Women’s Cross Country finishes 5th of 9 at All-Ohio Classic

CEDARVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished fifth of nine Division III teams at the All-Ohio Classic on a sunny Friday evening.

The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (18-4 Overall).
• Race Info: The event was a 6,000-meter race held at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course.
• ONU placed 5th out of 9 collegiate Division III varsity teams with 129 points.

Race Results

• Ohio Northern finished 5th out of 20 collegiate teams with 280 points.
• John Carroll won the team title with 41 points, Ohio Wesleyan was second with 44 points, Wittenberg was third with 113 points and Otterbein was fourth with 127 points.

Top ONU Performers

• Senior Samantha Roth (Brunswick) led ONU across the finish line, placing 20th overall os 133 Division III runners in 23.49.
• Freshman Anna Gagliano (Hilliard/Davidson) was 28th in 23.59.
• Senior Dani Widmark (Zanesfield/Benjamin Logan) was 30th in 23.59.
• Senior Natalie Armbruster (Cincinnati/Mount Notre Dame) was 32nd in 24.07.
• Senior Laura Tanner (Wayne/Elmwood) was 37th in 24.25.

Notables

• The Polar Bears were 4th out of five OAC schools at the All-Ohio Classic.
• Northern finished 12th of 20 teams overall, scoring the meet with NCAA I, II and III and NAIA schools.
• 17th-year head coach Jason Maus is now 1,415-530 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 Friday Oct 3rd at the Ohio Wesleyan Invational in Delaware, Ohio.