The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its 2017 spring schedule with a strong test, falling 7-0 at NCAA Division I foe Miami (Ohio) Sunday night at the Riverside Athletic Club.
The Polar Bears fall to 8-1, while the Redhawks improve to 3-6.
Senior Kase Schalois (Van Wert) and junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) led the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team Saturday afternoon as it competed in the final day of the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.
The Polar Bears finished second in the team standings with 151 points.
ONU improves to 48-16 on the season.
Schalois was named OAC Men's Distance Runner of the Year for his efforts.
Molinaro posted two first place finishes for the Polar Bears as he won the 800-meter run in 1:57.59 and claimed the OAC Title in the 1-mile run in 4:20.41.
Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and senior Rebecca Olashuk (Defiance/Tinora) highlighted a very strong performance for the No. 6-ranked Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team Saturday afternoon as they competed in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.
Richards is the first female athlete in OAC history to win all three events in the same meet.
ONU placed second among 10 teams. The Polar Bears move to 53-9 on the year.
The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team opened its 2017 season with a solid 10-4 victory over Franciscan Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears (1-0 overall) got four goals from freshman Betsy Naugle (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and three goals each from sophomore Maddie Storr(Clarence, N.Y.) and freshman Elizabeth Carter (Lebanon).
Three Ohio Northern wrestlers placed sixth in their respective weight classes at the two-day NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Ft. Wayne.
Sophomore Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and freshmen Seth Transue (Plain City/Dublin) and Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) placed 6th in the 157, 125 and 285 weight classes, respectively.
The Polar Bears finished 11th of 16 teams with 31.5 points in the team standings
