Head coach Dean Paul and his staff welcomed 143 players to the first day of practice for the 2018 Ohio Northern football team on Tuesday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears return 14 starters and 36 lettermen from last year's squad that posted a 7-3 overall record and were second in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 6-3 record.
ONU will open its season on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. against Adrian (Mich.) under the lights at Dial-Roberson.
Ohio Northern men's golfers Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) and Nick Anderson (Mason) recently added their names to the annual Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar awards list, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Goodchild, a statistics/risk management and insurance major, received his second All-America Scholar honor.
Under the direction of 31st-year head coach Ron Beaschler, the Ohio Northern wrestling program will open its 2018-19 regular season at the Mount Union Invitational on Nov. 10.
The Polar Bears will then return to Ada, raising the curtain on a three-event home slate with a visit from OAC foe Otterbein on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The opening month of action will conclude with trips to the Findlay Open on Nov. 17 and Heidelberg on Nov. 27.
Northern will host the 38th annual ONU Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 1 with opening bouts beginning at 9 a.m.
The Ohio Northern men's tennis program is set to raise the curtain on its 2018 fall schedule September 15-16 at the Oberlin Invitational under third-year head coach Mike Bonnell.
The team will then return to action as they face off against Findlay on the road Saturday, September 22 at 10:00 a.m.
The Polar Bears will conclude their fall slate at the three-day ITA Central Regionals Tournament scheduled for September 28-30 in St. Louis, Missouri.
The 2019 spring schedule will be announced later this winter.
The Ohio Northern men's track and field program and senior jumps specialist Alex Sibila (Zionsville, Ind.) were recognized Thursday, July 26 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with the release of their annual All-Academic honors list.
The men's program received All-Academic Team honors from the USTFCCCA for the 2018 season, joining a list of 291 NCAA Division III teams recognized for their academic achievements. The listing would include 106 men's track and field squads while 185 women's programs garnered the accolade.
The Ohio Northern women's track and field program received high praise for their successes in the classroom during the 2018 seasons from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with the release of their annual All-Academic honors list on Thursday, July 26.
The women's program received All-Academic Team honors from the USTFCCCA for the 2018 season, joining a list of 291 NCAA Division III teams recognized for their academic achievements. The listing would include 106 men's track and field squads while 185 women's programs garnered the accolade.
