Digby breaks own school record in shot put as Men's Indoor Track and Field wins 5th annual Larry Cole Invitational

Digby breaks own school record in shot put as Men's Indoor Track and Field wins 5th annual Larry Cole Invitational
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January 19, 2024

ADA — Senior Keegan Digby (Bowling Green/Otsego) broke his own school record in the shot put to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team to a first-place finish at the fifth annual Larry Cole Invitational on Friday night.

The Basics

  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio
  • Record: Ohio Northern (15-3)

Meet Results

  • The Polar Bears placed first of six teams, scoring 198 points.
  • Manchester (Ind.) was second with 86 points, and Adrian (Mich.) was third with 72 points.

Top ONU Performers

  • Digby won the shot put with a meet- and school-record mark of 17.22 meters. He also placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 16.35 meters.
  • Freshman C.J. Boothby (Milford/Clermont Northeastern) won the long jump with a mark of 6.71 meters. Senior Gabe Hensley (Lebanon) was second with a mark of 6.28 meters.
  • Boothby also won the 60 meters in a time of :07.04. Fifth-year senior Hunter Kesler (Oakwood/Paulding) was second in :07.05.
  • Senior Trey Myers (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) won the 800 in 1:58.81.
  • Freshman Cameron Shively (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) won the pole vault with a mark of 4.20 meters. Freshman Easton Silva (Fremont/Ross) was second with a mark of 3.95 meters.
  • Junior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell-Loudon) won the 3,000 meters in 8:47.41.
  • Junior Tyrese Barker (Columbus/Bishop Hartley) won the 60-meter hurdles in :08.40. He also placed second in the 200 in :23.35.
  • The team of senior David Gross (Prospect/Pleasant Local), sophomores Zach O'Neill (Holland/Maumee Valley Country Day) and Ben Zimmerer (Liberty Township/Lakota West) and freshman Grant Conn (Medina/Buckeye Senior) won the 4x400 relay in 3:32.11.
  • Gross added a second-place finish in the 400 in :53.61, and Zimmerer was third in :54.72.
  • Junior Corey Rinehart (Galena/Olentangy Berlin) was second in the 1,000 in 2:39.56.
  • Freshman Grant Butler (Marion/River Valley) placed third in the high jump with a mark of 1.86 meters.
  • Freshman J.D. Dillman (Bethel) was third in the triple jump with a mark of 12.23 meters.
  • Senior Kyle Roth (Rockford/Parkway) finished third in the 3,000 in 9:17.39.

Notables

  • Digby, a two-time Ohio Athletic Conference champion in the indoor shot put and an All-American in the event last season, entered Friday holding the school-record mark of 17.13 meters.
  • Barker's time in the 60-meter hurdles was a Larry Cole Invitational meet record, besting the previous mark of :08.47. Barker holds the school record in the event at :08.34.
  • Boothby's time in the 60 meters was a meet record, besting the previous mark of :07.08. That time is tied for ninth all-time at ONU.
  • Myers' time in the 800 was a meet record, besting the previous mark of 2:02.26. His personal best of 1:54.97 ranks third all-time at ONU.
  • The Polar Bears have won the Larry Cole Invitational in all five years it has been held.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Muskie Meet #3 at 11 a.m.