ELSAH, Ill. — Ohio Northern senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) earned All-America honors with a ninth place finish at the 2017 NCAA III Women's Cross Country Championships on a cold, wet and windy afternoon at the North Farm Cross Country Course.
Richards finished the 6,000-meter course in 21:02, good for ninth place in the 279-women field.
The top 40 runners earn All-America honors.
Her 21:02 time broke her personal best time by a full 45 seconds and was just two seconds off the school record of 21:00 by Alison (Steinbrunner) Kwiat in 2012.
ELSAH, Ill. — Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) earned All-America honors with a 10th place finish and led No. 26-ranked Ohio Northern to a 19th place finish at the 2017 NCAA III Men's Cross Country Championships on a cold, wet and windy afternoon at the North Farm Cross Country Course.
The Polar Bears (126-37 overall) finished with 456 points in the 32-team field.
McVey finished the 8,000-meter course in 24:37, good for ninth place in the 279-man field.
The No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team rebounded in its second contest of the young season, as it defeated St. Mary's (Ind.) 84-48 on Saturday afternoon on the final day of the North Park (Ill.) Invitational in Chicago, Ill.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-1 overall, while the Belles fall to 0-2.
The Polar Bears return to action on Tuesday evening as they travel to Defiance to take on the Yellow Jackets at 5:30 pm.
GENEVA, N.Y. — Freshman Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) scored less than 30 seconds into the overtime period of the NCAA Div. III Tournament to help the No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team earn its first Elite 8 berth in school history as the Polar Bears took down No. 2-ranked William Smith (N.Y.) 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Cozzens Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 20-1-2 overall, while the Herons end their season at 19-2-0.
The two defensive minded teams held true to their style of play as the first half saw a combined eight shots and ended in a 0-0 tie.
The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team posted a 156-128 victory at Wittenberg Friday night at the HPER Center Natatorium.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-1 overall, while the Tigers fall to 4-3.
Senior Sydney Veon (Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) and junior Kierra Watson(Brownsburg, Ind.) each won twice to lead Ohio Northern.
Veon won the 50 free in :25.71 and the 200 breast in 2:34.97, while Watson swept the back events, winning the 100 back in 1:04.19 and the 200 back in 2:20.17.
