Three finish in top-10 to lead Men's Cross Country to second place finish at Vanderbilt Invitational

Three finish in top-10 to lead Men's Cross Country to second place finish at Vanderbilt Invitational
Results
September 14, 2013

By: Andrew Korba

NASHVILLE (Ten.) -- Senior Mark Berton, senior Tyler Feitshans and junior Nathan Rosenbaum all finished in the top-10 to lead the Ohio Northern men's cross country team at the Vanderbilt Invitational on Saturday.

The Polar Bears finished second of 13 teams in the non-Division I meet with 48 points.

Texas A&M Commerce finished first with 43 points.

Berton led the Polar Bears across the finish line with a fourth place finish, navigating the 8,000-meter course in 26:06.08.

Rosenbaum finished seventh in 26:21.07 and Feitshans was 10th, crossing the tape in 26:23.83.

Seniors Mathew Johnson and Jeff Denny finished 13th and 14th, with times of 26:29.85 and 26:33.78, respectively.

Sophomore William Huddleston finished 16th in 26:40.28 and freshman Cully Gordon finished 19th in 26:40.47.

The Polar Bears finished with enough points to defeat Ole Miss, Marshall, Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky and five other Division I schools.

Ohio Northern will return to competition on October 4, when it takes part in the All-Ohio Championships at Cedarville.

Team Scores

1. Texas A&M-Commerce 43, 2. Ohio Northern 48, 3. Christopher Newport (Va.) 114, 4. Nashville Harriers 118, 5. Union (Tenn.) 136, T6. Rhodes (Tenn.) 160, T6. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) 160, 8. Lee (Tenn.) 278, 9. University of the South (Tenn.) 266, 10. Blue Mountain (Miss.) 271, 11. Kentucky Wesleyan 352, 12. Cumberland (Tenn.) 372, 13. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.).

Top 5 Finishers

1. Scott Wietecha (Nashville Harriers) 24:49.88, 2. Alex Noel (Rhodes) 25:48.97, 3. Dorian McCradic (TAMU-Commerce) 25:57.61, 4. Mark Berton (ONU) 26:06.08, 5. Anthony Aguinana (Union) 26:13.43.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

4. Mark Berton 26:06.08, 7. Nathan Rosenbaum 26:21.07, 10. Tyler Feitshans 26:23.83, 13. Mathew Johnson 26:29.85, 14. Jeff Denny 26:33.78, 16. William Huddleston 26:40.28, 19. Cully Gordon 26:50.47, 22. Eric Wymer 26:55.15, 25. Aaren Hemmelgarn 27:05.10, 50. Kyle Wagner 28:14.47.