Ohio Northern sophomore Cody Lovejoy won the 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Elite 89 Award on Saturday.
The Elite 89, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA championships.
Derwin "Dean" Biederman, age 75 passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his residence in Alger, Ohio.
He was born on October 21, 1937 in Alger, Ohio to Ralph E. and Irene O. (Van Riper) Biederman, and they preceded him in death.
He first married Clara Ellen Thompson and she preceded him in death. On February 14, 2003 he married on D. Karen Trusty and she preceded him in death on October 9, 2010.
Members of the Richland Manor Advisory Board, back row from left: Liz Abel, Janey Richards, Sue Hardwick, Janet Mauk, Sarah Foster, Deb Simpson and Pam Taylor.
Front from: Fred Steiner, Michael Richards, Roseline Cookey-Oruma, Nancy Landry, and Deb Curlis.
The board meets four times a year and hears updates from the administrator and staff members. The board also provides feedback to the administrator and staff from the community that Richland Manor serves.
The most recent meeting of the board was earlier this month.
Four Ohio Northern student/athletes were named Scholar All-Americans in wrestling for 2012-13 in voting conducted by the National Wrestling Coaches of Association.
Seniors Jeremy Jones and Kyle Kwiat, junior Jerry Pasquale and sophomore Cody Lovejoy were all selected to the team.
Jones is a two-time NCAA III Championships qualifier, is a three-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and finished 28-20 this season, wrestling at 133 pounds.
An athletic training major, Jones currently ranks 24th all-time at ONU with a 77-65 career record.
