Ohio Northern University athletes are accomplished in the classroom as well as on the field or court. Many received OAC Academic All-Conference honors this spring. The award winners must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50, which at most schools qualifies one for the Deans List.
By Cort Reynolds
MASON - Ada senior Zach Beaschler won both of his matches Friday at the Div. II state tennis tournament to advance to the semifinals on a warm day at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.
Beaschler (26-0) makes it to the state semifinals for the first time in his third appearance at the 16-player event.
The undefeated Bulldog will play fellow top seed Andrew Pregel of Cincinnati Indian Hill in one of two semis Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
LaCROSSE, Wis. — Junior Maddy Reed (Piketon) won the national title and sophomore Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) earned All-America honors in the pole vault to lead Ohio Northern on the first day of the 2018 and in the pole vault at the NCAA III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday afternoon at Roger Harring Stadium.
Reed won her first title and is now a four-time All-American by clearing 3.95 meters.
Krause cleared 3.65 meters to finish tied for eighth.
LaCROSSE, Wis. — Senior national champion and 4-time All-American Matt Molinaro(Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) finished second in the prelims of the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday afternoon at Roger Harring Stadium.
Molinaro was second in his heat and second overall in 3:54.03 to advance to the finals, which will be held on Saturday at 12:25 pm(1:25 pm EST).
He will compete again on Friday at 5 pm (6 pm EST) in the prelims of the 800-meter run.
For the second time this season, the duo of seniors Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) and Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) swept the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year awards.
Molinaro and Richards each won the honor during their 2018 indoor campaigns.
TIFFIN - An Ada boys relay team competed in day one of the Div. III track and field regional meet at Tiffin Wednesday evening.
The Bulldog 4 x 800 relay foursome of Michael Crouse, Reece Evans, Carson Hissong and Miguel Jordan finished 13th out of 16 quartets in the finals with a time of 8:48.98.
Liberty Center won the boys regional 4 x 800 relay race in a time of 8:08.03.
Ada junior Noah Mattson has the second-best district qualifying toss (50-1) among the 16-man regional field in the shot put, which will be held Friday.
