Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: Ohio Northern (9-2 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 women'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 third-place finish in the two-day Mike Becraft Invitational they hosted last Friday and Saturday … On Friday, freshman Izzy Burman placed fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 44.03 meters, which seventh all-time at ONU … On Saturday, Northern posted first-place finishes in three events courtesy of junior Anna Schatzle, sophomore Sydney Goodrich and freshman Sami Sellers … Schatzle won the pole vault, Goodrich won the 800 meters, and Sellers won the discus throw … Sellers' mark of 39.80 meters in the discus throw ranks third all-time at ONU … The Polar Bears had six additional top-three finishes … The 4x100 relay team of Schatzle, sophomore Rosie Schroeder, and freshmen Kendra Krichbaum and Chloe Gibson placed second … Gibson was third in the long jump … Senior Taylor Ellerbrock finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Senior Rue Whitmore was third in the 1,500 meters … Senior Mackenzie Detmer placed third in the triple jump … The 4x400 relay team of junior Gabrielle Kowalczyk, sophomore J.J. Herron and freshmen Olyvia Ashbrook and Katelyn Messner finished third … Krichbaum was fourth in the 100 meters with a time of :12.61, which ranks eighth all-time at ONU … The Polar Bears currently have three season-best performances that rank inside the top 50 in the country … Schatzle ranks 16th in the pole vault, senior Tessa Pitcovich ranks 22nd in the 10,000 meters, and Ashbrook ranks 44th in the 400-meter hurdles.
Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is in his 13th season as the head women's track and field coach at ONU … He owns a 419-166-3 overall record outdoors, a winning percentage of .715.