Football | Offense
Amir Collings, Ohio Northern, Quarterback, Junior
Collings delivered a career day Saturday, throwing for a career-high 298 yards and six touchdowns as the Polar Bears rallied past Otterbein 62-24. Trailing 17-14 at halftime, ONU flipped the game after the break, scoring 48 second-half points.

Football | Defense
Myles Aldrich, Ohio Northern, Linebacker, Senior
Aldrich was a disruptive force on defense with a team-high eight tackles, including four tackles for loss and a sack, as the Polar Bears rolled past Otterbein 62-24.

Football | Special Teams
Camden Marx, Wilmington, Kicker/Punter, Sophomore
Marx went 2-for-2 on field goals, including a career-long 41-yarder as time expired in the first half, and converted all four extra points for 10 points in Wilmington’s 42-35 win over Muskingum, the Quakers’ first conference victory of 2026. He also punted three times for a 33.3-yard average with a long of 35.

Volleyball | Offense
Riley Tople, Heidelberg, Right-Side Hitter, Graduate Student
Tople led the team in kills in both matches, totaling 28 kills (3.11 per set) while hitting an impressive .403. Her 15 kills against Marietta were a season high. Tople also added six blocks on the week.

Volleyball | Defense
Reagan Davis, Heidelberg, Libero, Junior
Davis earned defensive athlete of the week honors for the second straight week and the third time this season. She collected 64 digs across matches against Otterbein and Marietta, averaging 7.11 per set, and set a career high with 36 digs in the 3-1 win over Marietta.

Men’s Soccer | Offense
Dom Kustura, Mount Union, Midfielder, Senior
Kustura powered the Purple Raiders to a 1-1 week, including their only OAC matchup. On Wednesday night, he scored twice and added an assist in Mount Union’s 5-1 win over Marietta. He then found the net again Saturday, scoring the Raiders’ lone goal against No. 14 nationally ranked Kenyon.

Men’s Soccer | Defense
Luca Chiappetta, Ohio Northern, Goalkeeper, Sophomore
Chiappetta went 1-0-1 and allowed just one goal across two matches. He made three saves in a 4-0 win over Muskingum and three more in a 1-1 tie at Otterbein, finishing the week with six saves and a 0.50 goals-against average. The Polar Bears are 9-3-4 overall and 4-0-1 in the OAC.

Women’s Soccer | Offense
Payton Childers, Capital, Forward, Junior
Childers was named OAC Offensive Player of the Week for the third consecutive week after one of her best weeks of the year, tallying five goals and an assist in two road wins. She scored four goals and set up another in a 6-1 victory at Wilmington, then added a goal in an 8-0 rout at Muskingum.

Women’s Soccer | Defense
Isabella Neal, Otterbein, Goalkeeper, Senior
Neal recorded two clean sheets in a 2-0 week for the Cardinals. She made five saves in a 1-0 road win at Heidelberg on Wednesday, then added six more in a 1-0 victory over Ohio Northern on Saturday, handing the Polar Bears their first conference loss. Neal has not allowed a goal in 315 minutes of OAC play this season.

Men’s Cross Country
Jacob Wireman, Ohio Northern, Sophomore
Wireman was named the OAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the third time this season. He led the Polar Bears to a victory at the 15-team Roanoke (Va.) South Region Showdown on Saturday, finishing in a career-best 25:14 to place fourth overall out of 172 runners on the 8,000-meter course.

Women’s Cross Country
Kensi Black, Ohio Northern, Junior
Black was named the OAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the third time this season. She led the Polar Bears to a victory at the 12-team Roanoke (Va.) South Region Showdown on Saturday, finishing in a career-best 21:51 to secure the individual championship in the 139-woman field over the 6,000-meter course.

Men’s Swimming
Parker Basener, Wilmington, Sophomore
Basener opened the season with a strong showing in the Quakers’ dual against Baldwin Wallace on Friday. He won both of his individual events, taking the 200 SC meter IM in 1:51.33 and the 100 SC meter breaststroke in 1:10.83. Basener also anchored Wilmington’s winning 200 SC meter freestyle relay team, which finished in 1:48.44.

Women’s Swimming
Riley McCombs, Mount Union, Junior
McCombs helped lead the Raiders to a home-opening victory over Saint Vincent on Thursday night. She won the 50-yard breaststroke (31.54), the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.50) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:18.98), and was also a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished second in 1:57.43.