Men’s Cross Country places third of 25 teams at Rochester (N.Y.) Invitational
By Wes Mayberry
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team finished third of 25 teams at the Rochester (N.Y.) Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Genesee Valley Park.
The Polar Bears (34-2 overall) scored 131 points, finishing behind NYU with 39 points and Buffalo (N.Y.) with 126 points.
Junior Kyle Roth (Rockford/Parkway) led the Polar Bears across the finish line, placing sixth of 292 runners overall with a personal-best time of 26:13 on the 8,000-meter course.
Senior Breydan Hann (Wooster) was 17th in 26:32, sophomore Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell/Loudon) was 27th in 26:47, junior Ian Ackenhausen (Xenia/Legacy Christian Academy) was 37th in 27:02, junior Jared Swartz (Columbia Station/Columbia) was 44th in 27:06, sophomore Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) was 47th in 27:09, and junior Braden Schaser (Fostoria/Lakota) was 62nd in 27:24 to round out ONU's top seven finishers.
The times for Massie and Schaser were career bests.
NYU's Ryan Tobin was the top overall finisher, running a time of 25:38.
The Polar Bears return to action next week as the junior varsity runners compete at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational on Friday while the varsity runners compete in the Pre-NCAA Meet at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.
Team Standings
1. NYU 39, 2. Buffalo (N.Y.) 126, 3. Ohio Northern 131, 4. #6 SUNY Geneseo 161, 5. Trine (Ind.) 170, 6. #34 Rochester (N.Y.) 189, 7. Hamilton (N.Y.) 225, 8. RIT (N.Y.) 248, 9. SUNY Cortland 261, 10. Nazareth (N.Y.) 298, 11. Ithaca (N.Y.) 337, 12. SUNY Fredonia 345, 13. Colgate (N.Y.) 349, 14. Oberlin 361, 15. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) 367, 16. SUNY Cobleskill 370, 17. Rochester (N.Y.) Alumni 398, 18. SUNY Delhi 405, 19. SUNY Oneonta 528, 20. SUNY Brockport 545, 21. Houghton (N.Y.) 669, 22. Alfred State (N.Y.) 676, 23. Niagara (N.Y.) 683, 24. Hobart (N.Y.) 708, 25. SUNY Oswego 785.
Top 5 Individuals
1. Ryan Tobin (NYU) 25:38, 2. Scott Sikorski (Rochester) 25:53, 3. Matt Gensel (Buffalo) 26:05, 4. Shaurya Srivastava (NYU) 26:06, 5. Aidin Hasan (NYU) 26:08.
Ohio Northern Results
6. Kyle Roth 26:13, 17. Breydan Hann 26:32, 27. Trey Masterson 26:47, 37. Ian Ackenhausen 27:02, 44. Jared Swartz 27:06, 47. Ryan Massie 27:09, 62. Braden Schaser 27:24, 69. Logan Murray 27:32, 91. Nathan Thobe 27:58, 97. Isaac Schoen 28:04, 127. Corey Rinehart 28:28, 172. Aaron Guzman 29:30.