By Tim Glon
The No. 30-ranked Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team fell 160-123 at Mount Union at the Hammond Natatorium Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears fall to 4-3 overall and are 1-2 in Ohio Athletic Conference action, while the Purple raiders improve to 7-0, 3-0.
Seniors Eric Chen (Mason) and Logan Pfeifer (Bucyrus/Colonel Crawford) each won twice to lead ONU. Chen won the 100 free in :48.56 and Pfeifer won the 50 free in :22.34. The pair then combined with juniors Thomas Golba (Kettering/Archbishop Alter) and Ian Simpson (Strongsville) to win the 400 free relay in 3:16.85.
Sophomore Anthony Ferrell (Canton/Glen Oak) and freshman Nolan Huey (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge) also won events for ONU. Ferrell won the 100 breast in 1:01.67 and Huey touched first in the 400 I.M. in 4:21.44.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Friday night when they host Baldwin Wallace at 6 pm at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.
