Men's Soccer excels academically

By Ashley Birchmeier

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team displayed not only success on the soccer field but in the classroom.

Under head coach Brent Ridenour the Polar Bears posted a team GPA of 3.44, just shy of the program record 3.48.

Of the 26 on the varsity roster, half of them posted 3.50 GPA or better.

11 men earned a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Of the 11, six were in the regular rotation on game day and will be of junior or senior status next season.

Concluding their long list of academic accomplishments this season, the Polar Bears also had 14 student athletes earn Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors.

Ohio Northern finished the regular season with a 17-5-1 record and finished first in the OAC with an 8-1 mark.