Women's Cross Country finishes fifth of 21 at All-Ohio Championships

Amy Davis

By Megan Erbes

| Results |

DELAWARE — The Ohio Northern women’s cross country team placed fifith out of 21 NCAA Division III teams Friday at the All-Ohio Championships at the Delaware Golf Club course.

The Polar Bears finished with 162 points. Finishing first was Case Western Reserve with 70 points, while Oberlin placed second with 94 points, Baldwin-Wallace third with 134 points, and Wittenberg fourth with 134 points.

Freshman Alison Steinbrunner placed fifth overall in a time of 19:27.

Also placing in the top 40 were junior Amy Davis and senior Rachel Smith.

Davis placed 23rd in a time of 20:30 and Smith 36th in a time of 21:03.

Rounding out the scoring for Ohio Northern were sophomore Mallory Bloom, who placed 44th in 21:13, and senior Steph Hiser, who placed 54th in 21:22.

The Polar Bears will run next at the Oberlin Invitational on October 17.

Women’s Team Scores
1. Case Western Reserve 70, 2. Oberlin 94, 3. Baldwin-Wallace 134, 4. Wittenberg 134, 5. Ohio Northern 162, 6. Franciscan of Steubenville 167, 7. Otterbein 218, 8. Denison 225, 9. Wooster 235, 10. Ohio Wesleyan 236, 11. John Carroll 241, 12. Kenyon 257, 13. Wilmington 299, 14. Marietta 310, 15. Mount Union 436, 16. Heidelberg 491, 17. Capital 494, 18. Defiance 531, 19. Bluffton 589, 20. Muskingum 594, 21. Hiram 683.

Individual Top 5 Finishers
1. Joanna Johnson (Oberlin) 18:27, 2. Katie Navarre (Denison) 18:33, 3. Theresa Evans (Franciscan of Steubenville) 19:12, 4. Elaine Simpson (Case Western Reserve) 19:13, 5. Alison Steinbrunner (Ohio Northern) 19:27.

Ohio Northern Finishers
5. Alison Steinbrunner 19:27, 23. Amy Davis 20:30, 36. Rachel Smith 21:03, 44. Mallory Bloom 21:13, 54. Steph Hiser 21:22, 77. Kelly Casanova 22:01, 97. Ashley Baumer 22:40.