Ohio University

Joshua Ritchie was a member of the Cross Country/Track & Field Team from 1994-1998. The Tallmadge native was a four-year letterwinner that won the cross country “triple crown” in 1996 by taking first place in the Central Collegiate Championship, the All-Ohio Championship and the MAC Championship. He was the fourth Bobcat runner to win the Men’s MAC cross country individual title and was also named Ohio Runner of the Year by the Ohio Cross Country Coaches Association as a junior. Ritchie went on to place 25th at the 1996 NCAA cross country meet, making him the first Bobcat All-American since his brother, Shannan. By also claiming Academic All-American honors that year, he became the first Ohio male student athlete ever to win both national awards. He graduated with a BSSE/BSSPS × Exercise Physiology and MSPE × Sport Physiology.