WILLIMSPORT, Pa. — Senior All-American Kyle Kwiat tied the school record for career victories with a 3-0 record, leading No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team on the first day of the Lycoming (Pa.) Duals.
The Polar Bears (8-2 overall) defeated Lycoming (Pa.) 31-9 and topped Rhode Island College 41-9 to reach the quarterfinals before falling to No. 24 Messiah (Pa.) 26-10.
Northern will next face Coast Guard (Conn.) in the consolation quarterfinals Saturday at 9 am in the double-elimination tournament.
The No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team remained undefeated on the season with a 160-81 victory over Oberlin Friday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 7-0, while the Yeomen fall to 3-3.
Junior Chrstian Garlock won the 50 free in :22.70 and won the 200 breast in 2:18.75 to lead Ohio Northern.
ONU won nine of the 13 events in the victory.
Northern swept the freestyle events, led by Garlock's win in the 50 free.
Junior Jon Beaschler won the 100 free in :49.69, senior Chris Hoffman won the 200 free in 1:51.33 and freshman Jacob Croasdell won the 500 free in 2:18.75.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday in Columbus for its regularly scheduled January meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at www.OHSAA.org.
Senior Taylor Kuhlman had game-highs of 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Ohio Northern in an 82-74 Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball loss to Heidelberg Wednesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears fall to 7-7 overall and are 3-4 in OAc play, while the Student Princes improve to 8-6, 3-4.
Kuhlman led four ONU players in double figures with his 17 points. Junior Branden Rushton and sophomore Isaiah Roux added 12 points each and junior Jared Horstman chipped in 10 points for Northern.
Heidelberg had five in double figures, led by Dane Givner with 19 points and Nate Davis with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Junior Cenzie Yoder scored a team high 18 points as the No. 9 Ohio Northern women's basketball team topped Heidelberg 76-65 on Wednesday night at Seiberling Gymnasium.
ONU, who has now won 12 in a row, improves to 13-1 on the year and remains atop the OAC with a 7-0 mark. The Student Princes fall to 5-9, 1-6.
Yoder went 7-of-12 from the field and also grabbed nine rebounds.
Senior Joanna Snyder added 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting, senior Morgan Dumbaugh scored 14 and freshman Brooke Espenschied added 11.
Yoder sunk a jumper to cap off an 8-2 run and give ONU a 48-37 lead with 12:06 remaining in the game.
Public all-session ticket sales for the 2013 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Individual Wrestling Tournament begin Tuesday, January 15, at 10:00 a.m., and plenty of tickets are expected to be available.
The state tournament is February 28 and March 1 and 2 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus. The cost for an all-session ticket book (five sessions) is $75 each for the Entry and Club Levels and $55 each for the Terrace Level.
Tickets can be purchased in person at Ticketmaster locations (including most Kroger stores), by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or by going on-line at ticketmaster.com.
