Krause and Stevens end 1-2 in the pole vault, lead Women's Track and Field to fourth-place finish at All-Ohio Championships

February 9, 2019

By Scott Beaton

WESTERVILLE — The junior duo of Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and Allison Stevens (Naperville, Ill./Central) went 1-2 in the pole vault competition, leading the Ohio Northern women's track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the All-Ohio Championships inside Clements Recreation Center on Saturday.

Both Krause and Stevens cleared 3.75 meters over the weekend, but the former claimed the tiebreaker due to fewer attempted jumps. With her efforts Saturday, Stevens established a new career-best mark and moved her up to seventh on the national performance list, pending other results from around the country.

The Polar Bears scored 66 points for fourth place, while Otterbein won the meet with 110 points and Mount Union was second with 101 points.

Ohio Northern now stands at 19-4 overall in the 2019 indoor season.

In the 800-meter run, senior Avery Ewing (Kokomo, Ind./Eastern) raced to second in 2:17.93.

Senior Tia Harris (Newton Falls) took second place in shot put with a throw of 12.59 meters.

In the 60 dash, junior Taylor Lavey (New Baltimore, Mich./Findlay) was third in 7.98 seconds, and freshman Kayla Silva (Westerville/South) was sixth in 8.07 seconds.

Lavey was also fourth in the 200 in :26.45, while Silva placed seventh in a career-best :26.78.

The 4x400 relay grouping of Lavey, senior Taylor Fisher (Wapakoneta), freshman Courtney Smith (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin), and Ewing took third in 4:08.35.

For the triple jump, sophomore Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch) was seventh, bounding 10.55 meters.

Sophomore Megan Wright (Eaton/Twin Valley South) and freshman Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Munroe) each ran career-bests in the 3000. Wright was seventh in 10:40.89, and Pitcovich was eighth in 10:56.44.

Ohio Northern will return to action Saturday for the Flag City Open in Findlay.

Team Standings

1. Otterbein 110, 2. Mount Union 101, 3. Baldwin Wallace 85.5, 4. Ohio Northern 66, 5. Case Western 63, 6. Ohio Wesleyan 56, 7. John Carroll 54, 8. Oberlin 29, 9. Capital 26, 10. Heidelberg 23, 11. Wittenberg 18, 11. Wooster 18, 13. Marietta 14, 14. Kenyon 11, 15. Defiance 10, 16. Muskingum 7.5, 17. Bluffton 6, 18. Denison 3