ADA — Five Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Great Lakes Region in Men's Indoor Track & Field for 2021 by the USTFCCCA.

Senior Sam Krabacher (Hamilton/Badin), juniors Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor), Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph) and Luke Shellhaas (Greenville/Versailles) and freshman Keegan Digby (Bowling Green/Otsego) all received the honor.

To earn All-Region honors, an athlete must be one of the top-5 individuals in their respective region on the final TFRRS Descending Order List. In addition, each member of a region's top-3 relay team was also selected for distinction.

Dean was named All-Region in both the 60 and 200-meter dash. Dean is an All-Ohio Athletic Conference award winner and the school record holder in both events.

Buderer and Shellhaas were All-Region in the pole vault. Buderer won his second consecutive OAC title this season and Shellhaas is a two-time All-OAc performer indoors.

Krabacher won the 800 indoors this year and is a three-time All-OAC performner in the event in his career.

Digby was named All-Region in the shot put.

The Polar Bears finished third at the 2021 OAC Indoor Championships.