Fresh off a win at the Disney Relay's in Orlando, Florida, the Northern Illinois women's track team hopes to carry that momentum into the rest of their outdoor season. Led by former Olympian Connie Teaberry, the girls open up their MAC competition with a March 29th meet at Miami (Ohio).
The indoor season saw the Huskies soar to new heights, including a HUGE win at the Tadd Matzger Invite (Carthage), six individual wins at the University of Wisconsin, three individual victories at the season opening Illinois State meet, and two individual wins at Eastern Illinois University.
Although the Huskies finished last at the annual Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, the meet saw the collapse of a 27 year-old school record, as sophomore Brittany Houghton broke the indoor record with a long jump of 18-8. Also, six other Huskies recorded personal bests at the meet, and four girls placed in their respective events, giving hope for an improved finish at the MAC Outdoor Championships at Bowling Green.
The Huskies outdoor schedule is as follows...
3/7 @Disney Relays (Disney's Wide World of Sports, Orlando, FL)
3/29 @University of Miami (Ohio)
4/4 @North Central
4/12 @Western Illinois University
4/19 @Benedictine University
4/24 @Drake Relays
4/25 @Simpson College (Des Moines, Iowa)
5/3 @Western Michigan University
5/10 @Purdue University
5/15 @Mid-American Outdoor Championships (BGSU)
5/30 @NCAA Outdoor Regionals (University of Arkansas)
6/11 @NCAA Championships (Drake University)
Most importantly, this will be the LAST YEAR that the Huskies will have no home track meets. In December, the Board of Trustees finalized plans for a $3.2 Million track/soccer facility to be constructed just north of the current soccer field. Construction will begin this spring and be completed by the fall of 2008.
http://www.northernstar.info/article/1434/
http://www.niu.edu/board/meetings/2007/board/dec6.shtml
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