No. 19 Men's Cross Country wins All-Ohio Championship title for second time in three years

Alan Bowsher

By Jeff Blezein

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DELEWARE — The No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern men’s cross country team won the All-Ohio Championships meet Friday afternoon.

ONU (35-4) won the team title for the second time in three years at the 8,000-meter course on the Deleware Golf Club course.

The Polar Bears were lead by two top-five finishes from seniors Alan Bowsher and Justin Dickman, who finished second and fourth, respectively, in times of 27:05.8 and 27:11.2.

Sophomore Dan Smith finished 11th in a time of 27:54.6.

Senior Brent Hiser and sophomore Nick Baker finished out Northern’s scoring.

Hiser finished 13th in a time of 27:59.2, while Baker finished 35th in a time of 28:35.2

The Polar Bears finished first with 65 points, while No. 33-ranked Heidelberg finished second with 66 points, Oberlin finished third with 124 points, and No. 24-ranked Mount Union finished fourth with 129 points. 

Men’s Team Scores
1. Ohio Northern 65, 2. Heidelberg 66, 3. Oberlin 124, 4. Mount Union 129, 5. Case Western 144, 6. Ohio Wesleyan 159, 7. Otterbein 177, 8. Denison 195, 9. Baldwin-Wallace 207, 10. Wilmington 274, 11. Marietta 285, 12. Kenyon 311, 13. Wittenberg 331, 14. Wooster 375, 15. John Carroll 435, 16. Defiance 477, 17. Muskingum 491, 18. Hiram 537, 19. Capital 551, 20. Mount St. Joseph 601.

Individual Top 5 Finishers
1. Makorobondo Salukombo (Denison) 26:49.1, 2. Alan Bowhsher (Ohio Northern) 27:05.8, 3. Devin Butcher (Heidelberg) 27:06.8, 4. Justin Dickman (Ohio Northern) 27:11.2, 5. Austin Stiles (Wilmington) 27:27.2.

Ohio Northern Finishers
2. Alan Bowsher 27:05.8, 4. Justin Dickman 27:11.2, 11. Dan Smith 27:54.6, 13. Brent Hiser 27:59.2, 35. Nick Baker 28:35.2, 36. Nick Swinford 28:37.3, 48. Jacob Schoenlein 28:57.9.