Men's Cross Country finishes 7th of 37 at NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships

Men's Cross Country finishes 7th of 37 at NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships
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November 13, 2021

By Tim Glon

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team placed seventh of 37 teams at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon at Blue River Memorial Park.

The polar Bears scored 277 points in the meet and will finish their season with a 94-39 overall record.

No. 7-ranked John Carroll won with 62 points, No. 13 Otterbein was second with 89 points, No. 28 Case Western Reserve was third with 1047 and No. 30 Calvin (Mich.) was fourth with 120 points.

Senior Patrick Baker (Massillon/Jackson) led the Polar Bears with a 42nd place finish out of 266 runners in a career-low 25:55.

Senior Dylan McKean (Warren/Champion) was 49th in a career-low 26:05, junior Breydan Hann (Wooster) was 54th in a career-low 26:10, junior Billy Driemeyer (House Springs, Mo./Lindbergh) was 63rd in 26:19 and freshman Kyle Roth (Rockford/Parkway) was 69th in a career-low 26:24.

Team Standings

1. #7 John Carroll 62, 2. #13 Otterbein 89, 3. #28 Case Western Reserve 107, 4. #30 Calvin (Mich.) 120, 5. Mount Union 163, 6. Franciscan 255, 7. Ohio Northern 277, 8. DePauw (Ind.) 297, 9. Hope (Mich.) 303, 10. Wilmington 352, 11. Trine (Ind.) 378, 12. Berea (Ky.) 432, 13. Heidelberg 435, 14. Centre (Ky.) 451, 15. Manchester (Ind.) 457, 16. Wittenberg 490, 17. Allegheny (Pa.) 504, 18. Denison 505, 19. Oberlin 513, 20. Adrian (Mich.) 551, 21. Wabash (Ind.) 628, 22. Earlham (Ind.) 630, 23. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) 665, 24. Ohio Wesleyan 673, 25. Kenyon 699, 26. Hanover (Ind.) 710, 27. Franklin (Ind.) 753, 28. Wooster 762, 29.Baldwin Wallace 769, 30. Transylvania (Ky.) 791, 31. Muskingum 852, 32. Olivet (Mich.) 871, 33. Marietta 906, 34. Alma (Mich.) 926, 35. Bluffton 949, 36. Albion (Mich.) 953, 37. Kalamazoo (Mich.) 1189; Capital, Anderson (Ind.), Mount Saint Joseph, Defiance and Spalding (Ky.) - No Team Scores.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Alex Phillip (John Carroll) 24:27, 2. Simon Hayes (Wilmington) 24:40, 3. Trey Razanauskas (Case Western Reserve) 24:42, 4. Cal Tackin (Otterbein) 24:44, 5. Nicholas Hoffman (Hope) 24:47

Ohio Northern Results

42. Patrick Baker 25:55, 49. Dylan McKean 26:05, 54. Breydan Hann 26:10, 63. Billy Driemeyer 26:19, 69. Kyle Roth 26:24, 84. Travis Sutter 26:38, 127. Isaac Leighninger 27:21