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Senior Cody Lovejoy leads nation with 17 pins against NCAA Division III competition

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, January 30, 2015

Ohio Northern senior All-American Cody Lovejoy leads the nation in falls this season, according to the NCAA Statistics service.

Lovejoy has 17 pins against NCAA Division III competition, the most by any wrestler against his level of competition.

Taylor Walsh of Indiana has 14 pins to lead Division I wrestlers and Evan Rosenborough of Lake Erie leads Division II wrestlers with 10 pins.

Lovejoy is 29-0 with 20 pins against all competition and is ranked No. 1 nationally in Division III's 285-pound weight class.

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Here’s how the Polar Bears did last week and who they play this week

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

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Polar Bears clinch share of 9th consecutive OAC regular season title

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 18, 2015

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving clinched at least a a share of its 9th consecutive OAC Regular Season title on Senior Day with a 180-39 victory over Baldwin Wallace Saturday at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-1 overall and finish 4-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet action, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 3-7, 0-3.

ONU has now won seven straight and is 9-2 in the Golden Kickboard trophy series with Baldwin Wallace, which began in 2005.

The Polar Bears won 11 of the 12 events, led by sophomore John Raker.

Raker won the 200 I.M. in 2:03.70 and won the 500 free in 5:00.07.

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ONU swimming and diving teams hold Swim for CF fundraiser Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 14, 2015

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern Swimming and Diving Teams are holding their annual "Swim for Cystic Fibrosis" Fundraiser Saturday afternoon during their 1 pm home meet against Ohio Athletic Conference rival Baldwin Wallace at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears will also celebrate Senior Day on Saturday and will compete for the Golden Kickboard trophies, given annually to the winners of the men's and women's dual meets between ONU and BW.

Cystic Fibrosis is a rare disease that affects approximately 30,000 children and adults in the U.S alone. The money raised at the event will be donated to the CF Foundation.

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Here's how the Polar Bears did last week; and who they play this week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 12, 2015

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Men's Basketball - Won 75-72 (ot) H v Rochester (N.Y.); Lost 62-72 H v #9 Marietta
   Women's Basketball - Won 61-59 H v Mt Union; Won 69-60 at Marietta
   Wrestling - Won 44-0 at Mt St Joseph; 9th at Lycoming (Pa.) Duals; Lost 18-24 v Williams (Mass.); Won 27-12 v R.I.T. (N.Y.); Lost 15-22 v #13 York (Pa.); Won 18-16 v #28 Coast Guard (Conn.); Won 23-22 v Wesleyan (Conn.)
   Men's Swimming & Diving - 2nd of 4 w/799 Pts. at Calvin (Mich.) Quad Meet
   Women's Swimming & Diving - 4th of 4 2/671.5 Pts. at Calvin (Mich.) Quad Meet

This Week's Schedule:

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ONU wrestler ranked No. 1 heavyweight

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Ohio Northern senior All-American Cody Lovejoy is ranked No. 1 nationally at the Heavyweight weight class in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll on Tuesday afternoon.

Lovejoy is 18-0 on the season with an impressive 13 pins.

A two-time Elite 89 Award winner, Lovejoy finished seventh at the 2014 NCAA Division III Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

This marks the second time in three seasons that a Polar Bear has been ranked atop his weight class after two-time National Champion and current assistnt coach Kyle Kwiat was ranked No. 1 for most of the 2012-13 season.

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