The stats are from games, meets and matches that occurred after 5 p.m. March 19 and before 5 p.m. Sunday. If you feel there are student-athletes left off who deserve to be on the list or in upcoming weeks, tweet us @NIUNorthernStar using #NIUTop5.
Top 5 status went solely based on individual performance. The writer looked at the student-athletes’ previous games, meets or matches to determine if there was a spike in recent performance compared to the overall season.
No. 5 — Kali Kossakowski, softball senior middle infielder
Kossakowski rounds out this edition of Top 5 Athletes as she went 12-for-33, .