Five Ohio Northern wrestlers earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors and ONU swept the three special awards for 2012-13 in voting conducted by the league's six head coaches.
Senior three-time All-American and defending national champion Kyle Kwiat was named the John Summa OAC Wrestler of the Year and sophomore Cody Lovejoy won the Most Falls in the Least Amount of Time award.
Head coach Ron Beaschler was named the OAC Coach of the Year for the second straight season and for the third time in his 25-year career.
Dr. Gordon S. Wood, the Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown University, will discuss “The Revolutionary Origins of the Civil War” in the Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 14, at 7 p.m.
Wood’s talk will attempt to explain how the American Revolution set in motion the forces that led to the sectional split and the resultant Civil War.
No. 3-ranked Ohio Northern will face Hanover (Ind.) on Friday in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Friday in Holland, Mich.
With a win, ONU would either face No. 2-ranked Hope (Mich.) or Wheaton (Ill.) on Saturday in the Second Round.
Times for all three games will be announced later this week.
The Polar Bears (26-1) have won 25 consecutive games and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament title under 12th-year head coach Michale Durand.
Hanover won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference crown and boasts a 21-7 record.
15 minutes with Mitchell Wilcox, Ada High School sophomore
Note: Mitchell recently competed in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state swim meet in Canton. Watch the Ada Icon for a story on Ada’s team results at the state meet.
Mitchell, tell me what classes you are taking this semester.
Advance English, U.S. History, Algebra II, Chemistry, Ceramics II and Computer Tech. I’m also a member of the swim, cross country and track teams.
What would you like to do after high school?
My goal at the moment is to attend the University of Florida and compete in swimming.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce 2013 membership drive continues this month. Annual membership are $75 for businesses, organizations and non-profit groups and $25 for individuals (associate members).
Persons may make checks payable to:
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 225
Ada, OH 45810
