Ashbrook wins 60 hurdles, ONU named Coaching Staff of the Year as Women's Indoor Track and Field finishes second at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships meet

Ashbrook wins 60 hurdles, ONU named Coaching Staff of the Year as Women's Indoor Track and Field finishes second at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships meet
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February 24, 2024

NEW CONCORD —  Junior Olyvia Ashbrook (Johnstown/Northridge) won the 60-meter hurdles in a career-low :09.05, leading the Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team on the second day of the 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

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The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (60-6 Overall)
  • Venue: Bullock Health and Wellness Complex - New Concord, Ohio

Meet Results

  • The Polar Bears finished second of 10 teams with 166 points.
  • Mount Union won the team title with 199 points, John Carroll was third with 148 points and Baldwin Wallace was fourth with 98 points.

Top ONU Performers

  • Ashbrook won the 60-meter hurdles in a career-low :09.05. Senior Rosie Schroeder (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) was seventh in the event in :09.72.
  • The Polar Bears put four in the top 5 in the high jump, all with heights of 1.59 meters. Sophomore Ellie Ford (Upper Arlington) and junior Toria Ingalls (Tiffin/Columbian) earned All-OAC honors by finishing second and third, respectively. Sophomore Lindsay Weininger (Upper Sandusky) was fourth and sophomore Riley Heitkamp (Fort Loramie) was fifth.
  • The Polar Bears placed four runners in the top-7 of the 3,000, led by an All-OAC performance by sophomore Samantha Roth (Brunswick), who finished third in a career-low 10:31.50. Junior Ashley Hockstok (Westerville/Central) was fifth in a career-best 10:33.75, sophomore Kennedy Rader (Mason) was sixth in a career-best 10:35.70 and freshman AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) was seventh in 10:41.23.
  • Sophomore Claire Schweller (Paulding), junior Kendra Krichbaum (Ashland), sophomore Stacey Legg (Monroeville) and freshman Paige Simpson (Merrillville, Ind.) earned All-Conference honors in the 4x200 relay with a second place finish in 1:48.34.
  • Junior Abby Matthews (Lithopolis/Bloom Carroll) was fourth in the mile run in a career-low 5:13.53, followed in seventh place by freshman AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) in 5:18.39.
  • Matthews followed that performance with a fourth place finish in the 1000 run in 3:07.05. Freshman Isa Ramos (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) was eighth in the event in 3:09.97.
  • Sophomore Lauryn Wolters (Anna) led three top-8 finishers for ONU in the triple jump, placing fourth with a career-best 10.92 effort. Freshman Ashley Baker (Derry, Pa./Derry Area) was sixth in a career-best 10.56 meters and junior Chloe Gibson (Ostrander/Buckeye Valley) was eighth at 10.32 meters.
  • Junior Izzy Burman (Benton Ridge/Liberty Benton) was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 12.39 meters. Freshman Anna Brady (Sidney) was eighth in the event with a toss of 11.63 meters.
  • The 4x400 relay team of freshman Lily Wolfe (Mansfield/Lexington), freshman Leah Heitkamp (Burkettsville/Saint Henry), junior Katelyn Messner (Granville) and Ashbrook were fourth in 4:11.06.
  • Freshman Paige Simpson (Merrillville, Ind.) and junior Kendra Krichbaum (Ashland) finished 6-7 in the 60-meter dash in :07.95 and :08.00, respectively.
  • Simpson was also seventh in the 200 in a career-low :26.87.

Notables

  • The Ohio Northern coaching staff was named the Women's Staff of the Year.
  • The meet consisted of 19 events - 10 individual running events, six field events and three running relays.
  • The top three finishers in each event ean All-Conference honors.
  • Saturday's final day of competition featured 12 events.
  • Ashbrook, Schweller and Burman all won OAC titles over the weekend with Schweller (pole vault) and Burman (weight throw) won crowns on Friday.
  • Schweller was the only Polar Bear to earn All-OAC kudos in two events (PV, 4x200).
  • Northern had All-Conference performances in 10 of the 19 events with a total of 16 athletes earning All-OAC honors.
  • The second place finish is ONU's 10th consecutive upper division finish at the meet.
  • Ashbrook moves up to third all-time in ONU history in the 60 hurdles with her :09.05.
  • Simpson now ranks fourth all-time in the 200 with her :26.87 finish.
  • Krichbaum's :08.00 in the 60 dash was her career-best and moves her up to fifth all-time at ONU in the event.
  • Ford had a career-best effort in the high jump.
  • Wolters' 35'10" effort in the triple jump moves her into fourth place all-time at Ohio Northern.
  • Roth is now 10th all-time in the 3k at 10:31.50.
  • The second place finish as the best for the Ohio Northern women since 2018.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 15th year at Ohio Northern and is now 575-174 in women's indoor track and field for a winning percantage of .768.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action March 1-2 at the Mount Union Final Qualifier.