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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.

Third behind Mt. Union and John Carroll

By Blake Moore
The Ohio Northern football program was projected to finish third in the Ohio Athletic Conference by coaches and media members at the 2018 OAC Football Media Day held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.

ONU received 61 points and 223 points from the conference coaches and the media, respectively, to finish third on each ballot.

Reigning NCAA Division III champion Mount Union was tabbed as the preseason favorite by both the media and coaches, collecting a unanimous 31 first-place media votes and nine first-place votes from the coaches.

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced Tuesday, July 24 that the Ohio Northern women's tennis program has been named an ITA All-Academic Team for the 2017-18 season.

Northern was listed among 735 teams honored across all levels of college tennis for the past season. In order to receive the award, teams must be an ITA program who achieve a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.00 grading scale.

The national association has now recognized the Polar Bears with the award 14 times in the last 16 seasons. The mention also marks the team's first honor since the 2015-16 campaign.

The Ohio Northern football program was projected to finish third in the Ohio Athletic Conference by coaches and media members at media day held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.

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"We should have high expectations, not just because of what we have done in the past, but because we have a good group of players coming back," said 15th-year head coach Dean Paul. "We have a few questions that need to be answered...but the key will be how quickly some of the guys emerge to answer the questions we have and how we develop our depth." 

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