Ohio Northern junior All-American Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) advanced into the finals of the women's 800-meter run at the 2017 United States Track & Field Outdoor Championships at Hornet Stadium on Friday evening on the campus of California State-Sacramento.
Richards ran at the front of the pack the entire race and finished third in her heat in 2:01.95. She will be seeded sixth in the finals on Sunday at 2:06 pm (5:06 EDT).
The top four finishers in each of the two 8-woman heats advanced to the finals. Richards was a full 1.42 seconds ahead of the fifth place finisher in her heat.
For the second time in the last three years, both the Ohio Northern men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been named College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America teams.
The Polar Bears highlighted the list of more than 700 teams across the country to receive the honor.
Both the men and women's team last earned the honor during the 2014-15 swimming and diving season.
In total, 720 teams, representing 443 institutions achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the Spring 2017 Semester.
Ohio Northern junior All-American Emily Richards (Delaware Hayes) advanced through the first round and into the semifinals of the women's 800-meter run at the 2017 United States Track & Field Outdoor Championships at a blistering hot Hornet Stadium on Thursday afternoon on the campus of California State-Sacramento.
Junior All-American Emily Richards advances through First Round of 800-meter run at USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships
Richards finished third in her heat in 2:03.61 and was 14th overall.
By Monty Siekerman
Folks at Vancrest Ada enjoyed sodas on Tuesday to celebrate National Ice Cream Soda Day.
Here, Jane Coburn (left) and Colleen and Howard Schick share a soda, like kids did in the old days when there were drive-ins and you ordered through a speaker, then the food was brought to you by servers on roller skates. Who invented the soda?
There are many claims to the invention of this delicious treat. One such claim was made by a Mr. Robert McCay Green.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Dr. James Alan Gideon, M.D, Bluffton rheumatology and internal medicine physician, whose office is at 132 Garau St., has been suspended from medical practice and surgery after he admitted to sexual misconduct with patients.
The State Medical Board of Ohio has banned him from medical and surgery practice until it holds a hearing on his case. No hearing date has been set.
The suspension follows a June 14 board meeting where members determined that Dr. Gideon had violated a section of the Ohio Administrative Code.
