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ONU women lead OAC in track after Day 1

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 24, 2018

BEXLEY — Sophomore Taylor Lavey (New Baltimore, Mich./Findlay) tied the 60-meter dash school record and broke the 200-meter dash school record, while junior Maddy Reed (Piketon) claimed the pole vault title to lead Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team on the first day of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor track and field championships.

The Polar Bears are first of 10 teams in the teams standings.

Lavey tied the school record in the 60-meter dash prelims, qualifying for Saturday's finals in :7.96.

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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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Bluffton University names Dr. Jane Wood as its next president

Will succeed Dr. James Harder on July 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 24, 2018

For just the 10th time in its 119-year history, Bluffton University’s Board of Trustees has named a new president, announcing that Dr. Jane Wood has accepted the call to serve as Bluffton’s next president beginning July 1, 2018.

“Dr. Wood has demonstrated success in achieving enrollment growth at several institutions by leading academic program innovation, strategic planning, alignment and visioning processes that moved those institutions forward, along with proven success in building relationships for public and private partnerships to broaden the school’s reach,” said Kent Yoder, chairperson of the Bluffton University Board of Trustees.

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Volunteer recruiting event

Hosted at Blanchard Valley Hospital
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, February 24, 2018

The Blanchard Valley Hospital Auxiliary will be hosting a volunteer recruiting event to target individuals who are interested in working in the main campus gift shop. This initiative will take place on Saturday, March 3 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Donnell Pavilion at Blanchard Valley Hospital.

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Ohio’s endangered species

Featured in Oakwoods open house
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, February 24, 2018

Endangered Species aren’t just elephants, pandas and polar bears. There are also endangered species in Ohio: Lake Erie water snakes, Clubshell mussels, Karner blue butterflies, Eastern prairie fringed orchids, to name just a few.

On Sunday, March 4, Hancock Park District presents “Ohio’s Endangered Species: Open House” to learn about Ohio’s 28 threatened and endangered species through activities, displays and a craft.

The open house will take place at Oakwoods Nature Preserve’s Discovery Center from 1 to 4 p.m. All ages are welcome to participate. Registration is not required.

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