SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Freshman Elizabeth Whitmore wound up 32nd overall to capture All-Great Lakes Region honors, guiding the Ohio Northern women's cross country program to a top-10 team finish at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regionals held in Shelbyville, Ind. on Saturday. The Polar Bears (94-30 overall) claimed 10th place in a 33-team field with 297 team points in the 6k championship event.
ALLIANCE — Junior Seth and sophomore Cash Thompson each won weight class titles to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team at its season-opening Mount Union Invitational on Saturday.
The Polar Bears finished fourth of nine teams overall but the team was first of among Division III schools that participated. NCAA Division II schools finished 1, 2, 3.
Sophomore Schuyler Caprella (Harrod/Allen East) placed fourth with 4-2 records 157 pounds.
The Polar Bears will begin the OAC portion of its schedule on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. home match against Otterbein.
The Ohio Northern men's basketball program aims for its third straight winning season and fourth consecutive upper-division finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 2018-19 regular season under third-year head coach Rich Bensman.
This season, the Polar Bear lineup will feature 10 previous letterwinners, including seven multiple-time lettermen, and an All-American and reigning OAC Player of the Year in senior center Ryan Bruns.
Ada and Allen East high school graduates are members of this year’s ONU wrestling team. They are:
Austin Windle of Ada, who will wrestle at 197 pounds, and is a three-year letter winner;
Schuyler Capprella of Harrod, who will wrestle at 157, and is a returning lettermen.
The Ohio Northern wrestling program enters the 2018-19 season with high hopes under 31st-year head coach Ron Beaschler. The Polar Bears return nine lettermen and five starters from last year's squad.
Ohio Northern junior midfielder Haley Moses of Mason, Ohio, has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team for her success on the pitch and in the classroom, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday afternoon.
From left: Beelal Hasan, Levi King, Jacob Westerkamp, Jimmy Walkinshaw.
The Ohio Northern men's soccer program landed four student-athletes on the 2018 All-Ohio Athletic Conference teams voted upon by the league's 10 head coaches.
Sophomore forward/defender Beelal Hasan topped the Polar Bear honors as he was awarded First-Team All-Conference accolades for his efforts at the forward position this season.
