Women's Swimming & Diving celebrates Senior Night, wins Golden Kickboard with 147-82 victory over Baldwin Wallace

January 20, 2017

By Tim Glon

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team celebrated Senior Night with a 147-82 victory Baldwin Wallace at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-4 on the season and finish 2-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 6-4, 1-2.

Northern also ran its win streak in the Golden Kickboard series with Baldwin Wallace to 11 consecutive dual meets.

ONU is now 11-2 all-time in the Godlen Kickboard series, which awards the Golden Kickboard trophy annually to the ONU-BW winner.

Senior Stephanie Brookens (Louisville) won the 50 free in :26.30 and anchored both of ONU's winning relay teams to lead the Polar Bears.

"Senior Night is always special," ONU head coach Peggy Ewald said. "This one was especially so with a large group of leaders."

Junior Sydney Veon (Riverside, Ill./Brookfield) won the 100 free in :58.07 and the 100 breast in 1:11.79.

Freshman Lauren Halle (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) won the 200 I.M. in 2:17.96 and the 100 fly in 1:02.86.

Freshman Libby Sartschev (Parma/Normandy) won the 1-meter diving with 164.90 points and won the 3-meter diving unopposed with 156.45 points.

Sophomore Kierra Watson (Brownsburg, Ind.) won the 100 back in 1:03.79.

Ohio Northern began the meet by winning the 200 medley relay, as Watson, Veon, freshman Kyley Stuart (Ada) and Brookens touched in 1:55.99.

ONU ended the meet by winning the 200 free as Stuart, senior Stacie Melody (Dublin/Jerome), junior Hailee Sautter (Mansfield/Lexington) and Brookens touched first in 1:48.41.

"This was a good meet to end the OAC dual season on," Ewald said. "We were recovered from our travels and got to enjoy racing with BW. A friendly competitive meet always brings out some of life's lessons in addition to testing the pool lessons. We are back racing on Saturday and will look forward to the last regular season meet."

The Polar Bears will wrap up their regular season on Saturday with a 1 pm tri-meet at Case Western Reserve with Hillsdale (Mich.)