ADA — Ohio Northern won the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's All-Sports Trophy for the 2016-17 season.
This marks the second consecutive title and the 11th crown overall for the Polar Bear women's teams.
ONU edged Mount Union 80.00-79.25 on the strength of OAC titles in volleyball, soccer, basketball and outdoor track and field.
Northern also finished second in tennis and indoor track and field and was third in golf and swimming and diving.
The cross country team was fourth and the softball team finished fifth, giving ONU upper-division finishes in 10 of the 11 OAC sponsored sports in 2016-17.
WORTHINGTON — Seniors Ashley Borchers (Russia) and Cully Gordon (Holmesville/West Holmes) (XC/Track) were honored as Ohio Northern's Clyde Lamb Award winners for 2016-17 by the Ohio Athletic Conference at a reception on Monday evening.
The prestigious Clyde A. Lamb Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented annually to a single male and a single female from each of the league's 10 institutions.
Criteria for the award include at least two years participation in an OAC-sponsored sport, senior status, a minimum grade point average of 3.00 and sportsmanlike conduct in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete and his or her institution.
Ada girls’ track and field team finished 5th and the boys’ team 6th in the Northwest Conference championship at Bluffton University. Grace Nelson, senior, brought home a first-place medal in the shot put.
CLICK HERE for individual results at the NWC meet.
Top four finishes for Ada boys’ included:
• Noah Mattson, sophomore, third, shot put, 43-5 ¼
• Brad Clum, sophomore, third, long jump, 18-9
• Alex Morgan, freshman, fourth, pole vault, 9-6
• Jake Agin, second, discus, 148-5 ½
ADA — The Ohio Northern baseball team saw five athletes earn All-Ohio Athletic Conference accolades for the 2017 season.
Junior T.J. Storer (Loveland/Moeller) led the list as he earned First Team All-OAC honors, junior Jordan Bostater (Bryan) was named Second Team All-OAC and junior Brandon Kasberg (Mentor), sophomore Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) and freshman Jack Schaller (Bowling Green) all earned Third Team All-OAC honors.
Storer was named First Team All-OAC as a relief pitcher and earned his third All-Conference accolade in as many seasons.
The junior closer led the conference and currently leads the nation with 14 saves.
