GENEVA — For the second time in 2017, junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) claimed two titles at the same NCAA Div. III Championship meet to lead the Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team at the 2017 NCAA Div. III Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
As a team, the Polar Bears finished tied for eighth in the team standings with 26 points and posted the best finish in school history at the outdoor championships.
Richards opened the day for the women's team as she claimed the 1,500-meter run title in a stadium-record time of 4:23.87.
GENEVA — Senior Kase Schalois (Van Wert) and junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) each posted top-3 finishes in their respective events to earn All-American honors on the final day of the 2017 NCAA Div. III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
As a team, Northern set a school-record with 12 total team points at the championships.
The Polar Bears finished tied for 23rd in the team standings with 12 points.
Molinaro owned the fastest time heading into the finals for the 800-meter run and was edged at the finish line before finishing third in 1:51.39.
Ada's Zach Beaschler won 6-0, 6-1 in the round of 16 before dropping 6-1, 6-3 in the quarter finals on Saturday at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason.
He attained an Elite 8 finish among all Division II single players in the state.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team continued its trend of success in the classroom during the 2017 Spring semester.
The Polar Bears posted the highest-ever cumulative grade point average in team history during the Spring semester.
The team posted a GPA of 3.58, while 20 student-athletes had above a 3.0 GPA.
A total of 14 student-athletes were recognized on the 2017 spring Dean's List.
"We are very proud of the girls for their year long academic performance," said head coach Mark Batman. "They have been tremendous all year about balance and we are excited to see them continue their successful ways."
