The No. 6-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team clinched at least a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title with an 86-78 victory at Muskingum on Saturday at the Steele Center.
The Polar Bears stay undefeated on the season at 21-0 overall and improve to 14-0 in the OAC.
Northern also clinched the No. 1 seed (and the double-bye that comes with it) in the OAC Tournament. ONU has a 4-game lead over Wilmington (10-4) and Baldwin Wallace (10-4) with four games left in the regular season and holds the tiebreaker over both schools.
The Ohio Northern men's track and field team took second place Saturday afternoon as it competed in the annual Joe Banks Invitational at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse.
Junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) posted a new meet record in the 800-meter run, finishing in 1:54.39 to lead Northern.
In the weight throw, senior Lucas Shumate(Wapakoneta/Spencerville) took first place with a toss of 57' 6.25".
Senior Devon Allen (Lima/Senior) scored four of his game-high 24 points in the final 28 seconds to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 101-96 victory over Muskingum Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (14-7 overall, 12-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) run their winning streak to nine games and remain in a first place tie in the league standings with No. 13-ranked Marietta.
ONU also clinches its first winning season since 2013-14 under first-year head coach Rich Bensman.
The No. 16-ranked Ohio Northern women's track and field team finished first of 15 teams at the annual Joe Banks Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) led the Polar Bears in the meet as she set a new school record and ran the sixth fastest time in Div. III history in the 800-meter dash and finished second overall in 2:08.83 behind 2016 Div. II 800-meter run National Champion Carsyn Koch.
"This was a nice meet to win," said head coach Jason Maus. "We had a lot of new girls meet some conference and All-Ohio marks and its nice to be able to do that at home. This team is starting to see some things come together."
Indoor track and field athletes from 15 colleges and universities competed in the annual Joe Banks Invitational Saturday at the ONU Sports Center, drawing a large crowd seated in the bleachers and a full "infield" of competitors waiting for their event to be called.
Alexia Miller, a freshman on the ONU golf team, practices on a simulator at the ONU Sports Center. She didn't have to travel to Monterey, Calif., to play the course (and pay high fees) when a simulation of the course appeared on the screen. Where she hit the ball and how it arched showed up on the screen after her stroke. She got a little playtime in even though the cold temps in Ada on Saturday weren't conducive to outdoor practice.
