Men's Cross Country finishes fourth of 21 at Roanoke (Va.) South Region Showdown

Men's Cross Country finishes fourth of 21 at Roanoke (Va.) South Region Showdown
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October 18, 2025

SALEM, Va. — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team finished fourth of 21 teams at the Roanoke (Va.) South Region Showdown Invitational Saturday morning.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (45-9 Overall).
  • Race Info: The event was an 8,000-meter race held at the Green Hill Park Cross Country Course.
  • ONU placed 4th out of 21 teams with 116 points.

Race Results

  • The field consisted of 30 collegiate varsity teams from all over the Southern Region.
  • NCAA Division I foe East Tennessee State won the team title with 34 points, Pfeiffer (N.C.) was second with 65 points, #18 Washington & Lee (Va.) was third with 100 points and Roanoke (Va.) was fifth with 137 points. 

Top ONU Performers

  • Senior Jacob Clouse (Alvada/New Riegel) led the Polar Bears across the finish line in 25.29, finishing 16th of 239 runners.
  • Sophomore Chris Bond (Franklin) finished 23rd in 25.50.
  • Sophomore Dudley Bravard (Beavercreek) was 31st in 26.07.
  • Freshman Carson Brown (Botkins) was 46th in 26.43.
  • Senior Ethan Kemp (Mount Gilead) was 49th in 26.49.

Notables

  • This is the last regular season meet prior to the OAC Championships at Otterbein on Nov. 1.
  • It is the first time Carson Brown has finished as a top 5 runner for the Polar Bears this year.
  • Ohio Northern beat two nationally ranked teams, including #19 Lynchburg (Va.) and NAIA #6 Milligan (Tenn.)
  • Bond has an amazing day with a huge personal best, shaving off 33 seconds of his previous time 26.23.
  • Bravard hits a personal best taking off 34 seconds from his previous time 26.41.
  • Brown hits a personal best beating his previous best 27.00 by 17 seconds.
  • Kemp beats his previous best by 1 second.
  • 17th-year head coach Jason Maus is now 1,650-432 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 Nov. 1 with the OAC Championships at Otterbein.