Trey Masterson breaks the All-Ohio Championships record in the 5000-meter run, leads Men's Outdoor Track and Field split-squad to fifth place finish

Trey Masterson breaks the All-Ohio Championships record in the 5000-meter run, leads Men's Outdoor Track and Field split-squad to fifth place finish
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April 13, 2024

DELAWARE— Junior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/ Hopewell-Louden) broke the All-Ohio Championships record in the 5000m with a win in 14:51.47 to lead a split-squad of the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team to a solid fifth place finish on Friday and Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (15-4 Overall)
  • Venue: George Gauthier Track - Delaware, Ohio.

Meet Results

  • Ohio Northern's split-squad placed 5th out of 12 teams.
  • Otterbein won with Case Western to follow and Oberlin in 3rd.

Top ONU Performers 

  • Masterson's 14:51.47 broke the 26-year old meet record of 14:51.54 set in 1998 by Dave Cooper of Mount Union.
  • In the Discus throw, junior Cooper Koch (Waynesville) placed second with a throw of 42.30.
  • Junior Ross Schlatter (Curtice/Genoa) finished 3rd place in the 400m race with a time of 49.21 seconds.
  • The 4x400 relay which included freshman Grant Conn (Medina/Buckeye Senior), sophomores Zach O'Neill (Holland/Maumee Valley Country Day), Ben Zimmerer (Liberty Township/Lakota West), and Schlatter placed 3rd with a time of 3:22.30.
  • Sophomore Stephen Mangira (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) and freshman Grant Butler (Marion/River Valley) placed 3rd and 5th respectively in the long jump.
  • O'Neill, sophomore Brett Greer (Mentor), freshman Martin Kreider (Clarksville/Clinton-Massie) and sophomore Solomon Lumb (Cincinnati/Sycamore) were on the 4x100 team and placed 4th.
  • Junior Corey Rinehart (Gelena /Olentangy Berlin) placed 5th in the 1500 run in 4:02.56.
  • Junior Trent Babcock (Painesville/Riverside) grabbed 5th place in the 10000 run with a time of 32:36.51.
  • In the high jump, sophomore Bryce Stuart (Lucasville/Valley) placed 5th with a height of 1.91m.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern competed with a split squad as some of the team is at Bucknell University this weekend.
  • Schlatter is now tied for 10th on ONU's top 10 list in the 400 dash.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 15th year at Ohio Northern and is 673-161 for men's outdoor track and field for a winning percentage of .809.

Up Next

  • The remainder of the Polar Bears will wrap up competition on Sunday at the two-day Bucknell Classic.