The Northern Illinois University track & field team continued with competition at the Penn Relays Friday. Highlighting the day was the Huskies' sprint medley relay team, which came a fraction of a second away from breaking a school record.

Following strong performances in the heptathlon, the Northern Illinois University track & field team kept the momentum going Thursday at the Penn Relays by breaking the school record in the distance medley relay.

The Northern Illinois University track & field team opened their week in a big way Wednesday, as Claudette Day and Logan Tillmon finished second and third, respectively, in the heptathlon.

It will be another jam-packed weekend for the Northern Illinois University track & field team, as they head to the historic Penn Relays, the Hillsdale Gina Relays and the Lions Invitational.

Northern Illinois University seniors Rebecca Cronin and Juliane Totzke and sophomore Leah Raffety has been named the the Mid-American Conference's Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team, the league announced Tuesday.

The Northern Illinois University track & field team produced some big results Saturday at the Blue Demon Invitational, winning nine events, securing two Mid-American Conference automatic bids and breaking a school record.