ONU junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) had career-highs of 41 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 108-87 victory over Muskingum on Saturday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (11-4 overall, 6-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) also got 29 points and eight assists from senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) in the victory.
Both men were efficient, as Bruns was an impressive 18-of-22 from the floor and Burger needed just 16 shots to get his 29 points.
The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team is ranked No. 5 out of 435 schools in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason power rankings.
The Polar Bears finished tied for fifth as a team at the 2017 Indoor National Championships, posting the best team finish at the indoor championships in school history.
Northern returns two All-American's in senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and junior Maddy Reed (Piketon).
For the 16th consecutive season, the Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished in the top half of the Ohio Athletic Conference standings, under the guidance of ninth-year head coach Jason Maus.
The Polar Bears (94-37 overall) finished fourth at the OAC Championships and saw two athletes garner First Team All-OAC honors, as senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) each earned the honor.
Richards was tabbed a First Team All-Conference awardee after she finished second overall in the meet in 22:04.4, while Baumann finished sixth overall in 22:42.9 to earn First Team All-OAC honors.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Ohio Northern wrestling team opened the Lycoming (Pa.) National Duals with a 23-12 loss to the College of New Jersey on Friday morning and a 30-12 loss to No. 18-ranked Wesleyan (Conn.) Fridayafternoon at the Lamade Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears (5-7 overall) will now wrestle Oswego State (N.Y.) at 4:30 pm on Friday to compete Pool C round-robin competition.
Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) picked up a 4-2 decision at 157 and senior Alex Bair(Centerville) won by 6-1 decision at 184 pounds for Ohio Northern against the Lions (6-2).
ADA — Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the Ohio Northern men's and women's basketball contests on Saturday, Jan. 13 against Muskingum have each been pushed back.
The men's basketball contest against Muskingum at the ONU Sports Center has been moved back to 6 pm, while the women's basketball contest at Muskingum has also been pushed back to 6 pm.
Check back to ONUSports.com for more details as they become available.
