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ONU beats Bluffton twice

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 18, 2017

The Ohio Northern baseball team swept area-rival Bluffton 3-1, 4-3 Monday afternoon in a twinbill at Wander Field.

The Polar Bears improve to 15-14 overall, while the Beavers fall to 11-16.

In the first contest sophomore Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) and junior Jason Burkett (Maumee) each recorded two hits in the game one victory.

Klinehoffer was a combined 4-for-7 with one RBI and two runs scored on the afternoon.

Bluffton got on the board first in game one in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead, before a 543 double play closed the inning out.

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Karol named player of the week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Sophomore Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week.

Kargl earned the honor for the first time in his career.

The sophomore posted a 3-0 record as he competed at the OAC Tennis Fest.

Kargl won 3-0 at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to lead Ohio Northern to 9-0 sweeps of Ohio Christian, Muskingum and Marietta during the weekend.

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Freshman named OAC women's tennis player of the week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Freshman Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of Apr. 9-15.

Latala earned the honor for the first time in her career.

The freshman went 2-1 in singles (2-0 in OAC play) and 2-0 in doubles (2-0 in OAC) as ONU swept Muskingum and Marietta 9-0 at the OAC Tennis Fest and fell 8-1 against #32 Kenyon at the OAC Tennis Fest at the Lindner Tennis Center.

Northern returns to action Wednesday as it hosts Baldwin Wallace at the University Tennis Courts at 3:30 pm.

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Richards named OAC track athlete of the week after breaking records

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Junior Emily Richards(Delaware/Hayes) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Apr. 9-15.

Richards earned the honor for the second time during the outdoor season.

The junior ran the fastest time in Div. III history in the 800-meter run at the Mt. Sac Relays, finishing in 2:02.34.

Richards doubled back to win the 1,500-meter run the following day at the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, Cal., running the sixth fastest time in Div. III history in the event and winning the event in 4:21.19.

Both times are new school records and are the fastest times nationally.

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Molinaro fastest in Division III

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, April 17, 2017

LONG BEACH, Cal. — Junior Matt Molinaro(Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) posted a strong race in the 800-meter run on Saturday afternoon as he competed in the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, Cal. 

The junior finished third overall in the event in 1:48.92 and ran the fastest time nationally among Div. III athletes.

Molinaro posted a new personal best in the event and narrowly missed breaking a 9-year old school record.

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Men's track finishes 4th

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, April 17, 2017

DELAWARE — Senior Kase Schalois (Van Wert) and junior Samuel Boyd (Killbuck/West Holmes) led the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team to a fourth place finish at the All-Ohio Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University.

The Polar Bears scored 68 points and improve to 51-14 overall.

Schalois finished first in the 5,000-meter run in 15:09.14 to lead Northern.

Boyd won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:36.03 and won beat the rest of the field by nearly eight seconds.

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