Men’s Cross Country finishes 4th of 11 teams at All-Ohio Championships

September 17, 2021

By Wes Mayberry

CEDARVILLE — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team raced at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday afternoon at the King Cross Country Course.

The Polar Bears (9-4) finished fourth of 11 teams among the Division III schools, scoring 110 points.

Overall, ONU was 14^th of 28 teams with 361 points, placing ahead of Division II/NAIA schools Shawnee State, Mount Vernon Nazarene, Lake Erie, Rio Grande and Ohio Dominican.

Senior Patrick Baker (Massillon/Jackson) led the Polar Bears with a 16^th-place finish of 95 Division III runners in 26:47 on the 8,000-meter course.

Freshman Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell Loudon) was 21^st in 27:06, sophomore Ian Ackenhausen (Xenia/Legace Christian Academy) was 24^th in 27:18, sophomore Braden Schaser (Fostoria/Lakota) was 27^th in 27:26, sophomore Kyle Roth (Rockford/Parkway) was 28^th in 27:38, junior Breydan Hann (Wooster) was 41^st in 28:22, junior Billy Driemeyer (House Springs, Mo./Lindbergh) was 43^rd in 28:23, senior Dylan McKean (Warren/Champion) was 50^th in 28:48, and senior Travis Sutter (Sharpsburg/Fort Recovery) was 54^th in 28:53.

John Carroll's Alex Phillip finished first among Division III runners in 24:52.

No. 12-ranked John Carroll won the Division III team title with 27 points. No. 17 Otterbein was second with 48 points, Case Western Reserve was third with 77 points, and Wilmington was fifth with 141 points.

Ohio Northern's next race is the Findlay Oiler Invite, which is set for Friday, Sept. 24, at 4:30 p.m.

Team Standings

1. #12 John Carroll 27, 2. #17 Otterbein 48, 3. Case Western Reserve 77, 4. Ohio Northern 110, 5. Wilmington 141, 6. Wittenberg 202, 7. Mount Union 220, 8. Wooster 226, 9. Heidelberg 234, 10. Ohio Wesleyan 270, 11. Marietta 309.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Alex Phillip (John Carroll) 24:52, 2. Simon Heys (Wilmington) 25:41, 3. Ian Pierson (John Carroll) 25:45, 4. Cal Yackin (Otterbein) 26:04, 5. Jason Mehalic (Otterbein) 26:09.

Ohio Northern Results

16. Patrick Baker 26:47, 21. Trey Masterson 27:06, 24. Ian Ackenhausen 27:18, 27. Braden Schaser 27:26, 28. Kyle Roth 27:38, 41. Breydan Hann 28:22, 43. Billy Driemeyer 28:23, 50. Dylan McKean 28:48, 54. Travis Sutter 28:53.