Women's Cross Country finishes fourth of 25 teams at All-Ohio Classic

CEDARVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished 4th out of 25 teams on at the All-Ohio Classic hosted by Cedarville Friday night.

The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (41-5 Overall)
• Race Info: The event was a 6,000-meter race held at Elvin R. King Cross Country Course.
• ONU placed fourth out of 25 collegiate varsity teams with 84 points.

Race Results

• The Polar Bears finished fourth out of 25 scoring teams.
• Cedarville won the team title with 37 points, Tiffin placed 2nd with 109 points, Ohio Wesleyan finished 3rd with 134 points and Case Western Reserve finished fourth with 178 points.

Top ONU Performers

• Junior Kennedy Rader (Mason) led ONU across the finish line, placing 18th overall in the 314-woman field in 23:26.
• Sophmore Anna Sophia Gower (Perrysburg) was 21st overall, finishing in 23:39
• Senior Ashley Hockstock (Westerville) was 23rd in 23:43.
• Junior Dani Widmark (Zanesfield) finished 39th in 24:12.
• Junior Samantha Roth (Brunswick) was 68th in 24:48.

Notables

• Ohio Northern has now finished in the top five, four of five times they have ran at the All-Ohio Classic. 
• This is the fourth consecutive year and the 12th time in the past 13 races that Cedarville has served as host of the Classic. The 2020 event was canceled due to Covid.
• 16th-year head coach Jason Maus is now 1313-500 as head coach of the ONU women's cross country program and is the winningest coach in program history.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action on Oct. 4 at the Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Pre-National Meet.