ONU places 3rd in track championships
For the fifth consecutive season, the Ohio Northern men's track and field team posted a top-3 finish at the indoor Ohio Athletic Conference Championships, posting a third place finish at the Capital Center in Bexley.
The Polar Bears improve to 33-17 with the top-3 finish.
Mount Union won the meet on the men's side with 187.5 points, John Carroll claimed second place with 111 points and Northern was third with 104 points.
Senior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) led the way with two first place finishes for the Polar Bears.
The senior claimed the OAC title in the 800-meter run in 1:58.13 before winning the 1-mile run in 4:17.63.
Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) also earned All-OAC honors in the 1-mile run, finishing second behind Molinaro in 4:18.65. McVey also finished second in the 1,000-meter run in 2:33.26 and earned All-Conference honors in the event.
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