No. 26 Men's Cross Country wins third straight meet, Trey Masterson wins top individual honors at Ohio Wesleyan Invitational

POWELL — Junior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell Loudon) crossed the finish line first of 200 runners to lead the No. 26 Ohio Northern men's cross country team Friday evening at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational. Masterson was one of three ONU runners to finish inside the top 10 as the Polar Bears won their third straight team title.

The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (39-2)
• Race Info: The event was an 8K race held at Liberty Park in Powell.
• ONU placed first of 14 collegiate varsity teams with 37 points.

Race Results

• The Polar Bears finished 20 points better than second-place Case Western Reserve, which scored 57 points.
• John Carroll (109 points), Baldwin Wallace (125 points) and Division II Ohio Dominican (149 points) rounded out the top five teams.

Top ONU Performers

• Masterson posted a winning time of 25:26.
• Junior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) was third in 25:30.
• Sophomore Jacob Clouse (Alvada/New Riegel) was eighth in 25:58.
• Senior Kyle Roth (Rockford/Parkway) was 12th in 26:06.
• Senior Jared Swartz (Columbia Station/Columbia) was 13th in 26:07.
• Senior Braden Schaser (Fostoria/Lakota) was 18th in 26:18.
• Senior Ian Ackenhausen (Xenia/Legacy Christian Academy) was 27th in 26:28.

Notables

• This marked the third straight first-place finish for ONU, as the Polar Bears placed first at the NCAC Preview Meet on Sept. 9 and the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge on Sept. 15.
• This marks the first time in program history that the Polar Bears have placed first in three consecutive meets.
• This marks the first time since 2017 that the Polar Bears have won three meets in a season.
• Masterson's time marked a career best, as his previous best was 25:32.
• Schaser matched his career-best time.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the SUNY Geneseo Mike Woods Invitational.