Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Three Ohio Northern wrestlers were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in wrestling for the 2016-17 season on voting conducted by the league's seven head coaches.
Sophomore Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and freshman Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) were named First Team All-Conference and junior Seth Meyer(Defiance) was a Second Team All-OAC selection.
The Polar Bears finished the season with an 11-4 record and were third in the OAC with a 4-2 league mark under 29th-year head coach Ron Beaschler.
Nelson was 23-12 at 157 pounds on the season and posted a 5-1 record in the OAC regular season matches.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 28, 2017
The Ohio Northern men's track and field team moved to No. 31 in the sixth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings.
The Polar Bears are 47-16 overall.
Wis.-LaCrosse came in at No. 1 with 135.61 points while Wis.-Whitewater took second place with 113.55 points
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Gunner Thies, 3rd grader at Ada, checks out the selection of colorful books at the school's book fair. The fair is underway this week in the media center. Teachers may purchase books at half price for their classroom. Proceeds from the sales support the school library. A book fair is held each fall and spring.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Ada area taxpayers can receive free income tax assistance from ONU business students through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), if your income is below $54,000.
The service is available from 5-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at the business college.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 28, 2017
The public relations program at Ohio Northern won an honorable mention and $500 in the global Peer to Peer (P2P): Challenging Extremism campaign during the 2016-17 academic year. Hosted by EdVenture Partners, Facebook and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, participants of the P2P program were asked to develop a campaign challenging Islamophobia.