Jordan Dean breaks 400 record, leads Men's Indoor Track and Field at Ashland Open

Jordan Dean breaks 400 record, leads Men's Indoor Track and Field at Ashland Open
February 8, 2025

ASHLAND — Senior Jordan Dean (Cleveland/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph) broke his own school record in the 400-meter dash to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team at the Ashland Open on Friday and Saturday.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (31-2 Overall).
  • Venue: Niss Athletic Center - Ashland, Ohio. 
  • The meet was not scored.

Meet Results

  • The meet consisted of 16 events, including six field events, 8 running events and 2 relays.
  • At least 45 teams from NCAA Division I, II and III amd NAIA schools had athletes compete in the 2-day event
  • U.S. Olympian and former Ashland All-American Trevor Bassitt competed in the 60 hurdles and 400 dashes.

Top ONU Performers

  • Dean was second of 31 runners in the 400 in :47.99, shaving .34 of a second off his previous record of :48.33 set last March.
  • Freshman Dylan Dowell (Mount Vernon) was seventh out of 53 in the long jump with a leap of 6.71 meters.
  • The distance medley relay team of senior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek), freshman Roman Medley (Piqua), sophomore Vova Herdman (Seville/Cloverleaf) and senior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell-Loudon) were ninth in 10:10.59.
  • Freshman Luke Lazarich (Celina) was 20th of 53 in the 60 hurdles in 8.77 seconds.
  • Massie and Masterson each posted top-10 finishes in the 79-man mile run. Massie was 19th in 4:20.66 and Masterson was right behind in 4:20.80. 
  • Fifth-year senior Trey Myers (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) was 19th of 108 runners in the 800 in 1:55.76.
  • Senior Cooper Koch (Waynesville) was 17th in the weight throw at 15.46m, followed in 19th by junior Connor Robbins (Marion/River Valley) at 15.34m.
  • Junior Nathan Carnevale (Beavercreek/Carroll) was 18th in the triple jump at 12.25m.
  • Sophomore Orion Gonzalez (Fostoria/St. John's Jesuit) was 20th in the pole vault by clearing 4.00 meters.
  • The 4x400 relay team of sophomores Grant Conn (Medina/Buckeye Senior), sophomore Carter Byers (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange), sophomore Jacob Wakefield (Wooster/Northwestern) and Myers finished 12th of 25 teams in 3:28.18.
  • Junior Jacob Clouse (Alvada/New Riegel) was 29th of 83 runners in the 800 in 8:45.76.
  • Herdman was 32nd of 108 in the 800 in 1:57.18.

Notables

  • Dean became the first Polar Bear to break 48 seconds in the 400 indoors. He competed in the 400-meter dash 'Sub :50' portion of the event.
  • The DMR time of 10:10.59 is the third-fastest in ONU history.
  • Herdman moved into 10th place on ONU's all-time 800 list.
  • Clouse is now 10th all-time at ONU in the 800.
  • Dowell's long jump of 22'.25" is his personal best.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 16th year at Ohio Northern and is 682-160 in men's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .810.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action next Friday at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet and on Saturday at the All-Ohio Championships at Otterbein.