Women's Cross Country finishes 9th of 29 at SUNY-Geneseo Invitational

GENESEO, N.Y. — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished 9th out of 29 teams at the 43rd Annual Mike Woods Geneso XC Invitational.

The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (92-25 Overall)
• Race Info: The event was a 6,000-meter race held at the National Warplane Museum.
• ONU placed 9th out of 29 collegiate varsity teams with 262 points.

Race Results

• SUNY Geneso won the team title with 52 points, #20 Carengie Mellon placed 2nd with 67 points, # 8 RPI finished 3rd with 78 points and John Carroll finished fourth with 94 points.

Top ONU Performers

• Sophomore AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) led ONU across the finish line, placing 19th overall in the 374-woman field in 22:25.
• Junior Samantha Roth (Mason) was 38th overall, finishing in 22:46
• Junior Kennedy Rader (Mason) was 41st in 22:50.
• Senior Abby Matthews (Lithopolis) finished 94th in 23:45.
• Junior Dani Widmark (Zanesfield) was 104th in 23:55.

Notables

• Ohio Northern bested division 2 school Lock Haven
• There were 2 ranked teams that ran, placing 2nd and 3rd at the meet.
• 16th-year head coach Jason Maus is now 1364-520 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 Nov. 2 at the OAC Championships in Findlay, Ohio.