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ONU 5th of 10 OAC teams after 1st day of track and field

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 24, 2018

ONU junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) and the men's distance medley relay team each earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team on the first day of the OAC Championships at the Capital Center.

The Polar Bears are currently fifth of 10 teams with 18 points after the first day of the meet.

Mount Union leads the way with 41.5 points, John Carroll is in second with 38 points and Heidelberg is third with 21 points.

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ONU wrestlers advance

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 24, 2018

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) advanced to the semifinals of their respective weight classes to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team on the first day of the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships on Friday at Wabash College.

Nelson, the sixth seed at 165 pounds, advanced to the semifinals with a pin over JaVon Phillips of Manchester (Ind.) in the first round and a decision over fourth-seeded Dylan Steward of Adrian (Mich.) in the quarterfinals.

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Bruns chosen OAC player of the year

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 23, 2018

Ohio Northern junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year for 2018 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches. ONU will play in the OAC finals at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at John Carroll.

Senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) was also a First team All-OAC pick and senior Joey DiOrio (Columbus/Watterson) was an Honorable mention All-Conference selection.

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Lady Bears win, host finals at King-Horn Saturday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 23, 2018

The Lady Bears punched their ticket to the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament championship game for the second consecutive season on Thursday evening with a hard-fought 80-72 victory over No. 6-seeded Otterbein in the OAC tournament semifinals at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 23-4 on the season, while the Cardinals end their season at 17-10.

Northern will host No. 2-seeded Marietta at King-Horn in the tournament championship contest at 3 p.m. on Saturdayafternoon with a trip to the 2018 NCAA III tourney on the line.

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Thrilling victory puts men in OAC finals

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 23, 2018

MARIETTA — ONU senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) scored early and a hobbled senior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored late as Ohio Northern knocked off No. 24-ranked Marietta 92-86 in the semifinals of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference men’s  basketball tournament against a near-capacity crowd at Ban John Arena.

It is also just the second time in ONU history (and first since 1987-88) that both Ohio Northern's men's and women's teams reached the finals of the OAC tiurney in the same season.

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Katayama advances to freestyle finals at state meet

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 23, 2018

By Cort Reynolds|
CANTON - Ada sophomore Klava Katayama advanced to the 50-yard freestyle finals at the 42nd annual Ohio Div. II girls state swim meet at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday evening.

Katayama took 16th out of 24 in the 50 freestyle preliminary heats in a time of 24.51, which garnered her the last qualifying spot for the B finals Friday evening.

Katayama tied for 18th in a field of 24 in the 100 butterfly semifinals. Klava and fellow sophomore Anna Baker of Middletown Bishop Fenwick each posted a time of 58.49, a career-best for the Adaite.

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