Boothby wins 100 title as Men's Track and Field finishes fifth at OAC Outdoor Championships

WILMINGTON — Sophomore C.J. Boothby (Milford/Clermont Northeastern) won the 100-meter dash to lead the Ohio Northern men's track and field team to a fifth place finish at the 2025 Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships on a wet and stormy Friday.

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The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (37-14-1 Overall).
• Venue: Williams Stadium - Wilmington, Ohio.

Meet Results

• Ohio Northern finished fifth of 10 teams with 83 points.
• Mount Union won the team title with 210 points, Baldwin Wallace was second with 143 and John Carroll was third with 135.
• The meet consisted of 21 events, including eight field events, 10 running events and three relays.
• The top three individual finishers in each event and the top three relays earn All-Conference honors.

Top ONU Performers

• Boothby won the 100 in :10.71.
• Senior Tyrese Barker (Columbus/Bishop Hartley) earned All-Conference accolades with a second place finish in the 110 hurdles in :14.91.
• Fifth-year senior Trey Myers (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) was All-OAC in the 800 in 1:53.19, finishing second.
• The 4x400 relay team of senior Ross Schlatter (Curtice/Genoa), junior Zach O'Neill (Holland/Maumee Valley Country Day), freshman Asu Pelima (Euclid/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph) and Myers earned All-OAC accolades with a second place finish in 3:16.77.
• Freshman Luke Lazarich (Celina) was fifth in the 400 hurdles in :55.67 and was sixth in the 110 hurdles in :16.00.
• Senior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) was sixth in the 5000 in 14:58.33.
• Sophomore Carter Byers (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) was seventh in the 400 hurdles in :57.53.
• Sophomore J.D. Dillman (Bethel) was seventh in the triple jump at 13.60 meters.
• Sophomore Chaz Miller (New Lebanon/Dixie) was seventh in the 110 hurdles in :16.03.
• Junior Connor Robbins (Marion/River Valley) was eighth in the shot put at 14.13 meters.

Top ONU Performers - Day 1

• Boothby earned All-Conference honors in the javelin, finishing second with a toss of 54.85 meters.
• Junior Evan Gomez (Farmington, N.M.) earned All-OAC recognition in the discus, finishing third at 43.47 meters.
• Myers, Pelima, senior Bo Little (Washington Court House/Miami Trace) and sophomore Oliver Hendricks (Vandalia/Butler) earned All-Conference honors in the 4x800 relay by finishing third in 7:43.28.
• Sophomore Grant Butler (Marion/River Valley) was fourth in the long jump at 6.59 meters.
• Freshman Dylan Dowell (Mount Vernon) was fifth in the long jump at 6.51 meters.
• Sophomore Orion Gonzalez (Fostoria/St. John's Jesuit) was seventh at 4.43 meters.
• Freshman Gavin Miller (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill) was eighth in the high jump, clearing 1.91 meters.

Notables

• The meet was delayed twice for a total of 4 hours and 19 minutes due to lightning.
• Ohio Northern has won seven OAC Outdoor Championships titles in program history.
• Boothby moves up one spot to second on ONU's all-time career list in the javelin at  179' 11".
• The 4x800 relay team is now 4th all-time in ONU history.
• Senior All-American Jordan Dean Cleveland/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph) is tied for 19th nationally in the 400 in :47.41.
• Boothby is tied for 29th nationally in the 100 with a school-record :10.52.
• ONU's 4x100 relay team is ranked 10th nationally at :40.77.
• ONU's 4x400 relay team is ranked 20th nationally at 3:15.55.
• The top 22 individuals in each event at the end of the season qualify for the NCAA III Championships May 22-24 in Geneva, Ohio.
• Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 16th year at Ohio Northern and is 594-167-3 in men's outdoor track and field for a winning percentage of .781.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action on May 9 at the Baldwin Wallace Twilight Invitational.