Walsh wins 400 dash, leads Women's Track and Field split-squad to sixth place finish at All-Ohio Championships

Walsh wins 400 dash, leads Women's Track and Field split-squad to sixth place finish at All-Ohio Championships
February 15, 2025

WESTERVILLE — Freshman Tatum Walsh (Lima/Bath) won the 400 to lead the Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (38-8 Overall).
  • Venue: Clements Recreational Center - Westerville, Ohio.
  • ONU competed without 12 of its top performers, who competed at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet on Friday.

Meet Results

  • The meet consisted of 18 events, including six field events, nine running events and three relays.
  • Ohio Northern was sixth of 15 teams with 60 points.
  • Mount Union won the team title with 108.5 points, Ohio Wesleyan was second with 89 points and Case Western Reserve wad third with 77 points.

Top ONU Performers

  • Freshman Tatum Walsh (Lima/Bath) won the 400-meter dash in 59.81 seconds.
  • Sophomore Paige Simpson (Merrillville, Ind.) had two top-6 individual finishes. She was second in the 60 in :07.93 and was sixth in the 200 in :26.81.
  • Junior Lauryn Wolters (Anna) was third in the long jump with a leap of 5.26 meters.
  • Freshman Anna Marchiny (Beavercreek) was third in the pole vault, clearing 3.33 meters.
  • Senior Olyvia Ashbrook (Johnstown/Northridge) was fifth in the 60 hurdles in 9.18 seconds.
  • The 4x400 relay team of sophomore Lily Wolfe (Mansfield/Lexington), freshman Alexa Lane (Lebanon), freshman Alexandrea Vargo (Lorain/Steele) and Ashbrook were third in 4:11.98.
  • Senior Abby Matthews (Lithopolis/Bloom Carroll), senior Katelyn Messner (Granville), Wolfe and freshman Gwyn Eldridge (Chillicothe/Unioto) were fourth in the distance medley relay in 13:24.20.
  • Sophomore Anna Brady (Sidney) was seventh in the shot put at 11.89 meters.

Notables

  • Vargo was fifth in her heat of the 60 hurdles in 9.51 seconds, which moves her into a ninth place tie on ONU's all-time list in the event.
  • Brady's shot put toss of 39-0 puts her 10th all-time in ONU history in the event.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 16th year at Ohio Northern and is 608-182-1 in women's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .769. He is ONU's all-time winningest coach in track and field history.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday at the Wittenberg Invitational.