Polar Bears sports roundup, Feb. 27 - Mar. 12
The following results are from February 27 - March 12 of the Ohio Northern University 2025-26 athletics season as reported on www.ONUSports.com:
FEBRUARY 27
- Men’s Basketball: Miller, Harris named All-OAC in Men’s Basketball, Tropf named Co-Coach of the Year for 2025-26
- Men’s Track & Field: Men’s Indoor Track and Field tied for fourth after Day 1 of OAC Indoor Championships
- Women’s Track & Field: Roth, Schweller win titles, lead Women’s Indoor Track and Field on Day 1 of the OAC Indoor Championships
- Wrestling: Eight Polar Bears advance to the semifinals on Day 1 of 2026 NCAA III Region IV Wrestling Championships
FEBRUARY 28
- Men’s Tennis: Men’s Tennis wraps up winter schedule with 5-2 setback at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
- Baseball: Baseball wins season opener 7-1 over Carthage (Wis.) on first day of Derby City Classic
- Men’s Lacrosse: Men’s Lacrosse earns 10-5 road victory at Wabash (Ind.)
- Women’s Lacrosse: Hoersten’s late goal leads Women’s Lacrosse to thrilling 10-9 overtime victory over Chatham (Pa.)
- Men’s Track & Field: Boothby sets OAC record in 60 dash, Wakefield wins high jump as Men’s Indoor Track and Field takes 3rd at OAC Championships
- Women’s Track & Field: Baker-Schlendering sets ONU, OAC record as Women’s Indoor Track and Field finishes second at OAC Championships
- Wrestling: Six qualify for nationals, helps Wrestling to third place finish at NCAA III Regional IV Championships
MARCH 1
MARCH 2
- Men’s Swimming & Diving: Selby Wilt named OAC Scholar-Athlete of the Month
MARCH 4
- Men’s Swimming & Diving: Austin Veltman to step down as Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving coach
- Women’s Lacrosse: Women’s Lacrosse falls on the road 18-4 at Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday
MARCH 5
MARCH 6
MARCH 7
- Women’s Lacrosse: Women’s Lacrosse drops 18-7 contest to Oberlin
- Women’s Track & Field: Four Polar Bears win events as Women’s Indoor Track and Field competes at home for the Polar Bear Final Qualifier
- Men’s Track & Field: Polar Bears win four events as Men’s Indoor Track and Field hosts the Polar Bear Final Qualifier
- Baseball: Baseball kicks off RussMatt Invitational with 7-3, 6-5 double header sweep over Saint John Fisher (N.Y.)
MARCH 8
- Men’s Lacrosse: Men’s Lacrosse falls at No. 2 Christopher Newport (Va.) 20-6
- Softball: Softball opens 2026 season with victory over North Park (Ill.) loss to Wheaton (Mass.) in Florida
- Baseball: Baseball splits double header with Western New England, winning 7-6 and falling 11-5
MARCH 9
- Softball: Softball splits games against Western New England, Benedictine on second day of spring break trip
- Men’s Tennis: Hackenberger wins clinching match as Men’s Tennis opens spring break trip with victory over East Texas Baptist, loss to to North Central
- Baseball: Offense pounds out 13 runs as Baseball bounces back with 13-2 victory over Suffolk (Mass.)
- Women’s Tennis: Women’s Tennis opens spring break slate with victories over North Central, East Texas Baptist
- Men’s Track & Field: Schweller, Boothby, Baker-Schlendering qualify for 2026 NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships
MARCH 10
- Baseball: Baseball loses 15-6 to Loras (Iowa) as team reaches halfway mark of spring trip
- Softball: Softball continues spring break trip with win over St. Scholastica (Minn.), loss to Loras (Iowa)
- Men’s Tennis: Men’s Tennis draws even on season at 4-4 with 6-1 victory over Wheaton (Ill.) in Cocoa Beach
- Women’s Tennis: Women’s Tennis runs win streak to six with 6-1 victory over St. Mary’s (Ind.) on day two of spring break trip
MARCH 11
- Thirty-six Polar Bears named Academic All-OAC across five winter sports
- Men’s Lacrosse: Men’s Lacrosse competes valiantly before falling 16-7 at No. 5-ranked Salisbury (Md.) on spring break trip
- Men’s Tennis: Men’s Tennis posts 6-1 victory over Connecticut College to improve to 3-1 on spring break trip
- Baseball: Armstrong’s 3-run walk-off home run lifts Baseball to 10-8 victory over Marymount (Va.) in 11-inning thriller
- Women’s Tennis: Freshman Audrey Austin rallies for clinching 3-set victory as Women’s Tennis edges Connecticut College 4-3
- Women’s Track & Field: Eight named All-Great Lakes Region in Women’s Indoor Track and Field for 2025-26
- Men’s Track & Field: 12 named All-Great Lakes Region in Men’s Indoor Track and Field by USTFCCCA for 2025-26
MARCH 12
- Softball: Softball falls to Westminster (Pa.) and Aurora (Ill.) on penultimate day of spring break trip
- Men’s Tennis: Yeager, Remy win twice as Men’s Tennis wraps up spring break trip with 5-2 victory over Anderson (Ind)
- Women’s Tennis: Women’s Tennis wraps up spring break trip with 5-0 record after 6-1 decision over Winona State (Minn.)
- Women’s Lacrosse: Martin, Murdock each score four goals to lead Women’s Lacrosse to 17-6 victory at Southwestern (Tex.)
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
Thursday, June 4, 2026
- Bulldogs Griffith and Smith earn 1st team BVC, district softball honors
- New village administrator hired in June 2 Ada Council meeting
- First of four Ada community listening sessions is June 6
- WGTE and WBGU create broadcasting partnership
- Village hydrant flushing begins June 8
- Lacrosse or La Crosse: Game versus virus