Wrestling: NIU sent two players to the 
NCAA                        Championships recently, Rob Jillard and Nick Smith. Both lost in the                        second round of their weight classes. The two combined to give NIU 53rd                        place at the event.                         
                            
                        
                                                                            
                        
                                                                            
                        
                                                                            
                        
                                                    Softball: The 
Huskies                            split two games at Iowa State, seeing their record move to 10-12.                            Both games were played on Sunday. NIU took the first, 15-6. The team                            lost the second, 6-5. Neither game went the standard seven innings, as                            the first ended after five and the second was forced to an eighth                            inning.Â