By Andrew Korby

Junior Mark Berton has been named OAC Men's Cross Country of the Week for the week of September 3-9.

Berton finished in eighth place out of 333 runners at the Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational on Saturday.

He navigated the 8,000-meter course in 25:19.

The Polar Bears finished in seventh place out of 22 teams.

Ohio Northern will return to action on September 22 when they compete in the Williams (Mass.) Classic.