Men's Cross Country finishes 7th of 37 teams at NCAA III Great Lakes Regional meet; Berton named All-Region
By Tim Glon
ANDERSON, Ind. — Ohio Northern finished seven of 37 teams with 321 points at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional men's Cross Country Championships Saturday morning.
The Polar Bears end their season with a 109-30 record.
Junior Mark Berton earned All-Great Lakes Region honors and led ONU with a 21st place finish out of 256 runners in 25:49.
Sophomore Nathan Rosenbaum, junior Evan McKee, junior Tyler Feitshans and junior Mathew Johnson finished in a tight pack.
Rosenbaum was 72nd in 26:39, McKee was 73rd in 26:39, Feitshans was 76th in 26:40 and Johnson was 79th in 26:44.
Williams Jones of Franciscan won the individual title in 24:26.
No. 2-ranked Calvin (Mich.) won the team title with 36 points, No. 27 Wabash (Ind.) was second with 111 and No. 33 Case Western Reserve was third with 146 points.
Team Standings
1. #2 Calvin (Mich.) 36, 2. #27 Wabash (Ind.) 111, 3. #33 Case Western Reserve 146, 4. Manchester (Ind.)148, 5. Mount Union 166, 6. Albion (Mich.) 308, 7. Ohio Northern 321, 8. Oberlin 334, 9. John Carroll 342, 10. Muskingum 370, 11. Adrian (Mich.) 374, 12. Hope (Mich.) 376, 13. DePauw (Ind.) 395, 14. Denison 421, 15. Ohio Wesleyan 445, 16. Spalding (Ky.) 470, 17. Wooster 477, 18. Kenyon 498, 19. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) 528, 20. Heidelberg 559, 21. Alma (Mich.) 563, 22. Wilmington 584, 23. Wittenberg 600, 24. Franklin (Ind.) 618, 25. Franciscan 638, 26. Trine (Ind.) 658, 27. Marietta 673, 28. Otterbein 685, 29. Anderson (Ind.) 711, 30. Bluffton 712, 31. Defiance 713, 32. Kalamazoo (Mich.) 864, 33. Olivet (Mich.) 875, 34. Hanover (Ind.) 958, 35. Hiram 1002, 36. Mt. St. Joseph 1199, 37. Transylvania (Ky.) 1220.
Top 5 Individuals
1. William Jones (Franciscan) 24:26, 2. Dan Kerr (Calvin) 24:27, 3. Caleb Muller (Marietta) 24:45, 4. Nick Kramer 24:49 (Calvin), 5. Noah Droddy (DePauw) 24:58
Ohio Northern Individual Results
21. Mark Berton 25:49, 72. Nathan Rosenbaum 26:38, 73. Evan McKee 26:39, 76. Tyler Feitshans 26:40, 79. Mathew Johnson 26:44, 121. Eric Wymer 27:19, 194. Kenton Holliday 28:37.