Women's Swimming notches 146-59 road victory at OAC foe Wilmington

By Tim Glon

WILMINGTON — The Ohio Northern women's swimming team won nine of 11 events and posted a 146-59 victory at Ohio Athletic Conference foe Wilmington Friday night.

The Polar Bears improve to 2-0 overall and are 2-0 in OAC action, while the Quakers fall to 1-2, 1-2.

Freshman Emily Uhrin won two individual events to lead Ohio Northern.

Uhrin won the 50 free in :28.90 and won the 100 free in 1:03.76.

She also joined freshman Molly Wheeler, junior Ashley Zoeller and sophomore Allison Lohnes to win the 200 free relay in 1:55.97.

Senior Rachael Aufdenkampe won the 200 free in 2:20.94 and freshman Brianna Tingley won the 800 free relay in 10:11.54.

Senior Lindsey Rayhill won the 200 I.M. in 2:38.51, senior Jamie Garbash won the 100 fly in 1:12.34 and Lohnes won the 100 back in 1:10.10.

Lohnes, senior Jennifer Hartsel, Rayhill and freshman Jill Chapman started the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in 2:09.12.

The divers did not compete as Wilmington does not have a diving board.

"The environment tonight was very exciting, and a credit to Wilmington for swimming some great races and helping to create the atmosphere," ONU head coach Peggy Ewald said. "We saw a lot of our Polar Bears in some new situations and unfamiliar races, and they stepped up."

Northern has now won 31 of its last 32 OAC dual meets, which dates to the 2006-07 season.

The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday with a tri-match at Hillsdale (Mich.) with Olivet (Mich.)