Updated - Four earn All-Conference honors as Ohio Northern finishes second at 2012 OAC Men's Cross Country Championships
By Tim Glon
WILMINGTON — Juniors Mark Berton and Evan McKee each earned First Team All-Conference honors with top-9 finishes to lead Ohio Northern to a second place finish at the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Championships Saturday afternoon at the Wilmington Cross Country Course.
The final team and individual results were altered on Nov. 16 after Baldwin Wallace withdrew from all post-season competition in response to self-reported NCAA rules violations.
The Polar Bears (79-24 overall) finished second of nine teams with 71 points. Mount Union won the team title with 40 points, John Carroll was third with 89 points and Wilmington was fourth with 117 points.
Berton finished fifth out of 136 runners in 26:03 and McKee was eighth in 26:08.
Four Polar Bear runners earned All-OAC honors by finishing in the top 18.
Sophomore Nathan Rosenbaum was 13th in 26:18 and senior Michael Simmons earned All-OAC honors by just under a second, finishing 17th in 26:22.5.
All four runners earned All-Conference accolades for the second consecutive year.
Marietta's Caleb Muller won the individual title, finishing first in 24:51.
The second place finish marks the seventh consecutive year that Ohio Northern has finished in the top two at the OAC Championships meet. ONU previously won the title in 2007, '08, and '11.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 13, with the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships at Anderson, Ind.
Team Standings
1. Mount Union 40, 2. Ohio Northern 71, 3. John Carroll 89, 4. Wilmington 117, 5. Muskingum 127, 6. Marietta 128, 7. Heidelberg 152, 8. Otterbein 219, 9. Capital 239.
Top 9 Individuals (1st Team All-OAC)
1. Caleb Muller (Mar) 24:51, 2. Caleb Ellis (Mar) 25:53, 3. Josh Clemence (MtU) 25:56, 4. Alex Wilson (MtU) 25:56, 5. Nate Grimm (MtU) 26:01, 6. Mark Berton (ONU) 26:03, 7. Tyler Smith (Musk) 26:04, 8. Evan McKee (ONU) 26:08, 9. Alek Erwin (Wilm) 26:10.
Individuals 10-18 (2nd Team All-OAC)
10. John Honkala (JCU) 26:13, 11. Drake Sulzer (JCU) 26:15, 12. Nick Banks (MtU) 26:18, 13. Nathan Rosenbaum (ONU) 26:18, 14. Myles Corcoran (Wilm) 26:18, 15. Dustin Kuess (Berg) 26:19, 16. Jon Karmazin (MtU) 26:20, 17. Michael Simmons (ONU) 26:22, 18. Jacob Boyer (MtU) 26:22.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
6. Mark Berton 26:03, 8. Evan McKee 26:08, 13. Nathan Rosenbaum 26:18, 17. Michael Simmons 26:22, 27. Eric Wymer 26:48, 28. Mathew Johnson 26:51, 31. Tyler Feitshans 26:54, 37. Kenton Holliday 27:02, 44. Ryan Valentine 27:14, 47. William Huddleston 27:18, 49. Brett Neutzling 27:21, 55. Ian Anderson 27:26, 56. Michael Potter 27:26, 63. Tobias Deardorff 27:41, 68. Jeff Denny 27:54, 69. Dan Steigerwald 27:55, 70. Matt Bayman 27:56, 77. Jordan Kloss 28:06, 80. Matt Ernstes 28:13, 82. Tom Gerberich 28:15, 85. Dan Sowa 28:34, 108. Jonathan Wherry 29:37, 116. Nathan Barchalk 30:02, 135. Greg Krasnoschlik 34:27.
