For Jon Wenning, it was never about the money. Like many of his teammates, he joined the BGSU cross country team for the love of running, and because he wanted to improve a failing program. This mentality paid off when the team claimed second place in the Mid-American Conference in October 2018, despite being the only varsity sport on campus without funding for scholarships.
“I’ve been a walk-on my four years, and I think I kind of prefer that … if I was on scholarship, I’d have felt like I had to dedicate my entire time and entire life to cross country,” the senior runner said.