The Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team moved into a three-way tie in the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season standings with a 134-105 victory at Mount Union on Saturday.
The Polar Bears improve to 5-4 overall and are 3-1 in the OAC, while the Purple Raiders fall to 8-1, 3-1.
ONU and UMU are tied with John Carroll for first place in the OAC with 3-1 marks.
The Polar Bears won 10 of the 13 events on the day.
Junior Lindsey Rayhill and freshman Lindsey Inkrott each won two events and were part of ONU's winning 400 medley relay team.
Junior Christian Garlock swept the freestyle sprint events to lead the No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern men's swimming & diving team to a 150-91 victory at Mount Union on Saturday.
The Polar Bears improve to 8-0 overall and are 4-0 in OAC action and extended their OAC regular season winning streak to 21 meets.
The Purple Raiders fall to 6-3, 3-1.
Ohio Northern won 10 of the 13 events in the meet.
Garlock won the 50 free in :22.16 and touched first in the 100 free in :48.25.
The date to purchase all-session tickets for both the 2013 OHSAA Boys and Girls State Basketball Tournaments has been moved earlier this year for fans interested in watching some of the best high school basketball in the nation.
All-session tickets for both tournaments will go on sale beginning Tuesday, January 15, at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster or in person at The Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center, the site of both state tournaments that take place in March.
WILLIMSPORT, Pa. — Senior All-American Kyle Kwiat tied the school record for career victories with a 3-0 record, leading No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team on the first day of the Lycoming (Pa.) Duals.
The Polar Bears (8-2 overall) defeated Lycoming (Pa.) 31-9 and topped Rhode Island College 41-9 to reach the quarterfinals before falling to No. 24 Messiah (Pa.) 26-10.
Northern will next face Coast Guard (Conn.) in the consolation quarterfinals Saturday at 9 am in the double-elimination tournament.
The No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team remained undefeated on the season with a 160-81 victory over Oberlin Friday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 7-0, while the Yeomen fall to 3-3.
Junior Chrstian Garlock won the 50 free in :22.70 and won the 200 breast in 2:18.75 to lead Ohio Northern.
ONU won nine of the 13 events in the victory.
Northern swept the freestyle events, led by Garlock's win in the 50 free.
Junior Jon Beaschler won the 100 free in :49.69, senior Chris Hoffman won the 200 free in 1:51.33 and freshman Jacob Croasdell won the 500 free in 2:18.75.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday in Columbus for its regularly scheduled January meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at www.OHSAA.org.