Jonathan Wenning

Photo by: Craig Bell, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coldwater, Ohio
High School:
Coldwater

2018: Competed in all seven races on the season … finished 25th in his first collegiate 6K at the Toledo Rockets Invitational with a time of 19:27.3 … completed the season’s only 5K at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener in 16:03.6 … ran in the John McNichols Invitational finishing in 27:27.2 … competed in the Louisville Cross Country Classic concluding with a time of 25:44.3 … participated in the Bradley Pink Classic finishing in 25:53.6 … came in 39th at the MAC Championships with a time of 25:43.3; helped the team to a second-place finish … ended the season at the Great Lakes Regionals with a time of 33:00.3 in the 10K ... 2018 Academic All-MAC.

2017: Competed in all six meets for the Falcons during his junior season ... in his first time out this season he finished third overall, helping lead his team to a first place finish at the Mel Brodt Invitational finishing with a personal best time of 15:44.5 ... finished 39th overall at the Spartan Invitational, recording a career best time of 26:23.4 in the 8K event ... also recorded career a best time at the Joe Piane Invitational where he finished 20th overall with a time of 25:18.9 ... placed in the top 50 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational, finishing 46th overall in 25:14.2, shaving a minute off his PR ... finished 24th at the MAC Championships, crossing the line in 25:26.2 ... completed the Great Lakes Regionals 10K race in 33:18.7 … named to the 2017 Academic All-MAC team.

2016: Academic All-MAC ... competed in all six meets ... was BGSU's top finisher and placed third overall at season-opening Toledo Invitational (15:42.7) ... was BGSU's second-best runner and finished seventh at Mel Brodt Collegiate Invitational (26:36.6) ... was also BGSU's second-fastest at the five-mile Joe Piane Invitational, where he took 29th overall in 25:24.6 ... placed 19th in 26:01.9 at MAC Championships ... set a personal 10K record in 32:31.3 at NCAA Regional.

2015: Ran in all six meets this season … Top five finisher for the Falcons … Set a 5,000-meter personal best 16:18.0 at season opener … Ran a PR 25:47 at Pre-Nationals … was the third Falcon to cross the finish line at the MAC Championship … Placed 116th at NCAA Regionals.

High School: 2014 team captain in cross country … Individual MAC champion and finished seventh at state … Earned All-Ohio honors from 2012-14 … Received four varsity letters as a member of the cross country and track and field teams … Team finished third in the MAC and qualified for regionals in 2014.

Personal: Full name is Jonathan Paul Wenning … Son of Nate and Karen Wenning … Has two brothers and two sisters … Brothers are named Joe and Ben … Sisters named Sarah and Becca … Cousin Greg Kahlig played college basketball for the University of Findlay from 2010-14, and his other cousin Elijah Kahlig is still on the UF basketball roster … Was the senior class president and member of the National Honor Society … He plans on majoring in business.

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 15:42.7, Toledo Invitational (9/2/16)
6K: 19:27.3, Toledo Rockets Invitational (8/31/18)
8K: 25:14.2, Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/14/17)
10K: 32:31.3, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/11/16)
5mi: 25:18.9, Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (9/28/17)

CAREER FINISHES
2018 Results
Aug. 31 - Toledo Rockets Invitational (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 6K - 19:27.3 - 25th
Sept. 7 - Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 16:03.6 - 11th
Sept. 15 - John McNichols Invitational (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN) - 8K - 27:27.2 - 67th
Sept. 29 - Louisville Cross Country Classic (E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 8K - 25:44.3 - 125th
Oct. 12 - Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) - 8K - 25:53.6 - 82nd
Oct. 27 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 8K - 25:43.0 - 39th
Nov. 9 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 10K - 33:00.3 - 103rd

2017 Results
Sept. 1 - Mel Brodt Cross Country Invitational (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 15:44.5 - 3rd
Sept. 15 - MSU Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course - East Lansing, MI) - 8K -
26:23.4 - 39th
Sept. 29 - Joe Piane Invitational (Burke Golf Course - South Bend, IN) - 5-Mile - 25:18.9 - 20th
Oct. 14 - Pre National Invitational (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 8K - 25:14.2 - 46th
Oct. 28 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Miami University Cross Country Course - Oxford, OH) - 8K - 25:26.2 - 24th
Nov. 11 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 10K - 33:18.7 - 107th

2016 Results
Sept. 2 - Toledo Opener (Pearson Park - Toledo, OH) - 5K - 15:42.7 - 3rd
Sept. 16 - Mel Brodt Invitational (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 8K - 26:26.6 - 7th
Sept. 30 - Joe Piane Invitational (Burke Golf Course - South Bend, IN) - 5 Mile - 25:24.6 - 29th
Oct. 15 - Pre-Nationals (LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN) - 8K - 25:52.7 - 186th
Oct. 29 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Kent State Golf Course - Kent, OH) - 8K - 26:01.9 - 19th
Nov. 11 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 10K - 32:31.3 - 96th

2015 Results
Sept. 4 - Mel Brodt Invitational (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 16:18.0 - 10th
Sept. 18 - MSU Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course - East Lansing, MI) - 8K - 27:31 - 128th
Oct. 2 - All Ohio Championships (Cedarville University - Cedarville, OH) - 8K - 26:07.9 - 61st
Oct. 17 - Pre-Nationals (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 8K - 25:47.2 - 137th
Oct. 31 - Mid-American Conference Championship (GlenOak Community Park - Akron, OH) - 8K - 25:57.5 - 37th
Nov. 15 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 10K - 33:06.2 - 116th