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Baseball splits double header

The Ohio Northern baseball team used a 7-run fourth inning scoring outburst in the second game of a double header with Muskingum as Northern fell 5-2 in game one before defeating the Muskies 12-1 in the nightcap of a double header at Wander Field.

The Polar Bears move to 13-14 overall and 4-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Muskies move to 12-14, 5-5.

Molinaro finishes strong in national meet

Torrence, Cal.--Junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) posted a strong performance in the 800-meter run at the Mt. Sac Relays on Friday afternoon in Torrance, Cal.

The junior finished fourth overall in the event, and tied his own mark for the fastest time nationally among Div. III athletes.

Molinaro finished the event in 1:49.30 and was within one second of the first place runner

Richards has fastest time in Div. III history!

TORRANCE, Cal. — Ohio Northern junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) posted a historical time as she competed in the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, Cal. on Friday afternoon.

The junior won the 800-meter run on her way to the fastest time in Div. III history, finishing the race in 2:02.34.

Richards previously held the third fastest time in Div. III history in the event.

Her time also breaks the ONU school record in the event and leads the nation among Div. III athletes by more than six seconds.

ONU women's tennis: 1 win, 1 loss

MASON -- The Ohio Northern women's tennis team swept Muskingum 9-0 and fell to No. 32-ranked Kenyon 8-1 on the first day of the OAC Tennis Fest on Thursday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

The Polar Bears move to 16-4 overall and are 4-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play.

ONU women's track and field, highest ranking ever

The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team climbed to No. 9 in the second weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings.

This marks the highest the Polar Bears (47-3 Overall) have ever been ranked during the outdoor season in school history.

ONU received 70.77 points in the rankings.

Washington (Mo.) held the top spot with 184.48 points, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) came in second with 149.54 points and Williams (Mass.) rounded out the top-3 with 121.00 points.

Northern is coming off of a dominating performance at the Marv Frye Invitational where it took first place in the team standings. 

ONU men's and women's lacrosse

Men's lacrosse first in OAC

The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team ran its winning streak to eight games and stayed atop the Ohio Athletic Conference standings with a 17-3 victory over Heidelberg on Wednesday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears are 9-3 overall and are in first place in the OAC with a perfect 4-0 record, while the Student Princes fall to 3-8, 0-3 in their first year as a varsity program.

Northern scored the first 13 goals of the game and held HU scoreless for more than 37 minutes.

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