The No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern men's cross country team received an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA III Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Elsah, Ill.

The Polar Bears (113-19 overall) finished third in the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday and were led by junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls), senior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./De La Salle) and senior Bobby Borger (Perrysburg) who all earned USFTCCCA Great Lakes All-Region honors by finishing in the top 35.

McVey, the individual winner of OAC Championships and All-Ohio Championships, became the first men's runner in school history to win the regional meet.