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Men's Cross Country opens 2022 season with win at Polar Bear Invitational

Men's Cross Country opens 2022 season with win at Polar Bear Invitational
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September 3, 2022

By Brandt Marshall

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team opened its 2022 season with a victory at the Polar Bear Invitational on a beautiful Saturday afternoon on the ONU campus.

Junior Kyle Roth (Rockford/Parkway) and sophomore Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell-Loudon) led Ohio Northern (3-0 overall) on the 6,000-meter course, finishing third in 19:29 and fifth in 19:34, respectively, out of 89 runners.

Senior Breydan Hann (Wooster) was sixth in 19:35, junior Ian Ackenhausen (Xenia/Legacy Christian Academy) was seventh in 19:37 and sophomore Corey Rinehart (Galena/Olentangy Berlin) was 10th in 19:51.

Ohio Northern won the team title with 31 points, Trine (Ind.) was second with 37 points, Heidelberg was third with 88 points, a team of ONU alumni was fourth with 110 points and Bluffton was fifth with 125 points.

Noah Acker of Trine was the first collegian to cross the finish line in 19:18.

Northern returns to competition Sept. 10 at the Wittenberg Invitational.

Team Standings 

1. Ohio Northern 31, 2. Trine (Ind.) 37, 3. Heidelberg 88, 4. Ohio Northern Alumni 110, 5. Bluffton 125. 

Top 5 Individuals 

1. Ian McVey (Wind Turbine Elite) 19:16, 2. Noah Acker (Trine) 19:18, 3. Kyle Roth (ONU) 19:29, 4. Ryan Hoopingarner (Trine) 19:31, 5. Trey Masterson (ONU) 19:34.

Ohio Northern Results 

3. Kyle Roth 19:29, 5. Trey Masterson 19:34, 6. Breydan Hann 19:35, 7. Ian Ackenhausen 19:37, 10. Corey Rinehart 19:51, 11. Ryan Massie 19:52, 13. Nathan Thobe 19:58, 14. Jared Swartz 20:00, 16. Logan Murray 20:19, 18. Aaron Guzman 20:28, 19. Isaac Schoen 20:29, 21. Caden Sauerbrey 20:32, 22. Keefer McClure 20:33, 23. Brooks Blakeley 20:33, 26. Trent Babcock 20:37, 29. Jacob Clouse 20:47, 32. J.T. Basco 20:53, 35. Nicholas Kiplinger 21:00, 36. Alan Dravenstott 21:06, 39. Ethan Kemp 21:16, 45. Blake Abbott 21:27, 46. Adam Hellman 21:31, 50. Donovan Brown 21:35, 51. Bo Little 21:40, 56. Trey Myers 21:59, 60. Hunter Mowery 22:04, 61. Riley Beasley 22:05, 62. Connor Lamison 22:08, 70. Aaron Altstaetter 22:25, 72. Bryce Shilt 22:30, 75. Ross Schlatter 22:35, 76. Justin Pate 22:36, 80. Kort Sutherland 23:41, 85. Pierce Overmyer 24:35.