Baseball
Jack Hutchins
Ohio Northern
Senior
Pitcher
Bright, Ind. / East Central
Hutchins allowed only five hits in 12.1 innings of work, while striking out 14 over two starts during ONU’s spring break. Highlight of the week was a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts in a 3-0 win over Loras (Iowa).
Cade Anderson
Capital
Senior
Outfield
Woodville, Wis. / West Clermont
Anderson led the Comets at the plate last week going 13-for-16 (.813), slugging .938, with an.850 on base percentage. He accounted for five RBIs and four runs, as well while also reaching base an additional four times with two walks and two hit by pitches. In the team's five games this week, he had three perfect days at the plate, going 4-for-4 twice and 3-for-3 once.
Softball
Ashley Lenser
Ohio Northern
Junior
Pitcher
Brookville, Ohio / Brookville
Lenser helped the Polar Bears to a 3-1 record last week. In four appearances she struck out 22, while walking just one. Lenser also hit .455 with 10 runs, two homeruns and nine RBI.
Samantha Schwab
Wilmington
Senior
Cather
Monroe, Ohio, Ohio / Monroe
Schwab tallied five home runs in five at bats and had 11 RBI in a doubleheader sweep over Susquehanna University and McDaniel College on Thursday afternoon to close the Quakers spring trip. She is the first Quaker to hit multiple homers in a game since April 17th, 2021 and the first one to hit a Grand Slam since March 12th, 2020.
Tennis
Tyler Wood
Ohio Northern
Freshman
Toledo, Ohio / St. John's Jesuit
Wood went 4-0 in singles (1-0 at #3, 3-0 at #4) and 4-1 in doubles (1-0 at #1, 3-1 at #2) as ONU went 4-1 on its spring break trip.
Jenna Bell
Ohio Northern
Sophomore
Latrobe, Pa./ Latrobe
Bell went 4-1 in singles (3-1 at #1, 1-0 at #2) and was 4-1 at #2 doubles, leading the Polar Bears to a 4-1 week on their spring break trip.
Lacrosse
Trevor Connolly
Muskingum
Senior
Goalkeeper
Beavercreek, Ohio / Beavercreek
Connolly recorded a career-high 27 saves to help lead Muskingum to a thrilling 10-9 win at Trine. He also grabbed four ground balls and caused one turnover.
Chase Franklin
Marietta
Senior
Attack
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mt. Lebanon
Franklin led the Pioneers with 14 points (11 goals, three assists) last week. He had eight goals and three assists for 11 points in a win over Washington & Jefferson. The 11 points set a new school record, while the 8 goals tied the school record.
Riley Hudock
Muskingum
Junior
Midfield
White Haven, Pa. / Hazleton
Hudock collected 13 goals, while also grabbing 11 ground balls and registering 9 draw controls to lead the Muskies to wins over Bethany and Waynesburg last week. The Muskies off to their best start in program history.
Abby Lindkvist
Mount Union
Junior
Goalkeeper
Greenlawn, N.Y. / Harborfields
Lindkvist helped the Purple Raiders to a 14-11 comeback win against Oberlin. She made 11 of her 13 saves in the first three quarters to keep Mount Union within striking distance and then allowing just one goal in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.
Track & Field
Daven Gibson
Muskingum
Freshman
Cincinnati, Ohio / Clark Montessori
Gibson won the high jump with a mark of 1.93 meters, which currently ranks 8th in Div. III.
Colton Whyte
Muskingum
Junior
Burgettstown, Pa.
Whyte won the 400-meter dash in 49.24, which currently ranks 16th in Div. III.
Alexis Weber
Otterbein
Freshman
Grafton, Ohio /Midview
Weber tied for second place in the high jump, clearing a height of 5' 5". Her jump tied her for fourth place on the school record board.
Golf
Grace Honigford
Ohio Northern
Senior
West Chester, Ohio / Lakota East
Honigford won medalist honors, finishing first of 37 players with an 8-over par 80. Led the Polar Bears to a 1-stroke victory over Otterbein to win the 6-team tournament.
Carter Woodward
Otterbein
Sophomore
Pickerington, Ohio /Central
Woodward finished seventh in the field of 84 players, carding rounds of 72-76 to finish six-over par at Great Lakes Intercollegiate, hosted by Rose-Hulman (Ind.).
