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Dean breaks own record in 200 as Men's Track and Field takes small group to compete at the Grand Valley State Big Meet on Friday

Dean breaks own record in 200 as Men's Track and Field takes small group to compete at the Grand Valley State Big Meet on Friday
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February 14, 2025

ALLENDALE, Mich. — Senior All-American Jordan Dean (Cleveland/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph) broke his own school record in the 200-meter dash to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team at the Ashland Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet on Friday.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (31-2 Overall).
  • Venue: Kelly Family Sports Center - Allendale, Mich. 
  • The meet was not scored.

Meet Results

  • The meet consisted of 16 events, including six field events, 9 running events and the 4x400 relay.
  • At least 63 teams from NCAA Division I, II and III and NAIA schools had athletes compete in the event.

Top ONU Performers

  • Dean finished 12th of 23 in the 200 in a school-record :21.86. He broke his previous record of :22.02 set earlier this season.
  • He was also 10th of 31 runners in the 60-meter dash in 6.96 seconds.
  • Senior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell-Loudon) was fourth of 24 in section #3 of the 5,000-meter run in 14:37.04.
  • Junior Connor Robbins (Marion/River Valley) was eighth of 18 in the shot put in a personal-best 14.87 meters and tied for seventh of 18 in the weight throw at 16.24 meters.
  • Senior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) was 27th of 33 in the 3,000 in a personal-best 8:34.02.

Notables

  • Four ONU men and 12 ONU women competed at Grand Valley State on Friday night.
  • Dean becomes the first Polar Bear to break 22 seconds in the indoor 200, surpassing his own record of :22.02.
  • Massie is now third all-time in ONU history in the 3k with his 8:34.02 clocking.
  • Robbins' shot put of 48' 9.5" moves him into seventh all-time on ONU's list.
  • The remainder of the team will compete at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday at Otterbein.
  • 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 on Saturday at the All-Ohio Championships at Otterbein.