Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: Ohio Northern (10-0 Overall) at Ashland Alumni Open
Friday, April 29, 2022, 11 a.m. - Ferguson Field, Ashland, Ohio
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 10 a.m. - Ferguson Field, Ashland, Ohio
Meet Preview: The Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team is competing in the two-day Ashland Alumni Open on Friday and Saturday following the cancelation of the Hillsdale (Mich.) Relays that were scheduled for the same days … The hammer throw and javelin throw events will be contested on Friday beginning at 11 a.m., and all remaining events will be held on Saturday … On Saturday, field events begin at 10 a.m., and the running events begin at noon … The Polar Bears are coming off a first-place finish in the two-day Mike Becraft Invitational they hosted last Friday and Saturday … Sophomore Keegan Digby broke a 35-year-old school record in the shot put with a mark of 16.34 meters … The previous school record was 15.74 meters set by Jim Shaw in 1987 … Digby's mark currently ranks fifth in the country, and he was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week for his efforts … The Polar Bears posted top finishes in seven other events at the meet … On Friday, sophomore Tommy Vetrovsky won the hammer throw, and fifth-year senior Jack Lehr won the javelin throw … Vetrovsky's mark of 50.74 meters ranks seventh all-time at ONU … On Saturday, senior Andrew Buderer won the pole vault, junior Nick Tangeman won the triple jump, freshman Jordan Dean won the 400 meters and 200 meters, and the 4x400 relay team of junior Hunter Kesler, sophomores David Gross and Tyler St. Onge and freshman Mitchel Vance came in first … Tangeman's mark of 13.25 meters in the triple jump ranks seventh all-time at ONU … Dean's time of :48.45 in the 400 ranks fourth all-time at ONU, and his time of :21.72 in the 200 is tied for sixth all-time … In addition to Digby's mark in the shot put, the Polar Bears have four other season-best performances that rank inside the top 50 in the country … Dean ranks 21st in the 400 and 42nd in the 200 … Buderer ranks 35th in the pole vault … The 4x400 relay team of Kesler, Dean, senior Sam Krabacher and sophomore Trey Myers ranks 40th.
Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is in his 13th season as the head men's track and field coach at ONU … He owns a 502-139-2 overall record outdoors, a winning percentage of .782.