Ohio Northern men finish 3rd, four individuals earn All-Conference honors at OAC Championships meet

Ohio Northern men finish 3rd, four individuals earn All-Conference honors at OAC Championships meet
November 2, 2024

FINDLAY — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team finished 3rd out of 10 teams at the OAC Championships on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (99-34 Overall).
  • Race Info: The event was an 8,000-meter race held at the Hillcrest Golf Club.
  • ONU placed 3rd out of 10 teams with 77 points.

Race Results

  • The Polar Bears finished 3rd out of 10 scoring teams.
  • No. 18-ranked John Carroll won the team title with 26 points, Mount Union placed 2nd with 61 points, Ohio Northern finished 3rd with 77 points and Otterbein finished fourth with 85 points.

Top ONU Performers

  • Senior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell-Loudon) led the Polar Bears across the finish line in 25:04, finishing 10th out of 176 runners to earn First Team All-Conference honors.
  • Senior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) was 11th in 25:09 earning him Second Team All-Conference kudos.
  • Junior Jacob Clouse (Alvada) was 14th in 25:23 earning him Second Team All-Conference.
  • Senior Keefer McClure (Ottawa Hills) finished 20th in 25:40 to earn Second Team All-Conference honors.
  • Fifth-year Senior Jared Swartz (Columbia Station) finished 22nd in 25:42.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern had 4 runners earn All-Conference Honors.
  • Masterson, Massie and Clouse also earned All-Conference honors in 2023.
  • In all, 31 of Ohio Northern's 39 runners had season-best times.
  • First Team honors go to the top 10 finishers and Second Team honors go to finishers 11-20. 
  • 16th-year head coach Jason Maus is now 1576-421 as head coach of the ONU men's cross country program and is the winningest coach in program history.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Nov. 16 at the NCAA Regionals at Noon.