Women's Cross Country coaches named OAC Coaching Staff of the Year

By Marissa Myers

ADA — The Ohio Northern Women's Cross Country coaching staff was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Staff of the Year for the 2025 season.

The Polar Bears won their 7th OAC title this season, finishing 1st out of nine teams with 31 points with six runners earning All-Conference honors.

This is Northern's sixth consecutive upper division OAC finish.

ONU finished the season with an 83-13 overall record and finished 8th of 37 teams at the Great Lakes Division III Regional Championships.

Head coach Jason Maus is in his 17th year at ONU and has led the women's team to a 1,480-539 overall record and four OAC titles. He is the all-time winningest coach at ONU for men's and women's cross country.

Assistant coach Molly Amidon is in her 9th season at ONU and volunteer assistant coach Tessa McVey has been with the Polar Bears for three years.