Here’s an early weekend summary of ONU wrestling, men’s track and women’s track results as of Friday night:
Wrestling
No. 11-ranked senior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland) posted a 4-1 record at 174 pounds to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team on the first day of the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Friday at King Arena.
The Polar Bears are 26th of 38 teams, 11 of which are ranked in the NCAA Division III top 25, with 17 points.
Davidson had a pin and three decisions and has reached the fourth round of the consolation bracket.
He will compete again on Saturday morning against top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Jariod James of Mount Union, with the winner guaranteed to place in the top eight of the weight class.
Sophomore Schuyler Caprella (Harrod/Allen East) and junior Seth Transue (Plain City/Dublin Jerome) each won twice efore being elimiated for ONU.
Caprella was 2-2 with a pin at 157 pounds, while Transue was 2-1 with a fall before withdrawing due to medical forfeit at 125 pounds
Men’s track and field
The Ohio Northern men's track and field program registered an event title in the distance medley relay and posted nine top-five efforts Friday evening inside the Malcolm Athletic Center on the first day of the Findlay Alumni Classic & Elite Throws meet, hosted by NCAA Division II institution Findlay.
Senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls), junior Andrew Shelton (Williamsville, N.Y./South), and sophomores Colin McCullough (Galion) and Sam Krabacher (Hamilton/Badin) teamed up for the program's first event title this weekend in the men's distance medley relay. The quartet crossed the tape in 10:28.96 to take the top spot, besting the second-place team by 15 seconds.
Meanwhile, sophomore Owen Lloyd (Colfax, Ind./Clinton Prairie) topped the individual efforts with a runner-up performance in the high jump. His clearance at 1.88 meters (6' 2") led all NCAA Division III competitors on Friday and met the Ohio Athletic Conference automatic qualifying standard for the event.
Classmate Cade Saunders (Marysville) also earned a top-five finish in the high jump, tying for fifth with a 1.73-meter (5' 8") leap.
Seniors John McNutt (Ashtabula/Lakeside) and Spencer Schulze (St. Henry) and sophomore Travis Sutter (Fort Recovery) raced to a 3-4-5 finish in the 5,000-meter run event, respectively. McNutt posted a career-best 15:47.29 mark to lead the way and finish first among Division III competitors.
In the open shot put class, sophomore Matt Bradshaw (Cleveland/Norton) tied for third with a 14.05-meter (46' 1.25") mark. The effort topped the remaining NCAA Division III performances inside the Malcolm Athletic Center and sat just seven inches from runner-up honors.
The freshman pole vault duo of Luke Shellhaas (Greenville/Versailles) and Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor) landed among a four-way tie for fourth place in the event with 4.28-meter clearances. Both efforts set new career-best marks and now rank eighth in program history for a freshman student-athlete.
Women’s track and field
Junior pole vault specialist Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) captured her second individual event title in the 2019 season on Friday evening, headlining the Ohio Northern women's track and field team's efforts during the first day of the Findlay Alumni Classic & Elite Throws meet inside the Malcolm Athletic Center.
The reigning OAC Field Athlete of the Week cleared the bar at 3.57 meters (11' 8.5") to tie Findlay's Meadow Cromer and Wright State's Maria Heckman. However, the Chagrin Falls native would capture the title outright following the tiebreaker for her second crown in as many weeks.
Meanwhile, freshman Rue Whitmore (Mason) recorded the best individual finish on the track, claiming runner-up honors in the 5,000-meter run. The 18:35.18 clocking marked the top time for all NCAA Division III student-athletes in the event, too.
Sophomore Megan Wright (Eaton/Twin Valley South) also landed among the top-five in the discipline, finishing fifth with a career-best 18:58.31 effort.
Seniors Avery Ewing (Kokomo, Ind./Eastern) and Taylor Fisher (Wapakoneta), junior Madeleine Routhier (West Unity/Hilltop), and sophomore Chyanne Retcher (Ney/Fairview) concluded the action on the track with a second-place effort in the distance medley relay. Their 13:08.90 clocking marks the fastest time for the event this season for Ohio Northern.
In the high jump, senior Mallory Weininger (Upper Sandusky) ended in a four-way tie for fourth place. Her clearance at 1.53 meters (5' 0.25") marks a new season-best for the three-time letterwinner.
Junior thrower Ashlynn Hickey (Wilmington) secured a fifth-place result in the shot put open class with an 11.00-meter (36' 1.25") mark. Meanwhile, senior Tia Harris (Newton Falls) competed in the elite shot put competition, having been among the top nine entrants in the event, and heaved the shot 12.84 meters (42' 1.5") to finish in sixth place.
