ADA — Senior Rebecca Carman (Bellefontaine) and sophomore Maddy Reed (Lucasville/Piketon) each posted second place finishes to lead the Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field teams at the Cedarville Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears improve to 22-3 on the season.
Northern finished fourth in the team standings with 61 points.
In the pole vault, Reed posted a second place finish with a leap of 11' 10.00".
Junior Kelly Wollenslegal and freshman Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) both tied for sixth in the pole vault with a vault of 10' 4.25".
Junior Matt Molinaro won the 800-meter run in a Div. I-dominated field to lead the Ohio Northern men's track and field team on the final day of the Raleigh Relays.
Molinaro won the race in 1:49.30 and claimed the event to lead ONU.
The junior currently owns the fastest time in the country in the event by nearly three seconds.
Senior Lucas Shumate (Wapakoneta/Spencerville) also competed for ONU in the javelin.
The senior posted a ninth place finish with a throw of 47.47 meters.
ADA — Ohio Northern junior Emily Richards(Delaware/Hayes) has been named the Women's Outdoor Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Mar. 19-25.
Richards turned in another record setting performance as she competed in the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C.
On the first day of the invitational, Richards broke the school record, ran the fastest time nationally among Div. III athletes, and ran the tenth fastest time in Div. III history in the 1,500-meter run in 4:23.21.
Richards finished sixth overall in the Div. I-dominated field.
Liberty Belles & Boys 4-H Club held their first meeting of the 2017 season on Tuesday, March 21.
There were 3 advisors and 22 members in attendance. The meeting included playing games that helped the members learn each other's names.
The club also voted on their 2017 Officers. They are as follows: Colin Nash/President, Melina Woods/Vice-President, Selena Gomez-Jordan/Secretary, Megan Light/Treasurer, Andrew Rorabaugh/Health Leader, Jackson Brown/Reporter, Kiley Bailey/Photographer, Morgan Dirmeyer, Jack Baumgartner, & Wes Allen/Recreation, Tess Griffith/Citizenship, and Kylie Nash/Safety Leader.
The calendar lists home pages for all varsity spring sports. Another way to access the calendar is to place your curser over the word "Calendar" on the black scroll bar at the top of the home page.
The "sports" calendar will appear in a drop down choice.
Tickets are still available for Ada's annual Athletic Booster Reverse Raffle, according to Tracie Amburgey. Someone attending the raffle will go home with $10,000.
This year's raffle is at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 8, at the Harrod Community Center.
Tickets are $100 each and provide ticket holders to the raffle and meal. A second tickets may be purchased for an additional $20.
In addition to the raffle, the evening includes, games and live auction items.
