ELYRIA, Ohio – Ohio Northern won the 2026 Ohio Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Lorain County Community College. The Polar Bears scored 39 points, 41 ahead of runner-up Mount Union (80). A field of 165 runners finished the 8K race.

Otterbein senior Mitch Green won the individual title in 25:22.7, 8.4 seconds ahead of Ohio Northern sophomore Jacob Wireman (25:31.1). Capital senior Kolin Brake was third (25:34.2), Mount Union senior Liam Blake fourth (25:38.0) and Baldwin Wallace junior Dillon Hach fifth (25:40.4). Ohio Northern freshman Benjamin LeBay (25:41.7) and Heidelberg junior Tyler Huff (25:42.4) placed sixth and seventh, followed by Ohio Northern’s Dudley Bravard (25:43.0) and Hayden Maus (25:46.8) in eighth and ninth. Capital senior Mikey Arnone was 10th (25:50.1). The top five finishers were separated by less than 18 seconds, and the top 10 by 2 seconds. 

Team Scores

1. Ohio Northern – 39
2. Mount Union – 80
3. Capital – 92
4. Otterbein – 93
5. Baldwin Wallace – 96
6. Heidelberg – 96
7. Wilmington – 197
8. Muskingum – 265
9. Marietta – 279

All-OAC Honors
First Team: Mitch Green (Otterbein), Jacob Wireman (Ohio Northern), Kolin Brake (Capital), Liam Blake (Mount Union), Dillon Hach (Baldwin Wallace), Benjamin LeBay (Ohio Northern), Tyler Huff (Heidelberg), Dudley Bravard (Ohio Northern), Hayden Maus (Ohio Northern), Mikey Arnone (Capital)

Second Team: Jake Kapper (Mount Union), Brady Pugh (Otterbein), Michael Dorris (Baldwin Wallace), Carter Black (Ohio Northern), Dean Morrison (Heidelberg), Tucker See (Otterbein), Nick Swartz (Baldwin Wallace), Joe Brewster (Heidelberg), Jalen Randleman (Mount Union), Justin Rona (Capital)