Track & Field

Mike Scott

By Tim Glon

ADA —  Mike Scott has been named an assistant coach with the men's and women's cross country and track & field programs at Ohio Northern University.

Scott comes to ONU after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Central Missouri in 2007 and 2008.

He has also served as head men's track & field coach at Southern Boone County (Mo.) HS and was an assistant coach for track & field for Rock Bridge HS in Columbia, Mo.

Jason Maus

By Tim Glon

ADA — Jason Maus has been named head track and field and cross country coach for the men's and women's programs at Ohio Northern.

He spent the previous seven seasons as the assistant coach for Distance & Mid-Distance at ONU and was the recruiting coordinator.

By Steven Wright

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's and women's track & field teams have both been named to the 2009 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III All-Academic Track and Field Teams.

The selection of the All-Academic Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year award is based on a combination of academic and athletic achievements.

In order to be worthy of a nomination, a team must have a minimum 3.1 cumulative grade point average.

Dani Noe / Nicole Hope

By Steven Wright

ADA  — Senior Dani Noe (Woodville/Woodmore) and freshman Nicole Hope (Wilmington) have each been named to the 2009 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team.

Each of these athletes earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors multiple times this season to go along with individual OAC Champioinships.

Regina Bresson / Joy Kessler

By Steven Wright

ADA — Seniors Regina Bresson and Joy Kessler have both been named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 4 for women's cross country and track & field as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

This comes after both Bresson and Kessler also earned First Team Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors.

Jimmy O'Brien

By Steven Wright

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MARIETTA - Three-time national champion and eight-time All-American Jimmy O'Brien led the Ohio Northern track & field team on Day 1 of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Thursday by advancing to Saturday's 1,500-meter run final.

By Steven Wright

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ADA - The Ohio Northern track & field teams will be sending one female participant and eight male participants to compete in the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Marietta this Thursday through Saturday.

Dani Noe / Andy Lammers

By Jeff Blezien

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NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Dani Noe ran a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles and Andy Lammers vaulted a career best in the pole vault to better their NCAA Provisional Qualifying marks and lead the Ohio Northern men's and women's track & field teams at the Gregory Invitational hosted by North Central (Ill.)

By Steven Wright

ADA - The Ohio Northern women's track & field and cross country teams combined to have five First Team and three Honorable Mention Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conferences honorees.

The five Polar Bear First Team Academic All-OAC members include seniors Joy Kessler and Regina Bresson and juniors Karen Thatcher, Janelle Jansen and Brittany Farber.

Ryan New

By Steven Wright

ADA — After guiding the Ohio Northern men's and women's cross country and track & field programs to historical success in his first year at the helm, head coach Ryan New will be stepping down from the position.

This year, New led the Polar Bears to conference championships in all six sports, earning the triple crown on both the men's and women's side of each program. This marked the first time in Ohio Athletic Conference history that a school has accomplished this feat.