Men's Cross Country: Ohio Northern (69-20 Overall) at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regionals
Saturday, November 10, 2018, 12:15 p.m. - Blue River Memorial Park, Shelbyville, Ind.
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ONU Race Notes: The Ohio Northern men's cross country program competes for individual all-region accolades and bids to the 2018 NCAA Division III National Championships this Saturday, November 10 as the Polar Bears travel to Blue River Memorial Park in Shelbyville, Indiana for the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships ... The women's 6k competition will kick off the event at 11 a.m. with the men's 8k race scheduled to follow at 12:15 p.m. ... Northern is fresh off a third-place effort at the 2018 OAC Championships on October 27, their 14th consecutive top-three finish at the conference meet ... Senior All-American Ian McVey won the race in 26:04.6 to become the third runner in program history to earn All-OAC honors on four occasions ... McVey also enters the weekend as the reigning Great Lakes individual champion from the 2017 season ... At the conference championships, senior Spencer Schulze and sophomore Travis Sutter also earned All-OAC accolades as the former finished third in 26:28.2 for First-Team honors while the latter posted a 27:11.4 clocking to end 16th and gain Second-Team kudos ... Sophomore Jordan Green and freshman Caden Sauerbrey ended 26th and 35th overall, respectively ... Junior Griffin Skaff and sophomore Sam Krabacher rounded out the team's top-seven finishers after racing to 41st and 42nd overall, respectively ... The top-35 individual finishers in this weekend's event will earn United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Region honors ... In each of the eight regions across the country, the top-two finishing teams will earn automatic bids to next weekend's NCAA Division III National Championships while the next 16 best team times across the country will earn at-large bids to the National Championships, rounding out the final 32-team field ... After the 32-team field is set, the next seven fastest individuals at each regional race from non-qualifying teams will receive individual bids to compete at the championship event.
Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is currently in his 10th season as head coach of the men's and women's cross country programs at Ohio Northern ... He has guided the men's program to a 1,047-233 record, a winning percentage of .818 … Maus currently stands as the all-time winningest coach in school history for both men's and women's cross country.