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14 Polar Bears named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in winter sports

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, March 21, 2020

A total of 14 Ohio Northern student/athletes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in the five winter sports for 2019-20.

The women's basketball team led all squads with five honorees. Women's swimming and diving had four student/athletes, wrestling had two and men's basketball and men's swimming and diving had one each.

The award winners must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 3.50.

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Women and men complete indoor track season

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 16, 2020

 The Ohio Northern women's indoor track & field team completed the regular season at the Polar Bear Final Qualifier Saturday inside the ONU Sports Center. A few Polar Bears competed and finished inside the top three.

Junior Megan Wright (Eaton/Twin Valley South) paced Northern, obliterating the field in the 5,000-meter run. She won going away, boasting a time of 18:40.87.

Fellow junior Chyanne Retcher (Ney/Fairview) took third in the 800-meter run, registering a time of 2:24.15, and classmate Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch) placed runner-up in long jump with a leap of 17-01.50.

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Trio of ONU athletes receive all-regional awards

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 16, 2020

The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its All-Region awards. A trio of Ohio Nothern sophomores made the All-Great Lakes Region list. 

Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) was honored as an All-Great Lakes Region performer in two different events. He was recognized for his efforts in the 60- and 200-meter dash. Dean ran a season-best 6.99 seconds at the All-Ohio Championships, and recorded a season-best time of 22.09 at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships. 

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Ohio Northern spring sport cancelled

Thomas Simmons:"We are all disappointed with the developments over the last few days, but we understand the urgency of the situation with the COVID-19 virus and the need to limit its spread."
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 13, 2020

 As a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), Ohio Northern University is sharing that the Presidents Council of the Ohio Athletic Conference has voted to cancel all 2020 spring sports seasons, effective March 16 through the remainder of the academic year. 

This includes all athletically related activities as defined by the NCAA. In addition, all meetings, practices and other off-season activities for other sports are also cancelled.

The OAC joins other NCAA conferences like the Patriot League and New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAS) in taking this action.

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OHSAA postpones all remaining winter tournaments

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 12, 2020

Includes boys basketball regional and state tournaments, along with ice hockey, wrestling and girls basketball state tournaments

At 12:45 p.m. Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that all remaining winter tournament contests are immediately postponed due to the growing situation with the coronavirus COVID-19.

The suspended tournaments include the girls state basketball tournament; the state individual wrestling tournament; the state ice hockey tournament, and the boys regional and state basketball tournaments. 

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OHSAA tournaments to continue with limited spectators

Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered most spectators to be kept away from indoor sporting events
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday afternoon that all indoor sporting events in Ohio, including high school, collegiate and professional sports, shall continue without most spectators in attendance as Ohio seeks to contain the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.

“This will be a very difficult time for our schools and fans, but we cannot ignore the directive of the Governor,” OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass said.

“We are pleased that our tournaments can continue and we will soon determine who can attend. However, we can already say that it will most likely be no more than the immediate family of the student-athletes participating in the event.”

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