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Men's, Women's Cross Country squads to open 2010 seasons Sept. 4 at Dayton Challenge
By Tim Glon
| Men's 2010 Schedule | Women's 2010 Schedule |
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's and women's cross country teams will open up their 2010 schedules Sept. 4 at the Dayton Flyer 5k Challenge.
The Polar Bears, under second-year head coach Jason Maus, will also compete at Bowling Green, Calvin (Mich.), Furman and Oberlin in invitational meets during the regular season.
Five Polar Bears earn Academic All-OAC for Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
By Steven Wright
ADA — Three members of the Ohio Northern women's cross country and track & field teams have been named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference, while two others have been named Honorable Mention Academic All-OAC as selected by the OAC faculty athletic representatives.
Seniors Janelle Jansen, Brittany Farber and Rachel Smith all earned Academic All-OAC, and senior Rebecca Silverstein and sophomore Nicole Hope were both Honorable Mention Academic All-OAC.
Freshman Alison Steinbrunner named OAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
By Tim Glon
ADA — Ohio Northern freshman Alison Steinbrunner (New Carlisle/Tecumseh) was named the 2009 OAC Women’s Cross Country
Runner-of-the-Year.
Steinbrunner became the first ONU women’s cross country runner to win the OAC individual title with a time of 21:54.32 at this season's OAC Championships.
At the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional, Steinbrunner placed sixth (22:17) out of 231 runners to represent ONU at the NCAA Championships.
At the National meet, she placed 261st (25:30) out of 280 runners.
Women's Cross Country
- 9/4 at Dayton 5k Challenge 10:45 am
- 9/11 at Bowling Green Inv 2 pm
- 9/18 at Calvin (Mich.) Select Meet 10 am
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Women's Cross Country Highlights
• 18 consecutive winning seasons
• OAC Championships 2008, 2006, 2005, 1998
• Alison Steinbrunner - 2009 OAC Champion
• Alison Steinbrunner - 2009 OAC Runner of the Year
• 35 All-OAC honorees
• 2006 NCAA Championships appearance
• 5k school record 18:07 by Alison Steinbrunner in 2009
• 6k school record 21:50 by Alison Steinbrunner in 2005
• 4 runners named All-OAC in 2008



