Ohio Northern's Steinbrunner wins NCAA  Cross Country Regional Individual Title

Ohio Northern's Steinbrunner wins NCAA Cross Country Regional Individual Title

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Ohio Northern's Steinbrunner wins NCAA Cross Country Regional Individual Title

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Junior All-American Alison Steinbrunner won the individual title, leading the No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern to a second place finish at the 2011 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships at Oberlin on Saturday.

With their second place finish, the Polar Bears receive an automatic bid to the NCAA III Championships next Saturday at Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Steinbrunner finished the 6,000-meter course in 21:27, a full six seconds ahead of the field to win the first ever Regional individual title in ONU women’s cross country history.