Swimming & Diving teams to open 2009-10 seasons Oct. 31 at home with John Carroll

By Tim Glon

| 2009-10 Men's Schedule | 2009-10 Women's Schedule |

ADA —  The Ohio Northern men's and women's swimming and diving teams will open up their respective 2009-10 seasons on Oct. 31 in an Ohio Athletic Conference showdown with John Carroll at the ONU Sports Center.

Both squads will be looking to repeat as OAC Champions in 2009-10, as the Polar Bears swept the 2009 OAC Championships titles.

The ONU men have won five consecutive crowns, while the women have won twice in the last five years under sixth-year head coach Peggy Ewald.

Northern has five home meets, hosting John Carroll on Oct. 31, Wooster on Nov. 7, Mount Union on Jan. 16, Notre Dame (Ohio) on Jan. 29 and Case Western Reserve on Jan. 30.

The OAC Championships is slated for Feb. 18-20 at the University of Akron.

Northern will again host its annual Swim for Systic Fibrosis event the weekend of Jan. 29-30 and will also honor its seniors on Senior Day on Jan. 30.