ONU freshman goalkeeper John Lombardo has received the Ohio Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week award. The freshman netminder recorded his fifth and sixth consecutive victories with a pair of shutouts against Adrian (Mich.) and Marietta, last week.
Former All-American and current senior men's cross country runner Ian McVey has been tabbed the Ohio Athletic Conference's Runner of the Week for the third time this season.
He was crowned the All-Ohio Championships NCAA Division III individual champion for the second straight season on Saturday in Norton, Ohio. His new career-best time of 24:23.8 eclipsed the NCAA Division III field by 11 seconds, placing him fourth overall against a multi-divisional field including NAIA and NCAA Division I, II, and III institutions.
FOREST PARK, Mo. — Ada High School grad Zach Beaschler, a freshman on the ONU tennis team, and Andrew Cochran of Wooster each won matches to lead the Ohio Northern men's tennis team at the ITA Central Regional Championships Friday and Saturday at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center.
Beaschler went 1-1 in the main 128-man draw, winning his first round match 7-5, 6-1 over Hugo Kouhkna of Transylvania (Ky.) before falling 6-1, 6-1 to 15th-seeded Tytus Metzler of Kalamazoo (Mich.) in the round of 64 for the Polar Bears (0-1 overall).
MARIETTA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team opened the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a convincing 4-0 victory at Marietta on Saturday afternoon at Marietta Field.
The Polar Bears (7-2-0 overall, 1-0-0 OAC) scored three times in a 14-minute span and cruised from there to their 18th consecutive OAC regular season victory. The Pioneers fall to 2-5-2, 0-1-0.
SUNBURY — The Ohio Northern women's golf team fell 707-705 in a tight dual match with Ohio Wesleyan Saturday and Sunday at NorthStar Golf Club.
The Polar Bears (19-2 overall) trailed the Battling Bishops (21-12) 367-366 after the first round and were edged 339-340 in the second round to fall by two strokes.
Sophomore Lydia Cranmer won Medalist honors for the third time this fall and fifth time in her career with an 85-79—164.
Senior Caitlin Silva was fifth out of 17 golfers with a 90-84—174, senior Taylor Daniel was seventh with a 95-89—184 and senior Suzanne Short was ninth with a 97-89—186.
