Rachel Smith

By Steven Wright

HANOVER, Ind. - The Ohio Northern women's cross country team captured first place at the Hanover (Ind.) Invitational with 48 point Saturday afternoon.

Wisconsin-Stevens Point (60) and Baldwin-Wallace (72) finished second and third.

The Polar Bears were led by junior Rachel Smith who finished in sixth place in a time of 19:56.

Just one place behind was freshman Kelly Casanova who finished in 19:59.

Chelsie Timmons

By Steven Wright

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ST. LOUIS - The No. 11-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team finished second in the Washington (Mo.) National Invitational after splitting its two contests on Saturday and finishing with a 3-1 overall record on the weekend.

Jimmy O'Brien

By Steven Wright

HANOVER, Ind. - The No. 9-ranked Ohio Northern men's cross country team finished third at the Hanover (Ind.) Invitational behind top-ten finishes from seniors Jimmy O'Brien and Paul Lewis.

O'Brien finished the 8,000 meter course in seventh for the Polar Bears in 26:33, while Lewis was only three seconds behind in ninth place.

The fourth-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point won the event with 40 total points, and NCAA Division II Bellarmine (Ky.) finished in second place with 78 points.

Liz Schnelle

By Steven Wright

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ST. LOUIS - The No. 11 Ohio Northern volleyball team posted a very impressive 2-0 record on Day 1 of the Washington (Mo.) National Invitational, beating former NCAA Division I opponent Birmingham Southern (Ala.) 3-1 to begin the day and No. 24 California Lutheran 3-0 in the nightcap.