By Steven Wright

ADA ­— Six members of the Ohio Northern University athletics family will be inducted into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct.17 as part of ONU’s Homecoming weekend.

Rachel Smith

By Tim Glon

ADA — Junior Rachel Smith (Bellevue) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for her effort in Ohio Northern third place finish at the All-Ohio Championships meet on Friday at Ohio Wesleyan.

Smith finished seventh out of 126 runners in 19:38.

She was the only OAC runner to finish in the top 10 and helped Ohio Northern post the highest finish among OAC schools.

Jake Heaphy

By Tim Glon

ADA — Sophomore running back Brent Donley (Southfield, Mich./West Bloomfield) and junior kicker Jake Heaphy (Dublin/Jerome) were named Ohio Athletic Conference Football Players of the Week for their efforts in Ohio Northern’s 41-0 victory at Heidelberg on Saturday.

Donley was named the OAC Football Offensive Player of the Week after rushing 19 times for 102 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in his first career start.

Emily Gedert

By Tim Glon

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SPRINGFIELD — Emily Gedert fired a 4-over par 75 on the second day to lead the No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern women's golf team to a fourth place finish at the Wittenberg Fall Classic Saturday and Sunday at Windy Knoll Golf Course.

The Polar Bears wrap up their fall schedule with a 32-8-1 record.

Gedert finished tied for seventh out of 69 golfers with a 36-hole score of 160 on the par-71, 5800-yard course.