Sports

Ada Icon's newest feature is a sports calendar. The monthly calendar includes all Ohio Northern University and Ada High School and Junior High athletic contests.

The Icon welcomes soccer groups, swim team and all other sport teams to submit your season calendars to be added to the Icon calendar.

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To access the calendar, place your cusor over "Calendar" on the black scroll bar directly under the Ada Icon masthead. That will bring a "Sports Calendar" drop down. Click on "Sports Calendar" and the Icon will open it.

By: Ashley Bircmeier

Sophomore Dan Arkin has been named OAC Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
On Saturday, at the Cedarville Invitational, Arkin claimed a first place finish in the javelin with a throw of 181-0, setting a new school record and breaking the previous record of 179-7.

Ohio Northern won the Cedarville Invitational scoring 187 points.

ONU will return to competition on Saturday, when they compete at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational.

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Wrestling - t39th w.3 Pts. at NCAA III Championships at Hershey, Pa.
   Women's Indoor Track & Field - No score at NCAA III Championships at Winston-Salem, N.C.
   Baseball - Won 8-2 / 7-2 v Trine (Ind.)
   Women's Tennis - Lost 2-7 H v #32 Oberlin

This Week's Schedule:

By Amy Hood

Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team had seven swimmers named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in voting done by the leagues academic advisors.

Sophomore Molly Wheeler, senior Ashley Zoeller, sophomore Jill Chapman, sophomore Kelsey Brebberman, sophomore Jennifer Collopy, junior Allison Lohnes, and sophomore Stacie Melody.

Wheeler, a pharmacy major, earns her first Academic All-OAC honor. She has set personal records in 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle and earned 35 OAC championship points.

Zoeller earns her third Academic All-Conference accolade. The accounting major has been named All-OAC five times in her career.

By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern University  Senior Cody Lovejoy was honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association with the Most Pins award for the 2014-15 season.

Lovejoy led the nation with 24 pins against NCAA Division III opponents, the most in any division. The award is given annually to the Division I, II and II wrestler with the most pins against opponents in his own division.

By: Ashley Birchmeier

Ohio Northern junior Meghan Letizia was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis player of the week for the time period ending March 9.

Letizia led ONU to a 4-0 record on their spring break trip with road wins at Ursuline, Glendale (Ariz.) CC, Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC and #15 Pima (Ariz.) CC.

Ohio Northern is next in action March 15 as they host Oberlin at 1 pm.

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