Jordan Dean sets a new school record in the 400-meter dash, leads Men's Outdoor Track and Field at Bucknell Classic

Jordan Dean sets a new school record in the 400-meter dash, leads Men's Outdoor Track and Field at Bucknell Classic
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April 13, 2024

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Junior Jordan Dean (Cleveland/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) broke his own outdoor school record and won the 400-meter dash in :46.84 to lead the Ohio Northern men's track and field team at the Bucknell Classic on Saturday and Sunday.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (15-4 Overall)
  • Venue: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium - Lewisburg, Pa.

Meet Results

  • The meet was not scored.

Top ONU Performers 

  • Dean won the 400 dash in 46.84 seconds breaking his previous school record of :46.85.
  • Senior Keegan Digby (Bowling Green/Otsego) earned 2nd in the shot put with a toss of 17.42m.
  • The 4x100 relay team of senior Hunter Kesler (Oakwood/Paulding), Dean, junior Tyrese Barker (Columbus/Bishop Hartley), and freshman C.J. Boothby (Milford/Clermont Northeastern) were third of 18 teams in :41.12.
  • Barker also finished 9th in the 110 hurdles in :15.02.
  • Senior Tommy Vetrovsky (Sagamore Hills/Nordonia) earned 11th in the hammer throw with a throw of 53.52m.
  • Boothby finished 12th out of 114 runners in :10.73 in the 100 dash.
  • Digby also placed 13th and 24th, respectively, in the hammer and discus throw with tosses of 52.73m and 44.25m.
  • Senior Jared Swartz (Columbia Station/Columbia) earned 25th in the 10k run in 31:57.87.
  • Vetrovsky also finished 33rd in shot put with a toss of 13.55m.
  • Senior Braden Schaser (Fostoria/Lakota) placed 39th in the 3k steeplechase in 9:43.50.
  • Kesler placed 48th out of 104 runners in the 400 dash in :49.94.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern competed with a split-quad as some of the team competed at the All-Ohio Championships Friday and Saturday.
  • Vertovsky earned a new personal record by 0.48m in the hammer throw, keeping him sixth all-time at ONU in the category.
  • Boothby's time in the 100 dash puts him 7th on the top 10 all-time list.
  • Digby earned a new personal record by 1.77m putting him 6th on the top ten all-time list for discus.
  • 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 Polar Bears will host the fourth annual Mike Becraft Invitational Friday and Saturday at Kerscher Stadium.