FINDLAY — Junior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) each placed fourth to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team at the non-scoring Findlay Open on Saturday at the Croy Gymnasium.
The open tournament featured 19 teams from NCAA Divisions I, II and III and NAIA schools. There were no team scores kept for the tournament.
Davidson (2-2 record) and Barcaskey (3-2 record) posted fourth place finishes in the 184 and 285 pound weight classes, respectively.
ELSAH, Ill. — Ohio Northern senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) earned All-America honors with a ninth place finish at the 2017 NCAA III Women's Cross Country Championships on a cold, wet and windy afternoon at the North Farm Cross Country Course.
Richards finished the 6,000-meter course in 21:02, good for ninth place in the 279-women field.
The top 40 runners earn All-America honors.
Her 21:02 time broke her personal best time by a full 45 seconds and was just two seconds off the school record of 21:00 by Alison (Steinbrunner) Kwiat in 2012.
ELSAH, Ill. — Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) earned All-America honors with a 10th place finish and led No. 26-ranked Ohio Northern to a 19th place finish at the 2017 NCAA III Men's Cross Country Championships on a cold, wet and windy afternoon at the North Farm Cross Country Course.
The Polar Bears (126-37 overall) finished with 456 points in the 32-team field.
McVey finished the 8,000-meter course in 24:37, good for ninth place in the 279-man field.
The No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team rebounded in its second contest of the young season, as it defeated St. Mary's (Ind.) 84-48 on Saturday afternoon on the final day of the North Park (Ill.) Invitational in Chicago, Ill.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-1 overall, while the Belles fall to 0-2.
The Polar Bears return to action on Tuesday evening as they travel to Defiance to take on the Yellow Jackets at 5:30 pm.
GENEVA, N.Y. — Freshman Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) scored less than 30 seconds into the overtime period of the NCAA Div. III Tournament to help the No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team earn its first Elite 8 berth in school history as the Polar Bears took down No. 2-ranked William Smith (N.Y.) 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Cozzens Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 20-1-2 overall, while the Herons end their season at 19-2-0.
The two defensive minded teams held true to their style of play as the first half saw a combined eight shots and ended in a 0-0 tie.
