Niu sits down on Horizon League-Shaw Local for most non-soccer sports

According to the agenda of a course, Northern Illinois University will connect the Horizon League for most of its non-soccer sports for Thursday.

Last month, the Mountain West Conference for Football's school joined and required a move of the Mid-American Conference for its other sports. On July 1, 2026, the huskies will take part in both football and Horizon League for the other sports.

The board of trustees still has to approve the entry of 1.4 million US dollars in order to join the Horizon League. It is divided into six annual payments of $ 233,333.33. According to the agenda, the horizon does not have an annual member fee.

The Horizon League include Cleveland State, Indiana Indianapolis, Nordkentucky, Oakland University, Purdue University-Fort Wayne, Robert Morris University, Detroit Mercy, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwauke, Wright State and Youngstown State.

The board approved a fee of 2 million US dollars last month to join Mountain West. The board must approve all obligations of the financial resources of over 500,000 USD.

At this board meeting in January, sports director Sean Frazier said that he would manage the problems of working with the Mac to keep the non-football teams in the league. At the time he said that there were other options that turned into the invitation to the horizon.

“I am a proud Mac member and we would like to ensure

At that time, Niu President Lisa Freeman called the move to the budget-positive mountain vest. Frazier followed this by saying that he was very, very well with the move, which was a budget positive.

The horizon sponsors neither gymnastics nor wrestling. According to the agenda, the University of Gymnastics and Wrestling has applied to stay member members of the Mac. Cleveland State is a member of the Mac in the wrestling.

With football in the mountain vest, the sports in the Horizon League Baseball, Cross Country, athletics, men's basketball, men's golf, men's football, men's tennis, softball, volleyball, women's basketball, women's golf, women's football, softball, volleyball, women's basketball, women's football, women's football, Women's football, football for women, football For women, soccer, soca, soccer, soccer, soccer, soccer, socal, soccer, foodcher, socal, soccer, soca, soccer, foodcher, foodcall. And women tennis.