Lady Polar Bears finish fourth at OAC Championships

By Alyssa Ahlers

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — The Ohio Northern women finished fourth at the 2007 OAC Championship title Saturday at John Carroll.

The Lady Polar Bears (55-39) finished with 101 points.

Baldwin-Wallace was first place with 27 points, Otterbein was second place with 85 points, and Mount Union was third place with 95 points.

Leading for the Polar Bears was Rachel Smith, finishing 14th place out of 100 runners in 24:28.

Finishing off ONU’s top five was Amy Davis in 15th place in 24:40, Amanda Binkey in 20th place in 24:54, Molly Elderbrock in 24th place in 25:12, and Ragina Bresson in 28th place in 25:22.

Davis and Smith earned All-OAC honors.

The women’s team is now 55-39 for the season.

Both ONU’s men and women’s cross country teams will be in action on Nov. 10 for the NCAA III Regionals at Cavin, Mich.

Women’s Team Results
1.Baldwin-Wallace 27, 2. Otterbein 85, 3. Mount Union 95, 4. Ohio Northern 101, 5. John Carroll 107, 6. Marietta 140, 7. Wilmington 197, 8. Capital 218, 9. Heidelberg 224, 10. Muskingum 273

Top Five Finishers
1. Lindsay Brickner (BW) 23:19, 2. Niki Reese (Ott.) 23:22, 3. Anna McClaughtry (Mt. Union) 23:35, 4. Ashley Scullion (BW) 23:38, 5. D’Arcy Hlavin (BW) 24:01

Ohio Northern Complete Results
14. Rachel Smith 24:28, 15. Amy Davis 24:40, 20. Amanda Binkey 24:54, 24. Molly Elderbrock 25:12, 28. Regina Bresson 25:22, 34. Becca Silverstein 25:48, 40. Katie Andrzejewksi 26:03, 42. Erica Rumschlag 26:07 26:07, 43. Lindsey McClish 26:10, 60. Megan Seymour 27:13, 62. Susan Hess 27:28, 64. Sharon Snyder 27:40, 67. Rachelle Pavelko 27:51, 76. Aimee Baehrens 28:38, 79. Maria Tordella 28:44, 80. Steph Hiser 28:49, 85. Tabitha Moody 29:03, 90. Erin Cantrell 30:08, 92.Rachael Waterson 30:13.