Men's Cross Country finishes third of 14 at Otterbein Invitational

WESTERVILLE — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team finished third of 14 teams at the Otterbein Invitational on Saturday morning.

The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (13-2 Overall).
• Race Info: The event was an 8,000-meter race held at the Otterbein Cross Country Course.
• ONU placed 3rd out of 14 teams with 110 points.

Race Results

• The field consisted of 14 Division III teams, primarily from Ohio.
• Otterbein won the meet with 39 points, Mount Union was second with 46 points and Baldwin Wallace was fourth with 135 points.

Top ONU Performers

• Junior Ryan Montross (Perrysburg) led the Polar Bears across the finish line in a career-best 26:21, finishing ninth of 82 runners.
• Senior Jacob Clouse (Alvada) finished 21st in 26:53.
• Junior Oliver Hendricks (Vandalia/Butler) was 24th in 27:04.
• Sophomore Brycen Lantz (Attica/Seneca East) was 28th in 27:14.
• Senior Ethan Kemp (Mount Gilead) was 35th in 27:24.

Notables

• This was the second of five regular season meets prior to the OAC Championships on Nov. 1 at Otterbein. 
• Ohio Northern was third of the eight participating OAC schools.
• 17th-year head coach Jason Maus is now 1,624-428 as head coach of the ONU men's cross country program and is the winningest coach in program history.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action on Friday at the All-Ohio Classic in Cedarville.