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Freshman Tatum Walsh breaks 200-meter school record, wins three events as Women's Indoor Track and Field claims annual Joe Banks Invitational

Freshman Tatum Walsh breaks 200-meter school record, wins three events as Women's Indoor Track and Field claims annual Joe Banks Invitational
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January 31, 2025

ADA — Freshman Tatum Walsh (Lima/Bath) broke the school record in the 200-meter dash to lead the Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team to victory at the annual Joe Banks Invitational on Friday night.

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The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (29-3 Overall).
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse - Ada, Ohio.

Meet Results

  • The meet consisted of 18 events, including six field events, 10 running events and two relays.
  • Ohio Northern was first of 6 teams with 271 points.
  • Wilmington was second with 77 points, Otterbein was third with 73 points and Saint Francis (Ind.) was fourth with 69.5 points.

Top ONU Performers

  • Walsh won the 200 in a school record 25.65 seconds. She also won the 60 in 7.84 seconds.
  • She also combined with senior Katelyn Messner (Granville), senior Olyvia Ashbrook (Johnstown/Northridge) and freshman Alexa Lane (Lebanon) to win the 4x400 relay in 4:13.83.
  • Senior Izzy Burman (Benton Ridge/Liberty Benton) swept the throwing events with season-best efforts, tossing the shot 13.47 meters and winning the weight throw with a heave of 17.72 meters.
  • Junior Ellie Ford (Upper Arlington) won the pole vault by clearing a career-best 3.67 meters, leading the Polar Bears to a 1-2-3-4 finish in the event. 
  • Junior Samantha Roth (Brunswick) won the 3,000-meter run in 10:42.65.
  • The 4x200 relay team of sophomore Paige Simpson (Merrillville, Ind.), sophomore Lily Wolfe (Mansfield/Lexington), freshman Kendyl Stone (Ashland) and freshman Anastacia Rogan (Bellefontaine/Calvary Christian) won in 1:49.90.
  • Senior Hannah Friend (Luckey/Eastwood) and senior Sami Sellers (Van Wert/Lincolnview) completed a 1-2-3 ONU finish in the shot. Friend was second at 12.23 meters and Sellers was third at 11.95 meters.

Notables

  • The meet consisted of 18 events, including six field events, 10 running events and two relays.
  • The meet consisted of 6 NCAA Division III teams and St. Francis (Ind.) from the NAIA.
  • Walsh broke her own 200 record of :25.88 that she set Jan. 17 at the Rob and Patty Lydic Invitational at the ONU Sports Center.
  • Walsh's 60-meter time of :07.84 ties her for the second-fastest time in ONU history in the event and is just .02 off the record 7.82 set in 2022 by Kayla Silva.
  • Ford's pole vault effort of 12'0.5" moves her into a tie for 7th all-time in ONU history in the event.
  • Friend's toss of 40' 1.5" in the shot is the 8th-best in ONU history.
  • Sellers' effort of 39' 2.5" in the shot moves her into 10th place on ONU's all-time list.
  • Ohio Northern won eight of the 18 events.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 16th year at Ohio Northern and is 599-177-1 in women's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .772. He is ONU's all-time iwinningest coach in track and field history.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday at the Ashland Open.