Northern Illinois senior Natalie Blum celebrated senior day with a 9.800 on floor exercise and turned in solid performances on vault and uneven parallel bars, but it was not enough as NIU fell to Central Michigan, 195.850-191.900 Sunday at the Convocation Center.
KENT, Ohio - The Northern Illinois gymnastics team continues to raise the bar on the 2010 season as for the sixth straight meet, the Huskies recorded their highest team score of the year despite falling to the MAC defending champions and preseason favorites Kent State, 194.575-192.775. Overall, NIU took second in the triangular meet as the Huskies outdistanced Rutgers.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Northern Illinois earned its best team score of the season and got top performances from senior Natalie Blum and freshman Natalie Sutter, but suffered several mishaps on the balance beam and lost its first meet, 192.625-190.900, at Bowling Green on Sunday.
For the second consecutive week, a Northern Illinois gymnast has claimed the Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week honor as NIU freshman Natalie Sutter was honored Tuesday by the MAC office.
The Northern Illinois gymnastics team rebounded from a rough outing on the uneven parallel bars with outstanding performances on the balance beam and floor exercise to claim a 190.600-189.675 come-from-behind victory over Western Michigan Sunday at the NIU Convocation Center.
Competing as an all-arounder for the first time in her four-year career, Northern Illinois senior Natalie Blum won three events, including the all-around, to lead the Huskies to a season-opening victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse, 188.450-174.300 Sunday at the Convocation Center.
Northern Illinois University gymnastics coach Mark Sontag on Monday announced the signing of USA Level 10 gymnasts Kim Gotlund and Elizabeth Huffman to the Huskie team for 2011.
