Junior Colt Lovejoy and senior Cody Lovejoy each went 5-0 and won their respective weight class championships to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team at the Wheaton (Ill.) Pete Willson Invitational on Friday and Saturday at King's Arena.
The Polar Bears (13-4 overall) finished fifth of 32 teams with 82 points.
No. 2-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater won the team title with 173 points, No. 9 Messiah (Pa.) was second with 134.5, No. 7 Mount Union was fourth with 98 and No. 12 Alma (Mich.) was fourth with 91.5.
ONU finished ahead of No. 13 Baldwin Wallace (81 points) and No. 29 Augustana (Ill.) (80 points) and No. 13 Trine (Ind.) (38.5 points) in the team standings.
Men's Basketball - Won 76-66 H v Heidelberg; Lost 69-65 at Capital
Women's Basketball - Won 61-45 at Heidelberg; Won 60-40 H v Capital
Wrestling - Won 21-12 at #26 Heidelberg
Men's Swimming & Diving - Lost 215-78 at Case Western Reserve
Women's Swimming & Diving - Lost 214-75 at Case Western Reserve
Men's Indoor Track & Field - 1st of 11 at Defiance Invitational
Women's Indoor Track & Field - 1st of 11 at Defiance Invitational
The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving clinched at least a a share of its 9th consecutive OAC Regular Season title on Senior Day with a 180-39 victory over Baldwin Wallace Saturday at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.
The Polar Bears improve to 7-1 overall and finish 4-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet action, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 3-7, 0-3.
ONU has now won seven straight and is 9-2 in the Golden Kickboard trophy series with Baldwin Wallace, which began in 2005.
The Polar Bears won 11 of the 12 events, led by sophomore John Raker.
Raker won the 200 I.M. in 2:03.70 and won the 500 free in 5:00.07.
The Ohio Northern Swimming and Diving Teams are holding their annual "Swim for Cystic Fibrosis" Fundraiser Saturday afternoon during their 1 pm home meet against Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin Wallace at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears will also celebrate Senior Day on Saturday and will compete for the Golden Kickboard trophies, given annually to the winners of the men's and women's dual meets between ONU and BW.
Cystic Fibrosis is a rare disease that affects approximately 30,000 children and adults in the U.S alone. The money raised at the event will be donated to the CF Foundation.
