The Ohio Northern men's golf team finished sixth of nine teams at the Ohio Athletic Conference Fall Championships on Saturday at Colonial Golfers Club.
The Polar Bears (10-20 overall) posted a 314 for the 6886-yard, par-72 course, finishing just 11 shots behind the leader.
The championship was scheduled to be a 36-hole affair, but Friday's first round was canceled due to heavy rains in the area.
NEW CONCORD - The Ohio Northern men's soccer team wrapped up a two-match road stretch Saturday evening as the Polar Bears slipped past Ohio Athletic Conference foe Muskingum 2-0.
With the victory, ONU improves to 9-3-1 overall and to 2-1-0 in league play on the season. The Muskies dropped to 5-7-0 overall and 0-3-0 in OAC action, falling in their third straight contest.
The Ohio Northern men's soccer program was named a recipient of the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2017-18 school year. The Polar Bears joined a list of 289 college men's soccer programs that received the honor for the past academic year.
The United Soccer Coaches recognize programs with the award to celebrate the academic achievements of college student-athletes who collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over an academic year.
This Weekend's Championship: The Ohio Northern men's golf team will host the annual OAC Fall Championships ... All Nine OAC teams are expected to play in the 36-hole event, which begins with a 1 pm shotgun start on Friday ... Saturday's 8:30 am shotgun start will feature pairings determined by Friday's first round finish.
KENTON - The Ada cross country team competed in the sixth annual Kenton Kyle Althauser Memorial Invitational meet Thursday evening at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.
The Bulldog boys finished ninth at the 13-team event, which was won by Columbus Grove with 30 points. Bellefontaine was second (52), while Ada tallied 236 points.
Senior Miguel Jordan paced Ada by finishing a strong 11th amid the 130-runner field in a time of 18:11.56.
Junior Hunter Wells finished 59th overall and second for the Bulldogs in 20:23.18. Classmate Michael Crouse came in 68th with a time of 20:40.5.
