Female Victors Cup, which is awarded to programs that “[epitomize] outstanding athletic, academic, personal development and community service achievement,” according to an NIU Athletics news release, was awarded to wrestling and softball. 2016 Victors Winners Male Newcomer: Austin Eicher, Wrestling Female Newcomer: Meg Wolowicz, Volleyball Community Service Champion: Logan Tillmon, Track and Field,
Men’s basketball: 21-13 Women’s basketball: 11-19 Men’s tennis: 15-9 Women’s tennis: 6-14 Men’s soccer: 7-7-1 Women’s soccer: 3-12-3 Softball: 32-16 Volleyball: 19-11
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Men’s basketball coach Mark Montgomery gives a speech following his win for Male Team Coach of the Year on Monday at the Egyptian Theatre. Montgomery helped lead the Huskies to a 21-13 record, their second-best season of all time.
and Aubrie Purtell, Gymnastics Huskie Comeback Award: DelMale Academic Team: Men’s tennis aney Loprieno, Women’s Soccer Female Academic Team: Cross Male Team: Men’s basketball country Female Team: Volleyball Play of the Year: Shawn Scott, Male Athlete: Shawun Lurry, Wrestling Football
Female Athlete: Nelle Youel, Women’s Tennis Male Presidential Award for Academic Excellence Honoree: Andrew Glaeser, Men’s Soccer Female Presidential Award for
Academic Excellence Honoree: Cristina Alvarez, Women’s Tennis Huskie High Five Award: Scott Walstrom, NIU Media Services Male Community Service Team: Baseball Female Community Service Team: Women’s golf Male Team Coach: Mark Montgomery, Men’s Basketball Female Team Coach: Ray Gooden, Volleyball Unsung Hero Award: Lauren Africano, Gymnastics Male Victors Cup: Wrestling Female Victors Cup: Softball Mr. Victor E. Huskie: Carlos Manzanas, Men’s Tennis Ms. Victor E. Huskie: Emily Naegele, Softball
Softball looks to lock FOUNDERS LIBRARY up first place in MAC EXTENDED FINAL EXAM HOURS If you go
Keelen Holcomb Staff writer
DeKalb | With three games re-
maining in the regular season, softball (32-16, 12-8 MAC) will play its last series of the year this weekend as it takes on Central Michigan University. The Huskies were scheduled for a non-conference matchup against Valparaiso University on Wednesday, but both games were canceled due to poor field conditions. NIU is coming off a threegame losing skid, all coming against the University of Toledo last weekend. NIU went 5-5 in its last 10 games, but has managed to go just 4-4 at home this year. “I think defensively we didn’t play sharp enough [against Toledo],” said NIU head coach Christina
NIU vs. Central Michigan Time: 5 p.m.
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Date: Friday Place: Mary M. Bell Field Sutcliffe. “We needed to do a better job of getting off the field when we have to get outs.” Central Michigan has a record of 22-24 and is in second place in the MAC West behind the Huskies. If the Chippewas are able to sweep the Huskies, they will take sole possession of the No. 1 spot in the division heading into the MAC Tournament, which is set to begin Wednesday.
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