Jordan Dean breaks school record in 400, leads Ohio Northern at NCAA III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships
March 8, 2024
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Junior All-American Jordan Dean (Cleveland/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) broke his own school record in the 400 to lead the Ohio Northern men on the first day of the 2024 NCAA III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday afternoon at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.
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The Basics
- Record: Ohio Northern (52-13 Overall)
- Venue: Virginia Beach Sports Center - Virginia Beach, Va.
Meet Results
- Ohio Northern has not scored in the meet.
- Ohio Northern has five athletes participating in the meet.
Top ONU Performers
- Dean finished second of four runners in his heat and was 12th of 20 overall with a school record effort of 48.33 seconds
- Fifth-year senior Hunter Kesler (Paulding), junior Ross Schlatter (Curtice/Genoa), senior Trey Myers (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) and Dean won their heat of 4x400 relay, but were disqualified for running on the lane line.
Notables
- Dean entered the meet ranked No. 8 nationally. The eight fastest times in the 400 prelims advanced to the finals.
- Dean was eighth after four of the five heats, but was bumped back to 12th place as all four men in the fifth and final heat qualified.
- Previously, he finished eighth at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
- Kesler, Schlatter, Myers, and Dean initially finished seventh in 3:15.15 in the 4x400, which would have broken the school record by 2.23 seconds. That came a week after shaving 1.45 seconds off their time to qualify for the meet in 3:17.48.
- The 4x400 team entered the meet ranked No. 11 nationally. This is their first appearance at the Indoor Championships after competing at the 2023 Outdoor Championships last spring.
- Dean posted the fastest leg of any of the 48 runners in the prelims, finishing the final leg in 47.19.
- Kesler ran the opening leg in 49.99, Schlatter ran leg two in 48.95 and Myers ran the third leg in 49.04.
- The top 20 individuals and the top 12 relays received bids to participate at the NCAA Championships.
- The top eight finishers in each event earn All-America status.
- Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 15th year at Ohio Northern and is 658-157 with men's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .808.
Up Next
- Senior Keegan Digby (Bowling Green/Otsego) will compete in the shot put on Saturday at 11 am on Day 2 of the NCAA III Indoor Championships.
