2019 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Cross Country

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Current Ranking: None

8/30 @ Miami (OH) Invitational - 2nd/4
9/14 @ Commodore Classic (@ Vanderbilt) - 7th/15
9/28 vs. Buckeye Preview - 4th/8
10/18 @ Nuttycomb Wisconsin Invitational (@ Wisconsin) - 4th/8
11/3 @ Big Ten Championships (@ Ohio State) - 11th/12
11/15 @ NCAA Regional Championships (@ Madison, WI) - 9th/29

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For the Buckeye men, they opened their season with a 2nd place finish out of 4 varsity teams in Oxford. Indiana won the team title with 21 points, followed by Ohio State (56 points), Kentucky (83 points) and Miami (108 points). Crossing the line first for the Buckeyes was senior, Luke Landis in 4th place with a time of 25:56.5.

The scorers for the Buckeyes finished in 4th, 12th, 14th, 16th and 18th.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Nashville, Tennessee for the Commodore Classic on September 14.

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The Buckeyes competed in their second meet of the year over the weekend at the Commordore Classic, hosted by Vanderbilt. OSU finished 7th out of 15 teams with a total of 148 points. Middle Tennessee State won the meet, scoring 52 points. Leading the way for the Buckeyes was Aaron Wood (Fisher Catholic grad) with his 16th place finish in a time of 24:58.1.

Next up on the schedule, Ohio State will host their own invitational next Saturday (Sep. 28th).

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The men hosted their first meet of the season on Saturday morning, where they took 4th out of 8 teams. Penn State took the team title with 53 points, Grand Valley State and Michigan tied for 2nd place with 69 points each, but Grand Valley State won the tiebreaker to take 2nd outright, then the Buckeyes finished in 4th place with 92 points.

The field consisted of mostly Big Ten teams (Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois and Rutgers). Other teams included Grand Valley State, Miami (OH) and Toledo.

4 of the Buckeyes top finishers set personal bests. Aaron Wood (from Fisher Catholic) led the way with a 6th place finish.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to the Nuttycomb Wisconsin Invitational in Madison on October 18.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes competed in the nation's elite cross country meet of the year on Friday afternoon. They competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational hosted by Wisconsin. The men's team competed in the "B" race. Still a varsity race, but not against the top teams. OSU finished in 4th place with 102 points.

Leading the way for OSU was Luke Landis with a personal best time. Followed closely by Tevin Brown, who also posted a personal best time.

Northern Arizona won the main race by destroying the competition. Then in the "B" competition, Northern Arizona's "B" team won with a total of 57 points, followed by Michigan with 63 points and Notre Dame with 91 points.

Next up is the Big Ten Championships on November 3rd. The Buckeyes will host the conference championships.

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On championship Sunday, the Buckeyes really needed to show up to have a chance, but they ended up struggling for the most part. OSU hosted the Big Ten Championships for the first time since 2007, but their home course advantage didn't help them much. The Buckeyes finished in 11th place out of 12 teams with 317 points.

Wisconsin won the team title with 56 points, edging out Indiana (70 points) and Michigan (78 points). Purdue (82 points) and Penn State (169 points) rounded out the top 5 teams.

Leading the way for OSU was Tevin Brown in 49th place, with his personal best time. Luke Landis finished 65th, followed by Gio Copploe in 70th (personal best time). Rounding out the Buckeye top 5 were Peter Hayden (77th) and Mikey Zedan (86th).

Next up, Ohio State will head to the NCAA Regional Championships on November 15th in Madison, Wisconsin.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes finished their season with a 9th place finish at the regional championships at Wisconsin. OSU finished with 326 points (9th place) in a field of 29 teams. Purdue won the regional competition with 79 points, followed by Notre Dame with 85 points, securing the two automatic spots at nationals. Rounding out the top 5 were three other Big Ten teams (Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin).

Tevin Brown led the way for the Buckeyes, finishing in 38th place. Luke Landis and Michael Zedan both ran personal best times for OSU.