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ONU's 200 medley relay advances to consolation finals

By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern's 200 medley relay team of seniors Drew Keriazes and Marc Anderson and juniors Jordan Breitigam and Christian Garlock finished 11th in the prelims and advanced to the consolation finals on the first day of the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships Wednesday afternoon at the Conroe Natatorium.

The group finished third in their heat and were 11th of 23 teams in 1:31.70.

The top eight in each event earn All-America honors with finishers 9-16 earning Honorable Mention All-America kudos, meaning the Polar Bears will just have to complete the race to earn Honorable Mention honors.

Women's outdoor track & field finish second in OAC outdoor track & field preseason poll

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track & field team was picked to finish second in the OAC outdoor track & field preseason poll in voting conducted by the league's head coaches.

The Polar Bears received 50 points.

Mount Union was tabbed to finish first with 59 points and seven first place votes, Northern was second with 50 points and John Carroll was third with 49 points and the other two first place votes.

Mount Union won this season's OAC Indoor Track & Field Championship.

ONU finished fifth in last season's OAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Men's outdoor track & field picked to finish third in OAC preseason poll

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern men's outdoor track & field team was chosen to finish third in the OAC Outdoor Track & Field poll, in voting conducted by the head coaches of the OAC.

The Polar Bears earned 47 points and also received a first place vote.

Mount Union was chosen to finish first, receiving 63 votes and seven first place votes, John Carroll was second with 53 points and a first place vote and ONU was third.

Mount Union won the OAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, with Northern finishing fifth.

If you want to receive your grade card, pay your class fees

Several news items are on the Ada school website. Here's a capsule of events:

REMINDER TO PAY SCHOOL FEES: In order to receive your grade card on Friday, March 22. Students who have unpaid fees will receive a blank grade card if fees are not paid in full.

SENIORS: The following local scholarship are due April , but with the Easter break, turn them all in first thing on Wednesday, April 3. The Alumni, AEA, Lions, Ada Local, Hawkins, Rotary and Kiwanis. They are all located on the Ada Schools website under Parents/Students and then Guidance Department.

Ada Kiwanis Club preparing for Saturday's pancake-sausage event

President Myrna McCurdy called the March 19th meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at noon in McIntosh Center, ONU.

The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress

The birthday of David Dellifield (March 17th) was noted. 
The membership anniversary of Bill Fuller (March 26, 2009) was also noted.
Member Ann Hamilton was congratulated on her new position within the university.

Women's basketball ranked No. 9 in final USA Today Sports poll; No. 10 in final D3hoops.com poll

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team finished the season ranked No. 9 in the USA Today Sports Division III Coaches poll and No. 10 in the final D3hoops.com poll.

In the USA Today Sports poll, ONU received 125 votes.

National champion DePauw (Ind.) finished the season ranked No. 1 with 200 points, Amherst (Mass.) was second with 178 and national runner-up Wisconsin-Whitewater was third with 174 points.

In the D3hoops.com poll, Northern received 352 points.

DePauw (Ind.) was first with 625, Wisconsin-Whitewater was second with 593 and Hope (Mich.) was third with 552 points.

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