ONU Senior Emily Richards (Delaware Hayes) won titles in the 800-meter and mile runs and was All-American with a third place finish in the 3,000-meter run on the second day of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Birmingham Cross Plex As a team, the Polar Bears finished third with 30 points, the highest NCAA Championships finish in school history. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.
It took a photo finish, a collision (and nasty spill) at the tape and a 25-minute officials review, but senior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) is officially a national champion in the 800-meter run on the final day of the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.
Molinaro won by just .03 of a second, in 1:51.80, edging Chicago's Joe Previdi at the wire.
Molinaro led by several meters coming down the home stretch when Previdi tried to pass Molinaro on the inside, causing the collision.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS - Ada senior Chase Sumner won his final match Saturday morning to finish seventh in the 145 lbs. bracket of the 81st annual state wrestling Div. III meet at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus.
Sumner went 3-2 at the three-day competition to end his season 35-5. He finished his Bulldog career with a program-record 151 total wins.
On Saturday, Sumner defeated senior Henry Danishek (40-8) of Dayton Christian in the seventh-place match at 3:59 to conclude his campaign on a high note.
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team fell in a thrilling matchup against RIT (N.Y.) 6-5 before defeating Nichols (Mass.) 5-1 in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears improve to 5-3 on the year, while the Tigers move to 2-0 and the Bison fall to 1-5.
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team posted a convincing 17-5 victory over Hanover (Ind.) on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 5-1 overall, while the Panthers drop to 0-6.
Junior Max Weese (Columbus/Hilliard Darby) led the attack offensively, scoring four goals in the win, while sophomore Cameron Marous (Brecksville) posted a 3-goal, 3-assist effort in the win.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Junior Maddy Reed (Piketon) earned All-America honors in the pole vault to lead Ohio Northern on the first day of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.
Reed finished fifth out of 16 vaulters, clearing 3.85 meters, to earn All-America honors for the second time Indoors and her third time overall.
