KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team posted victories over Rowan (N.J.) (4-2) and McDaniel (Md.) (3-2) on Saturday afternoon to wrap up its spring break trip in Kissimme, Fla. on Saturday afternoon at the Sunkissed Games.
The Polar Bears improve to 9-2 after a successful spring break, while the Profs fall to 6-2 and the Green Terror drop to 1-5.
ONU sophomore Ann McArn (Bay Village/Western Reserve Academy) posted a hat trick to lead the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team to a 13-7 victory over NAIA-foe Cleary (Mich.) on Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-2 on the season, while the Cougars fall to 1-4.
McArn had a team-best three goals and four draw controls and picked up a game-best six ground balls in the victory.
ONU Senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) won titles in the 800-meter and mile runs and was All-American with a third place finish in the 3,000-meter run on the second day of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.
As a team, the Polar Bears finished third with 30 points, the highest NCAA Championships finish in school history.
Richards started the day by winning the mile in 4:51.24, cruising to the victory by 1.52 seconds. She is now a two-time champion in the event indoors and a 3-time champion overall.
It took a photo finish, a collision (and nasty spill) at the tape and a 25-minute officials review, but senior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) is officially a national champion in the 800-meter run on the final day of the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.
Molinaro won by just .03 of a second, in 1:51.80, edging Chicago's Joe Previdi at the wire.
Molinaro led by several meters coming down the home stretch when Previdi tried to pass Molinaro on the inside, causing the collision.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS - Ada senior Chase Sumner won his final match Saturday morning to finish seventh in the 145 lbs. bracket of the 81st annual state wrestling Div. III meet at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus.
Sumner went 3-2 at the three-day competition to end his season 35-5. He finished his Bulldog career with a program-record 151 total wins.
On Saturday, Sumner defeated senior Henry Danishek (40-8) of Dayton Christian in the seventh-place match at 3:59 to conclude his campaign on a high note.
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team fell in a thrilling matchup against RIT (N.Y.) 6-5 before defeating Nichols (Mass.) 5-1 in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears improve to 5-3 on the year, while the Tigers move to 2-0 and the Bison fall to 1-5.
