Men's Cross Country begins season with victory in ONU Invitational
By: Andrew Korba
ADA — Junior Mark Berton won the 6k men's event top lead the Ohio Northern men's cross country team to a victory at the ONU Invitiational Saturday.
Northern scored 19 points to win the event. The ONU alumni team came in second with 55 points, while Heidelberg came in third with 68 points and Bluffton finished fourth with 107 points.
Berton finished the course in 19:10 to lead the Poalr Bears.
ONU also had runners finish in sports three through six.
Senior Michael Simmons took third place with a time of 19:26.30.
Junior Jeff Denny registered a fourth place finish with a time of 19:49.80.
Junior Tyler Feitshans finished with a time of 19:54.50 which was good for a fifth place finish while sophomore Nathan Rosenbum finished in 19:54.90.
Ohio Northern will be in action again on Saturday when they travel to the Calvin (Mich.) Select Meet at 10 am.
Team Standings
1. Ohio Northern 19, 2. ONU Alumni 55, 3. Heidelberg 68, 4. Bluffton 107.
Top 5 Individuals
1. Mark Berton (ONU) 19:10, 2. Justin Dickman (Alum) 19:16, 3. Michael Simmons (ONU) 19:26, 4. Jeff Denny (ONU) 19:49, 5. Tyler Feitshans (ONU) 19:54.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
1. Mark Berton 19:10, 3. Michael Simmons 19:26, 4. Jeff Denny 19:49, 5. Tyler Feitshans 19:54. 6. Nathan Rosenbaum 19:54, 8. Evan McKee 19:57, 10. Mathew Johnson 20:00, 14. Kenton Holliday 20:07, 15. Kyle Wagner 20:11, 18. Ian Anderson 20:22, 21 Eric Wymer 20:31, 22. Brett Neutzling 20:34, 26. William Huddleston 20:45, 28. Tom Gerberich 21:01, 35. Dan Steigerwald 21:15, 38. Michael Potter 21:25, 39. Dan Sowa 21:26, 47. Matt Ernstes 22:44, 52. Ian Trau 23:17, 55. Nathan Barchalk 23:24, 58. Jonathan Wherry 24:09, 60. Greg Krasnoschlik 24:13.
