Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall) hosts Mike Becraft Invitational

April 20, 2022

Friday-Saturday, April 22-23, 2022, 3 p.m./11 a.m. - Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio

Meet Preview: The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team is hosting the second annual Mike Becraft Invitational at Kerscher Stadium on Friday and Saturday … Joining ONU at the meet are Adrian (Mich.), Albion (Mich.), Anderson (Ind.), Bluffton, Findlay, Heidelberg, Manchester (Ind.), Tiffin, Defiance and Concordia (Mich.) … Friday features the javelin throw and hammer throw events beginning at 3 p.m. … On Saturday, field events begin at 11 a.m., and running events begin at 11:30 a.m. … The meet is being team scored in 10-8-6-4-2-1 format for the top six finishers in each event … The Polar Bears are coming off split-squad meets at the Bucknell (Pa.) Classic and the All-Ohio Championships … Select athletes competed Friday and Saturday in the Bucknell (Pa.) Classic with senior Taylor Ellerbrock leading the way on the first day, running a time of 18:20.47 to place second in the unseeded 5,000 meters … Senior Rue Whitmore, sophomore Megan Vapenik and freshman Ashley Hockstok placed sixth, eighth and 11th, respectively, in the unseeded 10,000 meters … Senior Tessa Pitcovich placed 22nd in the invitational 10,000 meters with a time of 36:26.25, which ranks third in program history … In the Saturday portion, sophomore Oleysa Mertz led the way with a seventh-place finish in the mile run with a time of 5:26.29 … Freshman Olyvia Ashbrook placed 13th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.49, which ranks eighth in program history … At the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan, the Polar Bears scored 47 points to place seventh in the team standings … Sophomore Olivia Ogg led the way with a second-place finish in the pole vault, as she cleared a height of 3.36 meters, which is tied for the 10th-best mark in program history … Freshman Izzy Burman was third in the shot put with a throw of 11.17 meters … Freshman Chloe Gibson was fourth in the long jump with a mark of 4.98 meters … Sophomore Rosie Schroeder was fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.63.

Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is in his 13th season as the head women's track and field coach at ONU … He owns a 410-164-3 overall record outdoors, a winning percentage of .713.