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Senior Andrew Harden leads No. 32-ranked Men's Cross country as it competes in Michigan St. Spartan Invitational

Senior Andrew Harden leads No. 32-ranked Men's Cross country as it competes in Michigan St. Spartan Invitational
September 16, 2016

By Caleb Scott

ADA — Senior Andrew Harden led the No. 32 ranked Ohio Northern men's cross country team as it competed at the Michigan St. Spartan Invitational Friday afternoon.

Northern improves to 8-0 overall.

The Polar Bears took first place in the Div. III standings as they defeated the Calvin (Mich.) JV squad 15-50.

As a team, Northern placed eighth of 38 teams in all divisions represented at the invitational.

Harden took first place in the DIII standings in 26:16, while sophomore Ian McVey finished second in 26:22 and senior Cully Gordon rounded out the top three in 26:23. 

Seniors Kase Schalois and Aaren Hemmelgarn and juniors Bobby Borger and Matt Molinaro and also posted top-7 finishes for Northern.

Borgers was fourth in 26:33, Schalois was fifth in 26:43, Molinaro was sixth in 26:56 and Hemmelgarn was seventh in 27:12.

"Our men raced well in a very competitive field," said head coach Jason Maus. "A meet of this caliber will really prepare us for what the rest of the schedule holds."

The Polar Bears will return to action Sept. 30 as they travel to Cedarville to compete in the All-Ohio Championships at 2 pm.

Team Standings

1. Ohio Northern 15, 2. Calvin (Mich.) JV 50

Top 5 Individuals

 1. Andrew Harden (Ohio Northern) 26:16, 2. Ian McVey (Ohio Northern) 26:22, 3. Cully Gordon (Ohio Northern) 26:23, 4. Bobby Borger (Ohio Northern) 26:33, 5. Kase Schalois (Ohio Northern) 26:43.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

1. Andrew Harden 26:16, 2. Ian McVey 26:22, 3. Cully Gordon 26:23, 4. Bobby Borger 26:33, 5. Kase Schalois 26:43, 6. Matt Molinaro 26:56, 7. Aaren Hemmelgarn 27:12, 8. Samuel Boyd 27:23, 11. Cameron Rusnak 27:49, 13. Spencer Schulze 28:00, 15. Ian McKee 28:12, 16. Logan Perry 28:40, 17. Wyatt Stahl 28:42, 19. Eric Collins 28:51, 20. Alec Lunney 28:52, 22. John McNutt 29:05, 23. Riley Lamison 29:28, 24. Kyle Neff 29:33, 26. Dominic Solis 29:41, 27. Andrew Shelton 29:42, 28. Michael Murray 29:59, 29. Bryan Peck 30:26, 30. Tyler Kennedy 31:02, 31. Dustin Lumadue 31:38, 32. Auston Davenport 31:56, 34. Jacob Gallaher 32:34.