Tennis
Katie Curry
Ohio Northern
Senior
Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda
Curry posted a 3-0 singles record (#4/#5) and a 3-0 doubles record to help the Polar Bears to a 2-1 record on the week to open the season.
Tennis
Mackenzie Wills
Ohio Northern
Senior
Ada, Ohio/Ada
Wills led ONU last week with a combined 6-0 (#3/4S, #2D) record to help the Polar Bears to a 2-1 record, including wins over LaGrange and Roanoke.
Tennis
Vinh Thai
Ohio Northern
Junior
Galloway, Ohio/Saint Charles
Thai went a combined 6-0 (1S/1D) to lead ONU to a 2-1 record, including wins over LaGrange and Transylvania.
Wrestling
Seth Hayes
Mount Union
Senior
125 pounds
Rootstown, Ohio/Raveanna
Hayes pinned Harrison Hadley of Heidelberg to help the Purple Raiders win the match 25-18 and clinch the OAC title.
Basketball
Dallas Patrick
Otterbein
Freshman
Guard
Gahanna, Ohio/Wellington
Patrick averaged 25 points and 8.5 rebounds-per-game last week to help the Cardinals clinch a spot in the upcoming OAC Tournament with wins over Ohio Northern and Muskingum. Against ONU, Patrick scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three assists. Patrick then scored a season-best 30 points and had eight rebounds against Muskingum. On the week, he shot 20-of-38 (.526) and was 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Basketball
Elena Rauhe
Mount Union
Junior
Center
Seven Hills, Ohio/Padua Franciscan
Rauhe led the Purple Raiders to a 2-0 week, averaging 27 points and 5.5 rebounds-per -game and shooting 48.6 percent from the field. Against Marietta, Rauhe scored a career-high 37 points, grabbed six rebounds and recorded four steals. In the win over Heidelberg, Rauhe added 17 points, shooting 58.3 percent from the floor.
Track & Field
Josh Miller
Capital
Junior
Botkins, Ohio/Botkins
Miller took home wins in both the shot put (16.99m) and weight throw (16.58m) events at the All-Ohio Championship.
Track & Field
Dan Stoll
Heidelberg
Junior
Huron, Ohio/Edison
Stoll won both the 200 meter dash and 400 meter run at the All-Ohio Championship. He clocked a school-record time of 22.10 seconds in the 200 meter, which currently sits as the fourth best time in Division III this season. His time of 49.49 seconds in the 400 meter run snapped his school record and is now the 10th best in Division III this season.
Track & Field
Brooke Buckhannon
Baldwin Wallace
Senior
Collins, Ohio/Western Reserve
Buckhannon posted the top finish in both the Mid-February Open and All-Ohio Indoor Championships. She opened the weekend at the Mid-February Open, where she placed first in the weight throw event with a distance of 53' 9.75". Buckhannon followed that up with a career-best distance of 55' 7.75" in the weight throw, as well as a third-place finish in the shot put event with a final mark of 42' 8.25".
Lacrosse
Kathryn Walton
Capital
Senior
Midfield
Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central
Walton won six draw controls, caused four turnovers and grabbed seven ground balls in a 16-8 win over Centre. Walton also contributed four goals and two assists.
Lacrosse
Brooke Delara
Capital
Midfield
Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy
Delara recorded her 100th career point during her five goal, four assists performance to help the Crusaders to a 16-8 win over Centre. She also picked up two ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Lacrosse
CJ Hughes
Capital
Senior
Attack
Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central
Hughes scored five goals in the Crusaders’ season opener against Southern Virginia and followed it up the next day with a six goal performance, including the game winning goal, in a 13-12 overtime victory against Elmhurst.
Lacrosse
Cole Zaferakis
Ohio Northern
Freshman
Goalkeeper
Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool
Zaferakis helped the Polar Bears to a 2-0 record to open the season with a school record 17 saves in his first collegiate appearance in an 8-6 victory over Southern Virginia on Friday. He followed that up with a 19-save performance on Saturday, breaking his own record, in a 9-5 win over Elmhurst (Ill.) One the week, Zaferakis posted a .776 save percentage, stopping 36 of 47 shots.