No scores were kept at Saturday’s Flag City Open, however ONU men’s and women’s track team had outstanding performances. Those results follow:
Men’s results
The #34 Ohio Northern men's track and field team was led by first place finishes from sophomore Sam Krabacher (Hamilton/Badin), freshman Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph), and junior Griffin Skaff (Canton, Mich./Salem) Saturday at the Flag City Open inside Malcolm Athletic Center.
No team scores were kept for the meet.
Krabacher won the 500 in 1:09.07, Dean tied for first in the 400 in a career-best :51.13, and Skaff won the 5000 in 16:27.72.
Sophomore Donovin Moran (Saint John, Ind/Hanover Central placed second in the 500 in a career-best 1:10.55.
In the 800, junior Andrew Shelton (Williamsville, N.Y./South) was second in an indoor-best 2:00.22.
ONU had three pole valuters in the top-5 with freshman Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor) clearing a career-high 4.45 meters for second, freshman Luke Shellhaas (Greenville/Versailles) clearing 4.30 meters for fourth, and sophomore Donald Gaylord II (Ashtabula/Lakeside) clearing 4.00 meters for fifth.
Junior Kyle Neff finished third in the 1000 in career-best 2:39.54.
Sophomore Owen Lloyd (Colfax, Ind./Clinton Prairie) was fourth in the 60 hurdles in a season-best 8.57 seconds, freshman Dawson Paul (Maineville/Little Miami) placed fourth in 3000 in a career-best 9:15.59, and junior Noah McKee (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) bounded 11.82 meters for fourth in the triple jump.
The 4x400 relay grouping of sophomore Colin McCullough (Galion), senior Cody Benny (Wapakoneta), junior Zachary Vaughn (Niles/McKinley), and Moran finished fourth in 3:40.76.
Sophomore Matt Bradshaw (Cleveland/Norton) was fourth in the shot put with a career-long toss of 14.14 meters and fifth in the weight throw with a 15.59-meter throw.
"A lot of good things happened today," ONU head coach Jason Maus said. "We've got momentum rolling into OACs."
Women’s results
Freshman Kayla Silva (Westerville/South), senior Michaela Fox (Bellevue), and the 4x400 relay team posted victories to pace the No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern women's track and field team at the Flag City Open at the Malcolm Athletic Center on Saturday.
No team scores were kept for the meet.
Silva won the 60 in a career-best 7.94 seconds while Fox won the 800 in 2:25.84.
The 4x400 relay team of senior Taylor Fisher (Wapakoneta), freshmen Emily Norden (Carey) and Mackenzie Detmer (Liberty Center), and senior Sydney McCluer (Columbus Grove) won by .17 seconds in 4:08.99.
Fisher was also seventh in the 200 in :27.73.
In the 1000, sophomore Chyanne Retcher (Ney/Fairview) was second in a career-best 3:11.81 and classmate Kylie Vestal (Youngstown/Austintown Fitch) was third in career-best 3:12.65.
Senior Tia Harris (Newton Falls) was fourth in the shot put with a 12.30-meter toss. Harris also finished fifth in the weight throw with a 14.01-meter throw while junior Ashlynn Hickey (Wilmington) placed sixth with a career-long 13.50-meter throw.
In the 400, freshman Gizem Tanriverdi (Ada) finished sixth in 1:07.54.
"It was a good all-around performance for the women," ONU head coach Jason Maus. "We looking forward to hosting the OAC Championships meet this upcoming weekend."
The Polar Bears will return to action at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday for the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.
