The United Soccer Coaches pre-season poll has ranked ONU women’s soccer team 8th in the nation.
Northern was tabbed No. 8 in NCAA Division III women's soccer after ending its historic 2017 season with the same ranking. The program reached the eighth spot last season after jumping six positions from No. 14 with the release of the final poll after its first NCAA Division III Elite 8 appearance in school history.
Last season, the team went 20-2-2 and posted an undefeated 9-0-0 record in Ohio Athletic Conference play to capture the conference's tournament and regular season titles.
By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - League-favorite Spencerville won a four-team golf match of Northwest Conference foes Wednesday to tee off the season at Delphos.
The dominating Bearcats finished first with 168 strokes, followed by host Delphos Jefferson (191), Crestview (220) and Ada (231).
Ada was led by junior Alex Morgan, who shot a nine-hole score of 51. Sophomore teammate Brevin Sizemore carded a 54.
Bulldog junior Ethan Hull posted a 61 while senior Jake Colwell shot 65.
Senior Rob Allison registered a total of 66 and classmate Austin Amburgey added a 69.
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.
