ONU senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) finished 10th of 332 runners on Saturday afternoon to lead the Polar Bears at the Principia (Ill.) Cowbell Classic Pre-Nationals meet.
The Polar Bears (63-26 overall) finished 17th of 36 teams at the event.
Head coach Jason Maus improved his overall record at Ohio Northern to 749-342 and surpassed former head coach Brian Cole to become to winningest women's head cross country coach in school history.
For the fifth consecutive season, the Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team kicked off its season as it competed at the Kenyon Relays and Denison Diving Meet.The Polar Bears finished fifth of eight teams with 40 points
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Men place 3 of 8
> The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team kicked off its 2017-18 campaign on Saturday afternoon as it competed in the annual Kenyon Relays and Denison Diving Meet. The Polar Bears finished third overall of eight in the team standings.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team played well in a difficult environment, but dropped a 2-1 overtime decisison at No. 10-ranked John Carroll on Saturday night at Don Shula Stadium.
The Polar Bears fall to 9-5-1 overall and are 2-3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Blue Streaks improve to 12-1-1, 4-1-0.
JCU scored just 2:30 into overtime to post the match-winner.
ASHLAND - The Ada girls soccer team lost at Ashland Crestview 9-1 in Div. III sectional first round play Saturday evening to be eliminated from the tournament.
The Lady Bulldogs were seeded 12th in the 13-team district.
The loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 5-11. Ashland Crestview, the sixth seed, will play at second-seeded Liberty-Benton Oct. 18 in second round action.
The Cougars scored very early in the game and raced to a 6-0 lead by halftime. AC extended the margin to 9-0 before Ada scored its goal.
VAN WERT - Ada sophomore Abbie James finished 12th in the Northwest Conference cross country championship meet at the Van Wert Reservoir Saturday morning.
James covered the 3.1-mile course in 21:46 to post the top Ada girls finish among the 57-runner field.
The Lady Bulldog squad finished fifth at the meet while Columbus Grove won the girls team crown handily over second-place Lincolnview.
Sophomore Reece Evans posted the best Bulldog boys finish, coming in 21st out of 69 runners in a time of 19:13.
Ada only had three boys race, two less than the requisite five to field a team score.
The Ohio Northern football team scored touchdowns on both of its overtime possessions and got a big defensieve stop on a 4th and 8 to hold on for a 27-20 double overtime victory at John Carroll on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Don Shula Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 4-2 overall and 3-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Blue Streaks fall to 3-3, 3-2.
Sophomore Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) ran 31 times for 212 yards, including an 18-carry, 159-yard effort in the first half. He also caught four passes for 82 yards and finished the day with 294 all-purpose yards.
