Four individuals, Men’s Cross Country team named All-Academic by USTFCCCA

By Tim Glon

| USTFCCCA NCAA III Men's Cross Country All-Academic Athletes | USTFCCCA NCAA III Men's Cross Country All-Academic Teams | 

ADA — The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association awarded All-Academic status to the Ohio Northern men's cross country team and named senior Ian Ackenhausen (Xenia/Legacy Christian Academy), juniors Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) and Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell Loudon) and sophomore Jacob Clouse (Alvada/New Riegel) as All-Academic Athletes for the 2022 season.

The Polar Bears were named an All-Academic Team for having a cumulative GPA better than 3.1 on a 4.0 scale. As a team, ONU posted a cumulative GPA of 3.39.

In order to qualify as an All-Academic Athlete, runners must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top 25 percent of their respective regional championship meet.

Ackenhausen, an accounting major, finished 68th of 278 runners in a personal-best time of 25:08 at the Great Lakes Regional Championships this past season.

Massie, a computer engineering major, finished 20th overall at the regional meet in 24:30, earning All-Region honors.

His career-best time of 24:25 makes him the third-fastest runner in ONU history for 8,000 meters. Massie also earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference accolades.

Masterson, an engineering major, was second among Polar Bear runners at the regional meet, placing 25th overall in a career-low 24:36.

He also earned All-OAC and All-Region honors and is the fifth-fastest runner in ONU history.

Clouse, a Mechanical Engineering major, was 30th at the Regional Championships and 15th at the OAC Championships to earn All-OAc and All-Region honors.

His career-low time of 24:41 is the sixth-best in school history.

All four student-athletes were Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selections for 2023.

This marks the second USTFCCCA All-Academic honor for Massie, who also earned the recognition in 2022.

The Polar Bears closed the season with a sixth-place finish of 40 teams at the regional meet, finishing with an overall record of 97-16 under 15th-year head coach Jason Maus.