No. 33 Men's Cross Country finishes tops in Division III at All-Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge

No. 33 Men's Cross Country finishes tops in Division III at All-Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge
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September 15, 2023

CEDARVILLE — The No. 33 Ohio Northern men's cross country team won the Division III title at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge on Friday evening, marking the first time ONU won the Division III title at the event since 2017 and sixth time overall.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (26-2)
  • Race Info: The event was an 8K race held at Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville.
  • ONU placed first of 14 Division III teams with 69 points.

Race Results

  • In the Division III category, the Polar Bears finished 39 points better than second-place Otterbein with 108 points.
  • John Carroll (109 points), Case Western Reserve (133 points) and Kenyon (172 points) rounded out the top five teams.
  • Northern finished fourth overall among 31 teams from all divisions, scoring 175 points.

Top ONU Performers

  • Junior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) led ONU across the finish line, placing seventh among Division III runners, and 19th among 464 runners from all divisions, in 25:27.55.
  • Junior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell Loudon) was ninth in Division III, and 26th overall, in 25:33.76.
  • Senior Jared Swartz (Columbia Station/Columbia) was 14th in Division III, and 40th overall, in 25:51.84.
  • Sophomore Jacob Clouse (Alvada/New Riegel) was 16th in Division III, and 42nd overall, in 25:53.20.
  • Senior Kyle Roth (Rockford/Parkway) was 23rd in Division III, and 57th overall, in 26:03.61.

Notables

  • Simon Heys of Wilmington won the Division III individual title, and placed second overall, in 24:27.37.
  • This marked the second straight first-place finish for ONU, as the Polar Bears placed first at the NCAC Preview Meet on Sept. 9.
  • This marked the second straight meet that Massie has been ONU's top finisher, and he matched his career-best time of 25:27.
  • Swartz's time was a career best, beating his old record time of 26:03.
  • Clouse also ran a personal-best time, beating out his old top time of 27:14.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Friday, Sept. 29, at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational.