ADA — The Ohio Northern women’s tennis team will open the fall portion of its 2008-2009 season on the road at the Oberlin Invitational under the guidance of 8th year head coach Scott Wills.

The invitational will provide the Polar Bears with some of the toughest competition in the country with three of the teams ranked in the top ten and six ranked in the top 25.

On Sept. 23, ONU will host its 7th annual Adidas Challenge which will consist of a doubleheader against local rivals Northwestern Ohio and Bluffton.

ADA - Ryan New has been named head coach for both the Cross Country and Track & Field programs at Ohio Northern.

New comes to Northern after spending the past three years as an assistant coach at Centre (Ky.) and running for the program from 2001-2004.

The 2004 graduate earned his dual degree in classical studies and history from Centre.

New was a sprinter for the Colonels, competing in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dashes as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays.

ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team has been selected to finish first in the Ohio Athletic Conference according to the OAC Preseason Coaches Poll.

The Polar Bears received nine first-place votes and 81 points, as a coach may not vote for their own team.

After finishing second in the OAC in 2007, Mount Union was picked to finish in that position once again with 71 points.