By Tim Glon
Seniors All-American Alison Steinbrunner and Lydia Weaver finished 1-2 to lead No. 34-ranked Ohio Northern to the 2012 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championships title Saturday afternoon at the Wilmington Cross Country Course.
The Polar Bears (80-22 overall) won the team title with 52 points, edging Mount Union (62 points) and John Carroll (72 points) for the crown.
Steinbrunner had a record-setting afternoon as well, winning her OAC-record fourth consecutive individual title.
She won the event by a full 42 seconds in 22:12 for the 6,000-meter course.
Four Polar Bear runners earned All-OAC honors by finishing in the top 18.
Weaver finished second in 22:54, sophomore Catie Huber was 13th in 24:17 and freshman Aya Tomozawa was 16th in 24:27.
Senior Casey Adamcik and senior Sarah Turley were 20th and 21st, respectively with identical times of 24:37.
The victory was the sixth conference championship in the last eight seasons for Ohio Northern, as ONU previously won the title in 2005, '06, '08, '10, and '11.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 13, with the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships at Anderson, Ind.
Team Standings
1. Ohio Northern 52, 2. Mount Union 62, 3. John Carroll 72, 4. Baldwin Wallace 120, 5. Wilmington 158, 6. Otterbein 163, 7. Capital 172, 8. Heidelberg 219, 9. Muskingum 237, 10. Marietta 254.
Top 9 Individuals (1st Team All-OAC)
1. Alison Steinbrunner (ONU) 22:12, 2. Lydian Weaver (ONU) 22:54, 3. Emma McCarron (Cap) 23:05, 4. Emily Mapes (JCU) 23:11, 5. Bekah Reese (Ott) 23:26, 6. Gabriella Kreuz (JCU) 23:31, 7. Caitlin Goggin (MtU) 23:35, 8. Shaina Kovatch (BW) 23:39, 9. Jenna Parlette (Wilm) 23:41.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
1. Alison Steinbrunner 22:12, 2. Lydia Weaver 22:54, 13. Catie Huber 24:17, 16. Aya Tomozawa 24:27, 20. Casey Adamcik 24:37, 21. Sarah Turley 24:37, 27. Kara Sosinski 24:49, 28. Samantha Hoffman 24:54, 43. Brooke Larsen 25:25, 45. Erin Radigan 25:30, 54. Margaret Sorg 25:41, 57. Sarah Thompson 25:52, 60. Julie Puvogel 26:05, 61. Kayti Kintner 26:11, 65. Brittany Lang 26:20. 66. Katie Klopp 26:21, 70. Laura Avino 26:30, 75. Emily Myers 26:43, 76. Gabi Patarini 26:44, 83, Raechel Moore 27:00, 95. Kendra Lee 27:26, 105. Rebekah McCutcheon 28:05, 110. Brittany Stanek 28:13, 113. Caitlin Ratliff 28:28, 137. Moriah Rouch 34:30.
