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Two earn All-America honors to lead Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, May 29, 2017

GENEVA — Senior Kase Schalois (Van Wert) and junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) each posted top-3 finishes in their respective events to earn All-American honors on the final day of the 2017 NCAA Div. III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

As a team, Northern set a school-record with 12 total team points at the championships.

The Polar Bears finished tied for 23rd in the team standings with 12 points.

Molinaro owned the fastest time heading into the finals for the 800-meter run and was edged at the finish line before finishing third in 1:51.39.

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Zach Beaschler in Elite 8

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, May 28, 2017

Ada's Zach Beaschler won 6-0, 6-1 in the round of 16 before dropping 6-1, 6-3 in the quarter finals on Saturday at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason.

He attained an Elite 8 finish among all Division II single players in the state.

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Junior Lynn Kelly named Academic All-Ohio in tennis

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, May 28, 2017

ONU junior Lynn Kelly (Mason) has been named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in women's tennis for the 2017 season.

The junior Nursing major earned the honor for the first time in her career.

Kelly, a First Team All-Conference honoree, posted a 5-2 record in singles play this season and went 8-3 during doubles play.

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Cousins named OAC Academic All-Ohio in lacrosse

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, May 27, 2017

ONU junior Chelsea Cousins (Lewis Center/Olentangy) has been named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference for women's lacrosse in 2017.

Cousins, a Civil Engineering major, earned the honor for the second consecutive season.

She started in 15 games for the Polar Bears this season.

Cousins ranked fourth on the team with 28 grounds balls and was third on the team with 18 caused turnovers.

The Polar Bears finished 3-13 overall under second year head coach Beth Hemminger

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Women's soccer excels in classroom

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, May 27, 2017

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team continued its trend of success in the classroom during the 2017 Spring semester.

The Polar Bears posted the highest-ever cumulative grade point average in team history during the Spring semester.

The team posted a GPA of 3.58, while 20 student-athletes had above a 3.0 GPA.

A total of 14 student-athletes were recognized on the 2017 spring Dean's List.

"We are very proud of the girls for their year long academic performance," said head coach Mark Batman. "They have been tremendous all year about balance and we are excited to see them continue their successful ways."

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Junior Matt Molinaro qualifies for 800-meter run finals at 2017 NCAA Div. III Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, May 26, 2017

By Caleb Scott

GENEVA — Junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) posted a solid performance and advanced to Saturday's 800-meter run finals during Day 2 of the 2017 NCAA Div. III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday afternoon at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Molinaro finished first in his heat and posted the fastest time overall in 1:50.22 in the event.

"I really wanted to get after it today," said Molinaro. "I wasn't really sure where I was at because there wasn't really a clock anywhere so I just wanted to go for the win. I'm happy with where I'm at and I'm really looking forward to the finals tomorrow."

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