BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) earned All-America honors with a fifth place finish in the 5,000-meter run to lead Ohio Northern on the first day of the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.
McVey rallied on the final lap, passing four runners to improve from ninth to fifth place, and finished in 14:34.21.
This is his first appearance at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. He was seeded 15th with a school record time of 15:31.11.
CLEVELAND — Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey(Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) both made their first career wrestling debuts at the Div. III Wrestling Championships as they represented Ohio Northern on day one of the 2018 Div. III Wrestling Championships at the Cleveland Public Auditorium on Friday.
The Polar Bears made their first appearance at the championships since the 2015 Championships in Hershey, Pa.
In his first match of the day at bout No. 57, Nelson dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 3-seeded Zach Wilhelm of Stevens (N.J.).
Ron Fleming was recognized for 20 years of service to the Ada school board during the spring meeting of the Ohio School Board Association held in Spencerville. Ron is pictured here with his wife Nancy and two members of the OSBA.
By Monty Siekerman
There’s a new sports cheer and it was devised by none other than a member of the Ottawa-Glandorf school board.
The antics were displayed at the O-G girls basketball game on Tuesday at King Horn Gym in Ada. Will this catch on nationwide like The Wave did a few years ago? Maybe...
The “inventor” says the cheer doesn’t have a name yet. The Ada Icon suggests calling it “Bowling for Baskets” or “The Wobbler.”
For the second time in their respective careers, seniors Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) and Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) swept the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Men's and Women's Track Athlete of the Year awards.
The duo both earned the honor during the 2016 indoor season and are the only pair of Great Lakes Region teammates to earn the honor in the same season since it began in 2006. They are also the only pair of teammates to earn the honor on two occasions during the same season.
