ADA, Ohio - The Mount Union men's swimming and diving team fell to Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Ohio Northern 170-118 Saturday afternoon. 

The Purple Raiders (5-2, 1-2 OAC) were led by sophomore Ronnie Milam (Uniontown / Lake) taking first place in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions recording scores of 169.00 and 177.10. 

Other first place finishes came from sophomore Brett Scheib (Gibsonia, Pa. / Hampton) in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:04.55 and senior Cole Ellsworth (Temperance, Mich. / Bedford) in the 500-yard freestyle swimming a 4:55.07. 

Mount Union returns to the pool Saturday, Jan. 18 hosting OAC opponent Wilmington at 1 p.m.