News, Announcements and Updates:
2014-2015
11/8/2014: The NIUET was High-Point Team at the Hunt-Seat IHSA show hosted by Illinois State University. In addition, Julia W. was the Reserve High-Point Rider. Way to go, Huskies!
2013-2014
-The NIUET will be participating in Relay for Life of NIU again this year on April 5th. Click HERE to visit our Relay page to donate to the American Cancer Society or to join our team!
-Congratulations to our Regional Qualifiers! Brianna S, Jess L, Rachel M, Julia W, Emily H and Erin S will be headed to the IHSA Regional Championships in Madison, WI!
-Update from MSU Hunt-Seat IHSA (3/15/2014-3/16/2014):
Saturday: NIUET was Reserve Champion Team and Emily H. was Reserve High-Point Rider
Sunday: NIUET was Champion Team and Brianna S. was High-Point Rider
Great job, team!
-Check out the article about the NIUET that was published in the NorthernStar Newspaper!
-A big thank you to Foxcreek Stables for assistance in hosting our IHSA Hunt-Seat home show!
Results: NIU was Reserve Champion Team on Saturday 11/2/13 and NIU tied for Champion Team on Sunday 11/2/2013. In addition, Jess L. was the High-Point Rider on Sunday! Congratulations Huskies!
-The NIU Equestrian Team will have a table set up at Rec Fest on Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 2-5pm in the Recreation Center. All interested NIU students are welcome to stop by and learn more about the NIUET.
2012-2013
-NIU Campus Recreation has named the NIU Equestrian Team the 2012-2013 Outstanding Sport Club of the Year! Congratulations to all!
-NIU Open Rider Laura S. was our Region High-Point Rider! She has therefore qualified to compete for the Cacchione Cup this May at IHSA Nationals in Harrisburg!
-In addition, the NIUET also had 6 individuals qualified for the Zone Championships in their respective divisions. A big congratulations to Laura, Robyn, Kelly, Valerie, Joanna and alumni Erin!
-As the Regional Champion Team, the NIU Equestrian Team will be headed to the 2013 Zone Championships hosted by West Texas A & M in April! We could not have achieved this goal without all the hard work, dedication and support from each team member, our coaches, support staff, friends and family! Pictures will continue to be posted as they are received.
-The NIUET has 10 individual qualifiers headed to the 2013 Regional Championships hosted by Missouri State University in March. Good luck to Laura, Hannah, Robyn, Kelly, Valerie, Lindsay, Joanna, Anna, Angela, and alumni Erin!
-We will have a Team Meeting on Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 9:00pm in the Chick Evans Field House Classroom. All interested NIU students are welcome! Please contact us if you have questions.
-Congratulations to Huskie Riders Larua, Kelly, Emily, Sierra and Lindsay for their placings at the Tournament of Champions Winter Classic invitational. Hosted by Bridgewater College in Virginia, NIU went up against the top-ranked teams in the country and consistently placed in the ribbons! Way to go, ladies! See our pictures page for snapshots from the experience.
-NIU had a fantastic IHSA horse show hosted by Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. In the first horse show of the year, NIU was High-Point team on Saturday 10/6/2012 and tied for High-Point Team on Sunday 10/7/2012. Emily H. was High-Point rider on both days and Laura S. is leading Cacchione Cup standings for the region. NIU is currently leading IHSA Zone 7/Region 5 with 75 points, followed by Truman State University with 63 points. Go Huskies!
-The NIUET is excited to cheer for our fellow Huskies at the NIU Ice Hockey game on Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Fox Valley Ice Arena. All NIUET alumni, current members, family and friends are welcome to join us! Check out www.niuhockey.com for more info.
2011-2012
-NIUET raised over $1,200 for the America Cancer Society's Relay for Life of NIU on April 21, 2012. Check out our pictures page to see our team in action at the event!
-Congratulations to Deidre, Melanee, Stacy and Jess--our Zone Qualifiers! They will be heading to the IHSA Zone 7 Championships on April 1, 2012.
-NIUET had 7 2012 individual Regional Qualifiers! Great job Deidre, Melanee, Stacy, Alexandra, Kelly J, Jess and Molly!