By Jared Brown
he Ohio Northern Men's cross country team finished second out of 22 teams at the All-Ohio Collegiate Championship on Saturday at Cedarville.
The Polar Bears finished second in the event with a total of 96 points. No. 35 Case Western won the meet with 55 points. John Carroll, Ohio Wesleyan and Oberlin finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Northern had the three of the top twenty finishers on the day.
Sophomore Nathan Rosenbaum navigated the 8k course in a time of 25:48.74 and finished seventh.
Junior Mark Berton finished 18th at a time of 26:23.02 and Senior Michael Simmons notched a 20th place finish with a time of 26:25.82.
Juniors Tyler Feitshans and Evan McKeefinish 24th and 27th respectively.
Ohio Northern will be in action again on Saturday, October 13th when they travel to Wisconsin for the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational at 8:30am.
Team Standings
1. No. 35 Case Western 55, 2. Ohio Northern 96, 3. John Carroll 151, 4. Ohio Wesleyan 198, 5. Oberlin 210, 6. Denison 220, 7. Muskingum 222, 8. Marietta 242, 9. Mount Union 248, 10. Wilmington 262, 11. Wooster 283, 12. Heidelberg 303, 13. Kenyon 318, 14. Baldwin Wallace 319, 15. Otterbein 328, 16. Wittenberg 338, 17. Defiance 340, 18. Francsican 362, 19. Bluffton 479, 20. Capital 525, 21. Hiram 594, 22. Mount Saint Joseph 724
Top 5 Individuals
1. William Jones (Francsican) 23:34.14, 2. Caleb Muller (Marietta) 24:49.44, 3. Kenneth Janosko (Baldwin Wallace) 25:16.32, 4. Chris Kelly (Case Western) 25:46.64, 5. Ethan Teare (Case Western) 25:47.10
Ohio Northern Individual Results
7. Nathan Rosenbaum 25:49.74, 18. Mark Berton 26:23.02, 20. Michael Simmons 26:25.82, 24. Tyler Feitshans 26:35.04, 27. Evan McKee 26:41.74, 56. Matthew Johnson 27:21.54, 59. Jeff Denny 27:27.36
