Ankrom named OAC Male Runner of the Week

Ankrom named OAC Male Runner of the Week
September 19, 2011

By: Monique Bowman

ADA — Junior Ben Ankrom was named OAC Runner of the Week for Men's Cross Country for the week of Sept. 12-18.

The team competed at the 2011 Knight Invitational, hosted by Calvin (Mich.), and Ankrom was the first Polar Bear to cross the finish line in a career-best time of 25:12, good enough for 13th place overall.

Ohio Northern finished third overall with 117 points. Coming in first was No. 5-ranked Calvin with 37 points, followed by Allegheny (Pa.) with 81 points.

Northern has a weekend off before competing at the All-Ohio Championships at Cedarville, Sept. 30. The race is set for a 2 p.m. start.