Sophomore Emily Richards named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
February 1, 2016
By Ashley Birchmeier
ADA — Ohio Northern sophomore Emily Richards was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week of January 25-31.
Richards set a new school record in the 800-meter run this past weekend at the Mike Lint Alumni Open, winning the event with a time of 2:12.65.
The sophomore broke the previous record of 2:14.29 held by five time All-American Erin Hipp.
Richards was also a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth with a time of 4:01.34.
The Polar Bears improved to 16-4 overall, finishing 5th of 17 teams in the meet.
Northern return to action Saturday as they host the annual Joe Banks Invitational at the ONU Sports Center.