Women's Cross Country: Ohio Northern (5-0 Overall) at Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational

September 7, 2018

Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, 10:00 am - Gainey Athletic Complex, Grand Rapids, Michigan

ONU Race Notes: The Ohio Northern women's cross country team is scheduled to be among the field at the Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational this Saturday, September 8 ... The women's race is slated for a 10 a.m. start time with the men's race to follow at approximately 10:45 a.m. ... The Polar Bears enter the weekend's invitational sporting a 5-0 overall record after claiming the team title at the Bluffton 5k Invitational on Friday, August 31 to open the 2018 season ... Northern posted 31 points in the victory, overtaking second-place finisher Findlay by 38 total points ... Five individuals claimed top-10 finishes at the Bluffton Nature Preserve course ... Freshman Elizabeth Whitmore (Mason) who wound up fourth overall in her first collegiate appearance with a team-best 19:53.34 clocking ... Senior Kristina Myers (Grove City/Central Crossing) crossed the line in fifth place followed by freshman Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Munroe Falls) in sixth, sophomore Megan Wright (Eaton/Twin Valley South) in seventh, and junior Kathleen Colvin (Hilliard/Bishop Ready) in ninth ... Sophomore Chyanne Retcher (Ney/Fairview) and senior Avery Ewing (Kokomo, Ind./Eastern) rounded out the team's top-seven finishers with 11th and 12th place finishes, respectively.

Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is currently in his 10th season as head coach of the men's and women's cross country teams at Ohio Northern ... He enters the weekend with an overall win-loss record of 786-353, good for a winning percentage of .690 … Maus also currently stands as the all-time winningest coach in Ohio Northern school history for both men's and women's cross country.