Track & Field
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- 02/06/2010
By Tim Glon
ADA — Heavy snow has forced the postponement of two basketball games and the cancellation of a track meet for the Ohio Northern varsity athletics teams on Saturday.
The Men's Basketball game at home with Mount Union, slated for 3 pm, has been postponed and has been rescheduled for Sunday at 1 pm at the ONU Sports Center.
The Women's Basketball game at Mount Union, also slated for 3 pm, has been postponed and has been rescheduled for Sunday at 1 pm.
- 01/30/2010
By Tim Glon
| Results |
BEREA — Senior Alan Bowsher won the 5,000-meter run and the Ohio Northern men's indoor track & field team won the 4x400, 4x800 and Distance Medley Relays to win the Ohio Athletic Conference Relays meet Saturday at Ursprung Gymnasium at Baldwin-Wallace.
The Polar Bears finished with 104 points and improve to 13-1 on the season.
Otterbein was econd with 98.5 points, Marietta was third with 95 points and Baldwin-Wallace was fourth with 89.5 points.
- 01/25/2010
By Steven Wright
ADA — Sophomore Dan Smith (Avon) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week for the week of January 18-24, making this the second consecutive week he has won the award.
Smith earned the award for his record-breaking performance at the Northwest Ohio Invitational hosted by Findlay on Friday evening.
In the 3,000-meter run, Smith came in first place and set a new Ohio Northern record with a time of 8:46.80. He, along with teammate Alan Bowsher (8:48.30), ran faster than the previous school record of 8:49.84.
Men's Track and Field
Men's Track & Field Highlights
• 1996, 2000, 2008, 2009 OAC Indoor Team Champions
• 2009 OAC Outdoor Team Champions
• Jimmy O'Brien - 3-time National Champion in the 800-meter run (2007 - Indoor & Outdoor; 2009 - Indoor)
• 14 All-Time Indoor Track & Field All-Americans
• 29 All-Time Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans
• 57 All-Time OAC Indoor Individual Champions and 13 All-Time OAC Indoor Relay Champions
• 52 All-Time OAC Outdoor Individual Champions and 9 All-Time OAC Outdoor Relay Champions
• 19 Consecutive Indoor Track & Field winning seasons
• 7 Consecutive Outdoor Track & Field winning seasons



