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No. 10 wrestling opens season with 3-1 record at Olivet (Mich.) duals

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

The No. 10-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team opened its 2012-13 season with a 3-1 record at the Olivet Duals on Saturday at the Cutler Events Center.

The Polar Bears defeated No. 12-ranked Olivet (Mich.) 26-15, Alma (Mich.) 20-15 and Trine (Ind.) 25-12 after opening the day with a 39-3 loss to No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Senior three-time All-American, defending NCAA Champion and No. 1-ranked Kyle Kwiat led ONU with a perfect 4-0 record, going 2-0 at 184 pounds and 2-0 at 174 pounds.

Junior Michael Pawlitz posted a 3-0 record at 197 pounds, sophomore Cody Lovejoy went 2-0 at heavyweight and freshman Max Brooke went 2-0 at 157 pounds for ONU.

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Women's basketball falls to No. 9 Washington University (Mo.) in finals of McWilliams Classic

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team dropped a tough contest to No. 9 Washington University (Mo.) by a 63-60 score on Saturday night in the McWilliams Classic final.

Northern now stands at 1-1 on the season, while the Bears move to 2-0.

Junior Cenzie Yoder paced ONU with 18 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Brooke Espenschied scored 15 points off the bench and senior Joanna Snyder finished with 12.

Espenschied and Snyder were also named to the All-Tournament team.

Melissa Gilkey and Jordan Rettig led the way for Wash U., each scoring 13 points apiece.

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Late basket by Brandon Rushton leads men's basketball past Hood (Md.) in overtime in season opener

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Junior Branden Rushton scored with two seconds left in overtime to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 76-74 victory over Hood (Md.) in the 2012-13 season opener Saturday evening.

The Polar Bears (1-0 overall) advance to the finals of the Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) Classic on Sunday at 3 pm and will play either Washington & Jefferson or Penn State-Beaver.

Rushton led four ONU players in double figures in scoring with 21 points.

Junior Dominique Royal scored 16 points, junior Jared Horstman added 13 points and sophomore Lucan Pennington chipped in 10 points.

The victory was the first for ONU's first-year head coach Kevin Byrne.

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Steinbrunner finishes national runner-up, Weaver places 85th of 277 at 2012 NCAA III women's cross country championships

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Senior Alison Steinbrunner finished as national runner-up and senior Lydia Weaver posted a top-100 finish for Ohio Northern at the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday afternoon at the LaVerne Gibson Cross Country Course.

Steinbrunner's second place finish in 21:09 is the highest finish ever by an Ohio Athletic Conference runner and makes her a three-time All-American.

Weaver finished 95th out of 277 runners in 22:44.

"Both ladies ran great," ONU head coach Jason Maus said. " Alison was strong throughout the race and did a nice job of staying with the lead group. Lydia got out to a terrific start and had a solid race."

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Junior Lindsey Rayhill wins three events to lead women's swimming & diving in dual meet with Wittenberg

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Junior Lindsey Rayhill won three events to lead the Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team in a 179-119 loss to Wittenberg Friday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 2-3 on the season, while the Tigers improve to 5-1.

Rayhill swept the butterfly events and won the 200 I.M. to lead ONU.

She won the 100 fly in :59.75, won the 200 fly in 2:10.66 and won the 200 I.M. in 2:16.73.
Senior Amy Elmer swept the diving events, winning the 1-meter with a score of 247.05 and the 3-meter with a score of 242.45.

Northern also had five second place finishes on the night.

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Men's swimming & diving remains undefeated with 190-108 victory over Wittenberg

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Senior Drew Keriazes and junior John Beaschler each won twice and the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team remained undefeated with a 190-108 victory over Wittenberg Friday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-0 on the season, while the Tigers fall to 4-2.

Keriazes swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 breast in :58.91 and the 200 breast in 2:10.79.

Beaschler swept the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50 free in :22.16 and the 100 free in :48.39.

The Polar Bears won nine of the 16 events overall but used its advantage in depth to register the 82-point victory.

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