Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: Ohio Northern (27-6 Overall) at Mount Union Last Chance Meet

Wednesday-Thursday, May 17-18, 2023 - Kehres Stadium, Alliance, Ohio

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Meet Preview: Ohio Northern closes its 2023 outdoor regular season on Wednesday and Thursday at the Mount Union Last Chance Meet for the Polar Bears' final attempt to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships, which are scheduled for May 25-27 in Rochester, N.Y. … On Wednesday, events begin at 2 p.m. and include the hammer throw and javelin … On Thursday, field events begin at 1 p.m. and running events begin at 5 p.m. … Northern is ranked No. 3 behind Mount Union and John Carroll in the Great Lakes Region in this week's USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Rating Index and is ranked No. 22 nationally … The Polar Bears are coming off Thursday and Friday's Harrison Dillard Twilight Meet at Baldwin Wallace … The 4x100 relay team of sophomore Jordan Dean and seniors Vini Souza, Hunter Kesler and Ollie Jacobs finished second in a school-record time of :40.82 … The 4x400 relay team of Dean, Kesler, junior Trey Myers and sophomore Ross Schlatter finished third in a school-record time of 3:12.86 … Myers added a third-place finish in the 800, running a personal-best time of 1:51.56, which ranks third all-time at ONU … Junior Keegan Digby was fifth in the shot put with a mark of 16.85 meters and 10th in the hammer throw with a mark of 50.14 meters … Northern currently owns four marks that rank in the top 30 nationally in Division III in their respective events … The top 22 individuals in each event and top 16 school relay teams will qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships … Digby ranks third in the shot put (17.46 meters) … Dean ranks sixth in the 400 (:46.85) … The team of Dean, Souza, Kesler and Jacobs is sixth in the 4x100 relay with a time of :40.82 … The team of Kesler, Myers, Schlatter and Dean ranks 11th in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:12.86.

Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is in his 14th season as the head coach at ONU … He owns a 599-145 overall record indoors for an .805 winning percentage and a 535-148-2 overall record outdoors for a .783 winning percentage.