Friday, October 30
Kalamazoo, MI
11 a.m. ET
at
Mid-American Conference Championships
10/30/2026 6:27:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Ohio men's and women's cross country both placed sixth at the 2026 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships, hosted by Western Michigan, on Friday, Oct. 30.
Ohio's top performer of the day was junior Michael Dellasanta (Columbus, Ohio) in the men's 8k race. Dellasanta earned All-MAC Second Team honors after placing 12th overall with a time of 24:14.2.
Ohio kicked off the meet with the women's 6k race. Senior Ellie Greenwell (Park Hills, Ky.) led the women's group, placing 19th overall with a time of 20:53.8. The second Bobcat to cross the finish line was sophomore Savana Miller, who took home 26th place with a time of 21:02.2. The next two finishers for Ohio were juniors Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) and Mairin O'Brien (Lewis Center, Ohio) in 28th and 31st place, respectively. Stewart ran a time of 21:04.5 and O'Brien recorded a PR of 21:10.3. Junior Eva Hensley (Cincinnati, Ohio) and sophomore Samantha Shreve (Buckhannon, W. Va.) rounded out Ohio's top six runners. Hensley finished 50th with a PR of 21:46.2 and Shreve followed behind in 51st place with a time of 21:47.7.
The men's 8k championship race commenced after the end of the women's race. In addition to Dellasanta, senior Sam Beeler (Cincinnati, Ohio) was Ohio's second runner across the finish line. Beeler placed 25th with a time of 24:48.2. Sophomore Tate Ruthers (Thornville, Ohio) came in 44th place with a time of 25:21.3. Freshman John Hangen (Columbus, Ohio) and senior Nick Kennedy (Hurricane, W. Va.) reached the finish line together, finished in 54th and 55th place, respectively. Hangen recorded a time of 25:45.6 and Kennedy ran a time of 25:46.2. Freshman Caleb Larson (West Liberty, Ohio) rounded out the Ohio's top six performers, coming in 60th place with a time of 26:00.0.
The Bobcats will be back in action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships in East Lansing, Mich. on Friday, Nov. 13.
#OUohyeah
Ohio's top performer of the day was junior Michael Dellasanta (Columbus, Ohio) in the men's 8k race. Dellasanta earned All-MAC Second Team honors after placing 12th overall with a time of 24:14.2.
Ohio kicked off the meet with the women's 6k race. Senior Ellie Greenwell (Park Hills, Ky.) led the women's group, placing 19th overall with a time of 20:53.8. The second Bobcat to cross the finish line was sophomore Savana Miller, who took home 26th place with a time of 21:02.2. The next two finishers for Ohio were juniors Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) and Mairin O'Brien (Lewis Center, Ohio) in 28th and 31st place, respectively. Stewart ran a time of 21:04.5 and O'Brien recorded a PR of 21:10.3. Junior Eva Hensley (Cincinnati, Ohio) and sophomore Samantha Shreve (Buckhannon, W. Va.) rounded out Ohio's top six runners. Hensley finished 50th with a PR of 21:46.2 and Shreve followed behind in 51st place with a time of 21:47.7.
The men's 8k championship race commenced after the end of the women's race. In addition to Dellasanta, senior Sam Beeler (Cincinnati, Ohio) was Ohio's second runner across the finish line. Beeler placed 25th with a time of 24:48.2. Sophomore Tate Ruthers (Thornville, Ohio) came in 44th place with a time of 25:21.3. Freshman John Hangen (Columbus, Ohio) and senior Nick Kennedy (Hurricane, W. Va.) reached the finish line together, finished in 54th and 55th place, respectively. Hangen recorded a time of 25:45.6 and Kennedy ran a time of 25:46.2. Freshman Caleb Larson (West Liberty, Ohio) rounded out the Ohio's top six performers, coming in 60th place with a time of 26:00.0.
The Bobcats will be back in action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships in East Lansing, Mich. on Friday, Nov. 13.
#OUohyeah
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/ Men's Cross Country
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/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
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