ONU senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) has been named a Google Cloud First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America for the 2018 track and field season.
Richards, a Chemistry major, is now a 2-time First Team Academic All-American, earning the honor for the second consecutive season.
The senior capped her career at Ohio Northern with a historic final season that featured all-time Div. III records in the 800-meter run in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Emily was also a 4-time National Champion in 2018 and a 5-time All-American.
The Ohio Northern men's basketball team will tip off its 2018-19 campaign as it hosts area- rival Defiance at the ONU Sports Center on Nov. 13 under third-year head coach Rich Bensman.
The Polar Bears begin the season with back-to-back home contests for the first time since the 1994-95 season as it hosts Denison at the ONU Sports Center on Nov. 17 following Northern's contest with Defiance.
Northern's first road contest will be at Hope (Mich.) on Nov. 20 at a time yet to be announced.
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada Alligator swim team dove into the first home meet of its 2018 summer campaign with a boys and girls dual meet vs. West Ohio Aquatic League foe Bluffton on a warm Thursday evening.
The Gator boys lost a close battle to the Sardines by a 208-190 score. Meanwhile, the Ada girls were beaten by a 317-122 count. Bluffton thus won the combined meet team score, 525-312.
The Ada boys and girls each fell to 1-1 in dual meets this summer with the losses.
ONU junior running back Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) has been named to the Street & Smith Magazine Preseason First Team All-American team and the Lindy's Sports Preseason Second Team All-American Team for the upcoming 2018 season.
Williams, a 2017 AFCA All-American and AP Little All-American Team member, joined Mount Union's D'Angelo Fulford, Justin Hill and Louis Berry to be named to the preseason All-America teams from the Ohio Athletic Conference on the Street & Smith All-America Teams.
ADA - The Ada Alligator swim team dove into the first home meet of its 2018 summer campaign with a boys and girls dual meet vs. West Ohio Aquatic League foe Bluffton on a warm Thursday evening.
The Gator boys lost a close battle to the Sardines by a 208-190 score. Meanwhile, the Ada girls were beaten by a 317-122 count. Bluffton thus won the combined meet team score, 525-312.
The Ada boys and girls each fell to 1-1 in dual meets this summer with the losses.
