CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) posted top three finishes in their respective weight classes to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team on the final day of the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships on Saturday at Knowling Fieldhouse, hosted by Wabash (Ind.)
Top-seeded Barcaskey finished runner-up at Heavyweight with a 3-1 record and sixth-seeded Nelson won his third place match at 165 and finished with a 4-1 record.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell to No. 2-seeded Marietta 85-68 on Saturday afternoon in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears will await the NCAA III Selection Show on Monday, Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m. to see if they earn an at large bid to the 2018 NCAA Div. III Women's Basketball Tournament.
The Polar Bears fall to 23-5 overall, while the Pioneers move to 24-4 and earn the OAC's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Div. III Women's Basketball tournament with the victory.
BEXLEY — For the second consecutive season, senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) was dubbed the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Distance Runner of the Year as she led the No. 9-ranked Ohio Northern women's track and field team to a second place finish at the 2018 Indoor OAC Championships in Bexley.
The Polar Bears move to 37-13 on the season with the second place finish.
Otterbein claimed the women's title with 144 points, while John Carroll rounded out the top-3 with 121 points.
For the fifth consecutive season, the Ohio Northern men's track and field team posted a top-3 finish at the indoor Ohio Athletic Conference Championships, posting a third place finish at the Capital Center in Bexley.
The Polar Bears improve to 33-17 with the top-3 finish.
Mount Union won the meet on the men's side with 187.5 points, John Carroll claimed second place with 111 points and Northern was third with 104 points.
Senior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) led the way with two first place finishes for the Polar Bears.
GAMBIER — ONU freshman Marissa Taylor (Granite Falls, N.C./South Caldwell) competed in the 400 I.M. on Saturday at the Kenyon Fast Chance Meet at the Steen Aquatic Center.
Taylor touched third in 4:43.85.
She entered the meet ranked 78th in the event with a season-best time of 4:38.70 set last week at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.
Taylor and her Polar Bear teammates must wait until Tuesday when the field for the 2018 NCAA III Championships, held March 21-24 in Indianapolis, are announced.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — John Carroll scored on eight of its first 10 second half possessions and pulled away for a 94-77 victory over Ohio Northern in the championship game of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament on Saturday night at the DeCarlo Center.
The third-seeded Polar Bears (19-9 overall) must now wait until Monday at 12:30 pm when the NCAA III Tournament field is revealed to see if their season will continue.
The top-seeded Blue Streaks (23-5 overall) win the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.
