Molly Cummings has been named an assistant coach for of track and field at ONU.
Cummings joins the Polar Bears after a 3-year stint as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Marian (Ind.) University, where she coached the hurdlers and was also responsible for the fall training of all sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers.
During her three seasons at Marian, Cummings guided Taylor Killings to two National Championship titles in the Indoor 60-meter hurdles and one National Championship title in the Outdoor 110-meter hurdles.
Ada football fans will need to wait until Sept. 8 to see the Bulldogs on the home field this year.
Ada’s first two contests are on the road. The home opener is senior night, Friday, Sept. 8, versus Lima Central Catholic.
This year’s homecoming game is against Columbus Grove on Friday, Sept. 29.
The fall varsity and JV Ada football schedules were release by Ken Jochims, high school athletic director. The schedules are attached at the bottom of this story.
The Ohio Northern women's golf team continued its successful ways, posting its fourth consecutive upper-division Ohio Athletic Conference finish during the 2016-17 season under 4th-year head coach Chad Bucci.
The Polar Bears also recorded their fourth consecutive season with 25 or more victories after posting a 26-27 record during the 2016-17 campaign.
Northern saw two athletes earn All-OAC honors for their efforts at the OAC Championships this season.
Senior Ariana Tomasula (Rocky River/Lutheran West) and sophomore Suzanne Short (Findlay) earned All-Conference honors after the duo each finished within the top-14 at the conference championships.
Ohio Northern junior All-American Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) finished eighth in the USA in the women's 800-meter run at the 2017 United States Track & Field Outdoor Championships at Hornet Stadium on Sunday afternoon on the campus of California State-Sacramento.
She finished eighth in the finals in 2:01.74, which is the second-fastest time of her career.
Ohio Northern junior All-American Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) advanced into the finals of the women's 800-meter run at the 2017 United States Track & Field Outdoor Championships at Hornet Stadium on Friday evening on the campus of California State-Sacramento.
Richards ran at the front of the pack the entire race and finished third in her heat in 2:01.95. She will be seeded sixth in the finals on Sunday at 2:06 pm (5:06 EDT).
The top four finishers in each of the two 8-woman heats advanced to the finals. Richards was a full 1.42 seconds ahead of the fifth place finisher in her heat.
