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Ohio Ultimate Prepares For Regionals
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The Ohio Ultimate team will be competing in the Ohio Valley Regional Tournament on April 26-27 in Toledo, Ohio. The Bobcats have the fifth seed out of 16 teams, and they were placed into Pool D along with Case Western Reserve, Dayton and Lehigh (B), who are seeded fourth, ninth and 16th, respectively. The Bobcats… Read More
Heightland, Olsen, McAndrews Selected As Ohio Ultimate Captains
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The Ohio Ultimate team met on April 23 and voted on new captains to head up the team for the 2014-2015 season. Of the five candidates, the team elected three captains including senior Cameron Heightland, sophomore Matt Olsen, and sophomore Kelley McAndrews, who was captain for the 2013-2014 season. In their speeches, the three echoed… Read More
Ohio University Quidditch Off To Good Start
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The Ohio University quidditch team is the newest club sport on the Athens campus. The team just became an official club sport a few weeks ago. The quidditch team began as 3 different university organizations, all with the same goal. Since each of the three organizations all had the same purpose, they joined together to… Read More
Ohio Ultimate Set For Sectionals
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The Ohio University Ultimate team is looking to hit its stride toward the end of the season to turn a rocky year around. The Bobcats (6-9) are headed to the Division I Ohio Sectionals April 12-13 in Columbus, where they will face only Ohio teams to see who will rise to the top of the… Read More
A Disc Golf League Has Been Started At Ohio University
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Due to the growing number of avid frisbee golfers in the Athens area, a new league has formed to get everyone behind the sport. "My favorite part of playing frisbee golf is the fact that you can throw it so many different ways and every disc is different," Mathias Klausing, an Ohio University student and… Read More
The Athens County Dog Shelter Enjoys Having Volunteers
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Volunteers love to share their time and love for animals at the Athens County Dog Shelter which is only a couple of miles off of Ohio University's campus. "I love dogs and it's a good chance for them to get to be outside and run around instead of just sitting in their cages all day,"… Read More
Ohio Ultimate Withdraws From Weekend Tournament
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The Ohio men's ultimate team has withdrawn from the College Terminus tournament that was set for March 15-16 in Atlanta, Ga. The Bobcats have attended two tournaments this year and have a season record of 6-9. The team went 4-3 at the Queen City Tune Up and went 2-6 at the Easters Qualifier. The team… Read More
Ohio Ultimate Places 15th at Easterns Qualifier
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The Bobcats came off a rather disappointing outing at the Queen City Tune Up on Feb. 8-9 with effort that could not outlast the other teams in attendance at the Easterns Qualifier. Ohio was placed in pool D along with Williams, Delaware, Northeastern, Penn State and Virginia Tech and they went 2-2 on Saturday, while… Read More
Ohio Ultimate Preps For Tourney No. 2
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The Ohio men's ultimate team is set to compete in the field of 24 teams in Axton, Va., for the Easterns Qualifier tournament, where they finished second in 2013. The Bobcats are joined by foes from the Queen City Tune Up along with teams they have not faced yet this season. Ohio is coming off… Read More
Growing Video Game Addiction Affects More Than Just The Addict
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Video games and gaming systems seem to be constantly churned out which causes people to be able to play more games as a hobby. According to the World Health Organizations' criteria for video game addiction, studies estimate that between 10 and 15 percent of gamers are addicted. These numbers seem to not be declining any… Read More
Frisbee golf on the rise
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Frisbee golfing has become a big hobby since spring is on its way and frisbee golfing, or frolfing, is an fun and affordable hobby. "I like to go frisbee golfing because it gives me an opportunity to get outside, get my body moving and have fun with my friends all at the same time," Chris… Read More
Ohio Men’s Ultimate Finishes 13th in Queen City Tune-Up
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The Ohio men's ultimate team rallied from a disappointing Saturday during pool play to go undefeated on Sunday. The Ohio men's ultimate team went 1-3 in pool play on Saturday at the Queen City Tune-Up in Charlotte, N.C. but went 3-0 on Sunday to capture 13th place. The men began with a 15-14 win over… Read More
Ohio Men’s Ultimate Starts Spring Season In North Carolina
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The Ohio University men's Ultimate Frisbee team begins this spring season as it heads to Charlotte, N.C., to compete in the Queen City Tune-Up where the Bobcats finished second in 2013. "The role of this tournament in our overall season goals is to set the bar for ourselves for the rest of the season," team… Read More
Martin Chooses Rio Grande
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The University of Rio Grande has added a women's soccer recruit with the signing of Anna Martin from Adena High School. During her senior season under Jeremie Spriggs, Martin, a 5-foot-7 defender, earned second team All-District honors. Martin was a captain during her senior year for the Adena Warriors co-ed team. Martin likes that Rio… Read More
Rio RedStorm Adds Softball Recruit For 2015
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The University of Rio Grande has announced the signing of Gabby Gregg, a third basemen from Teays Valley High School, who signed for the 2015 season. In Gregg's junior season, she was named to the first team All-Conference along with All-District honors for the same season. She was an honorable mention All-Ohio player and a… Read More
Accurso Becomes Three-Time All-American
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Senior Juli Accurso finished 19th overall out of 254 runners in the NCAA Division I Cross-Country Championships held in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 23 to become a three-time All-American. Accurso crossed the line with a time of 20:31.5 in the 6-kilometer event. She qualified for the national event with a win at the Great… Read More
Accurso Named Great Lakes Regional Athlete of the Year
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Senior cross-country runner Juli Accurso was voted the Great Lakes Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the second year in a row. The coaches from the Great Lakes Region voted on athletes on the men and women's side and also coaches of the year… Read More
Accurso Named To Compete In National Championships
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Senior Juli Accurso has been named to the competitors list for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships based on her first place finish at the Great Lakes Regional event. On Nov. 15, Accurso won the Great Lakes Regional event with a school and personal record of 20:00.0 for a 6-kilometer event, putting her nine… Read More
Building A Champion: Juli Accurso
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Every Monday morning, three-time defending Mid-American Conference Champion, Juli Accurso wakes up before the sun rises to get ready for her day. She meanders down the brick streets of downtown Athens, yoga mat in hand. The only people in sight are some of her fellow teammates still rubbing the sleepiness out of their eyes as… Read More
Accurso Defends Regional Individual Crown, Women 15th, Men 14th
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Senior Juli Accurso defended her Great Lakes Regional individual title at the event in Madison, Wisc., while she paced the women to finish tied for 15th and the men also finished 14th in the regional event. Accurso beat the Ohio University record for a 6-kilometer event – which she previously set – with a time… Read More
Accurso Completes Three-Peat At MAC Championship, Men Fourth, Women Fifth
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The men and women's teams competed in the Mid-American Conference Championship events Saturday hosted by Bowling Green. The men took home fourth overall place, while the women took fifth, led by now three-time individual MAC Champion, senior Juli Accurso. Accurso finished with a time of 20:37.46 to take home the crown. This time beat her… Read More
Ohio Battles With High-Ranked Foes At Notre Dame Invitational
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The Bobcat men finished in seventh place in the Gold Division race and the women placed 16th in the Blue Division race, both at the 58th Annual Notre Dame Invitational on Friday night. On the men's side, senior Chase Robinson led the charge with a time of 26:05.9, which earned him the 22nd overall place…. Read More
Cross-Country Heads To Notre Dame
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The men's and women's cross-country teams will both travel to Notre Dame for the 58th Annual Notre Dame Invitational instead of splitting the teams in half to travel to two separate meets. The original schedule called for some of Ohio’s runners to travel to Notre Dame while the others would travel to Cedarville, Ohio, for… Read More
Ohio Cross-Country Women Take Second, Men Fourth
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Ohio’s women's cross-country team captured the second spot behind only the nationally-ranked Florida State squad and the men took home fourth place in the Wake Forest Invitational on Friday. Senior Juli Accurso led the charge for the Bobcats in the 6-kilometer race as she finished in the third spot overall with a time of 21:05.00…. Read More
Ohio Cross-Country Faces Stiff Competition At Wake Forest Invitational
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The Bobcats are riding a wave of momentum, performing well in their first two meets, but they will face tougher teams this Friday as they head into the heart of the season. The 'Cats will face five teams at the Wake Forest Invitational. Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida State, Miami (Ohio) and Davidson will all be… Read More