Chloe Gibson sets meet record in long jump as Women's Indoor Track and Field wins annual Joe Banks Invitational

Chloe Gibson sets meet record in long jump as Women's Indoor Track and Field wins annual Joe Banks Invitational
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February 2, 2024

ADA — Junior Chloe Gibson (Ostrander/Buckeye Valley) broke the meet record in the long jump with a mark of 5.51 meters, leading the Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team to a victory at the annual Joe Banks Invitational on Friday night.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (30-3)
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse - Ada, Ohio

Meet Results

  • The Polar Bears finished with 265 points to win the 5-team meet.
  • Rose-Hulman (Ind.) was second with 117 points, Otterbein was third with 102, Bluffton was fourth with 29 and Rochester (Mich.) was fifth with 22.

Top ONU Performers

  • Sophomore Claire Schweller (Paulding) won the pole vault by clearing a career-best 3.73 meters, which moves her into ninth nationally in the category.
  • Freshman AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) won the mile run in 5:16.99, with sophomore Kennedy Rader (Mason) in third place in 5:24.21.
  • Junior Toria Ingalls (Tiffin/Columbian) won the high jump by clearing 1.56m. Sophomore Lindsay Weininger (Upper Sandusky) was third at 1.53m.
  • Freshman Paige Simpson (Merrillville, Ind.) and junior Kendra Krichbaum (Ashland) finished 1-2 the 60 meters in :07.99 and :08.20, respectively.
  • Junior Izzy Burman (Benton Ridge/Liberty Benton) won the weight throw with a toss of 15.98 meters. Junior Hannah Friend (Luckey/Eastwood) was second in the event at 13.98m.
  • Senior Olesya Mertz (Johnstown) won the 1,000 in 3:09.70.
  • Junior Abby Matthews (Lithopolis/Bloom Carroll) and sophomore Kaitlin Prusnek (Findlay) finished 1-2 in the 800. Matthews won in 2:25.10 and Prusnek was second in 2:27.04.
  • Junior Sami Sellers (Van Wert/Lincolnview) led a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 finish in the shot put as the Polar Bears captured all 39 points in the event.
  • Sellers won with a toss of 11.93m, Burman was second at 11.56m and freshman Anna Brady (Sidney) was third at 11.04m.
  • Sophomore Natalie Armbruster (Cincinnati/Mount Notre Dame), freshman Leah Heitkamp (Burkettsville/Saint Henry), Mertz, and freshman Kalyn Kimball (Marion/Pleasant) opened the meet by winning the distance medley relay in 13:25.38.
  • Wolfe, Ingalls, Matthews and junior Olyvia Ashbrook (Johnstown/Northridge) wrapped up the meet by winning the 4x400 relay in 4:15.22.
  • Ashbrook placed second in the 60-meter hurdles in :09.46 and was second in the 200 in :27.69.
  • Freshman Lily Wolfe (Mansfield/Lexington) was second in the 400 in 1:02.86.
  • Sophomore Ellie Ford (Upper Arlington) finished second in the pole vault, clearing 3.18 meters.
  • Junior Katelyn Messner (Granville) was second in the 500 in 1:27.36.
  • Schweller, Krichbaum, sophomore Stacey Legg (Monroeville) and Simpson were second in the 4x200 relay in 1:50.25.

Notables

  • The meet consisted of 19 events, 10 individual running events, six field events and three running relays.
  • Gibson broke the meet record of 5.50 meters set in 2017 by Kelsey Commanger and tied one year later by Stella DeWitt in 2018.
  • Schweller's mark in the pole vault moves her up to fifth all-time in ONU history, moving her up three quarters of an inch to 12-2 3/4.
  • Ohio Northern won 10 of the 19 events, including five of the 6 field events.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action Friday, Feb. 9, when they travel to the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet.