Women’s, Men's Cross Country teams to open 2024 season Aug. 30 at Bluffton Beaver Dam Invite

By Tim Glon

| 2024 Women's Cross Country Schedule | 2024 Men's Cross Country Schedule |

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's and men's cross country teams will open their 2024 seasons on Aug. 30 at Bluffton's Beaver Dam Invite under 16th-year head coach Jason Maus.

The Polar Bears will compete in two other events in September.

The Franklin (Ind.) Invitational is Sept. 7 and the Otterbein Invitational is Sept. 21.

The Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Pre-National meet opens the month of October on the 4th.

Northern will then travel to New York to compete in the SUNY Geneseo Mike Woods Invitational on Oct. 19 to end the regular season.

The Polar Bears will compete in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at Heidelberg on Nov. 2.

The NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships are scheduled for Nov. 16 at Shelbyville, Ind., and the National Championships will be run at Rose-Hulman in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 23.

In 2023, Northern's women finished second in the OAC and were 84-22 overall, while ONU's men finished 97-16 overall and were second in the OAC.