ONU men win 3rd consecutive OAC cross country title
TIFFIN — For the first time in school history, the Ohio Northern men's cross country team claimed its third consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Championship as junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) claimed the OAC Individual title and senior Matt Molinaro(Sterling Heights, Mich./De La Salle) finished as the runner up to lead the Polar Bears.
The Polar Bears (80-17 overall) won the team title with 33 team points, while Mount Union was second with 61 points and John Carroll rounded out the top-3 with 64 points.
Ohio Northern claimed three of the top-5 individual finishes in the race.
McVey won the individual title in 25:04.3 to lead ONU across the finish line, while Molinaro claimed second place in 25:09.6 and senior Bobby Borger (Perrysburg) finished fifth overall in 25:23.2.
Mcvey, Molinaro and Borger all earned First Team All-OAC kudos for their efforts.
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