Women's Cross Country finishes 2nd of 11 at Ohio Wesleyan Invitational

DELAWARE — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team was second of 11 teams at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational on a Friday evening.

The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (28-5 Overall).
• Race Info: The event was a 6,000-meter race held at the Ohio Wesleyan Cross Country Course.

Race Results

• Ohio Northern finished 2nd out of 11 collegiate teams with 35 points.
• Ohio Wesleyan won the team title with 30 points, Ohio Northern was second with 35 points, Mount Vernon was third with 104 points and Denison was fourth with 145 points.

Top ONU Performers

• Senior Samantha Roth (Brunswick) led ONU across the finish line, placing 3rd overall of 121 runners in 22.30.
• Junior AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) was 5th in 22.53.
• Freshman Allison Woodruff (Arlington/Riverdale) was 9th in 23.12.
• Senior Dani Widmark (Zanesfield/Ben Logan) was 13th in 23.25.
• Freshman Anna Gagliano (Hilliard/Davidson) was 14th in 23.28.

Notables

• Woodruff hits a career best of 23.12, taking off 28 seconds of her previous time 23.40.
• Widmark hits a career best of 23.25, shaving 37 seconds off of her previous time 24.02.
• Gagliano hits career best of 23.28, taking off 21 seconds off of her previous best 23.49.
• In all, 18 of ONU's 22 runners had a season best time.
• Northern finished 1st of three OAC teams in the race.
• The Polar Bears were second of eight NCAA Division III schools.
• 17th-year head coach Jason Maus is now 1,425-531 as head coach of the ONU women's cross country program and is the winningest coach in program history.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Roanoke (Va.) XC Invitational.