Ohio Northern Men's Track & Field team to host annual Joe Banks Invitational

February 4, 2016

Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern men's Track & Field team will host the annual Joe Banks Invitational Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center ... The Polar Bears enter the meet 18-7 overall after finishing 7th of 22 teams at the Mike Lint Alumni Invitational ... The Polar Bears were led by junior Kase Schalois who set a new school record in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:34.94 ... The junior broke the previous record of 8:38.04 set by Dan Smith in 2012 ... Junior Aaren Hemmelgarn and sophomore Matt Molinaro also claimed top finishes in the meet ... Hemmelgarn finished second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:05.79, while Molinaro finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.19 ... The meet will feature 15 teams from all Divisions of the NCAA, as well as NAIA ... Field events are set to begin at 11 am with track events beginning at noon.

Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is in his 7th season at ONU with a 277-46 record, winning percentage of .868.