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Ohio State Men?s Cross Country Sweeps Kent State Short Course Race - Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's cross country team kicked off its 2007 season with a sweep of the Top 3 spots in the Kent State Short Course Race in Kent, Ohio.

Jeff See, a junior from Middletown, Ohio, bested the field with a time of 15:14.5, placing ahead of teammates John Ealy (15:15.5) and sophomore Chad Balyo (15:16.7).

Ealy, a senior from Reynoldsburg, is serving as team co-captain this season. Fellow captain Alex Bailey clocked 15:33.7 to add another Top 10 finish in seventh place.

The Buckeyes are off next week before heading to Knoxville, Tenn., for the Tennessee Twilight Invitational Sept. 14.

Kent State Short Course - Ohio State Finishes
Name Year School Time
1 See, Jeff Ohio State 15:14.5
2 Ealy, John Ohio State 15:15.5
3 Balyo, Chad Ohio State 15:16.7
7 Bailey, Alex Ohio State 15:33.7
16 Olinger, Christopher Ohio State 16:00.0

No team results for this race.

Side note: Kent State's head coach is former Ohio State and 3-time Olympic steeplechase runner Mark Croghan.