Otterbein Set to Host 2013 OAC Cross Country Championships
Otterbein Set to Host 2013 OAC Cross Country Championships
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Austintown, OH -- The 2013 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Men's
and Women's Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Otterbein
University on Saturday, November 2. The women's 6K championship
race will begin at 11a.m., while the men's 8K race will start at
noon. The top-18 finishers will receive All-OAC honors. The
first nine will be named first team and nine-18 will be named
second team.
This cross country season has been dedicated to Wilmington
junior Jenna Parlette. The Conference produced wristbands for
every OAC cross country runner that will say #JennaStrong on them
to wear while competing. They are purple, the color that signifies
the fight against epilepsy. The wristbands will be highlighted at
the OAC Championships.
The Ohio Northern Polar Bears claimed the women's championship
title with 48 points, followed by Mount Union with 57 points, John
Carroll with 67 points, Wilmington with 136 points and Otterbein
rounded out the top five with 139 points. This was ONU's third
consecutive, seventh overall title.
ONU placed five in the top-18 a year ago and will return junior
Catie Huber (Findlay), who placed 12th (24:17.1)
On the men's side, Mount Union claimed it 26th overall
championship title with 40 points, followed by Ohio Northern with
71 points, John Carroll with 89 points, Wilmington with 117points
and Muskingum with127 points.
Mount Union placed six in the top-18 a year ago and will return
five of them. The Purple Raiders will looks to senior Josh Clemence
(Akron/Firestone)who placed third (25:56.5), followed by sophomore
Alex Wilson (Macedonia/Nordonia) in fourth place (25:56.7), senior
Nate Grimm (Lisbon/Leetonia) in fifth place (26:01.2), junior Nick
Banks (Bay Village) in 12th place (26:18.1) and senior Jacob Boyer
who finished 18th (26:22.6).