Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Ohio Northern (20-9 Overall) hosts Mike Becraft Invitational
Saturday, April 24, 2021, 11 a.m./12:15 p.m. - Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
| Mike Becraft Invitational site |
Saturday's Meet: The Ohio Northern men's track and field team will continue its 2021 outdoor season on Saturday when they host the 5-team Mike Becraft Invitational at Kerscher Stadium ... Field events will start at 11 am and running events at 12:15 pm ... Mount Union, Otterbein, Marietta and Capital are expected to join ONU at the meet ... The top 6 places will score points in the team standings (10-8-6-4-2-1) ... The Polar Bears are coming off a fourth place finish at the 10-team OAC Elite Meet last Saturday at Otterbein ... Junior Kayla Silva won the 200-meter dash in :25.45 and was second in the 100 in :12.25 ... Freshman Hope Stanley was second in the javelin with a toss of 31.12 meters ... On the national level, the NCAA accounced field sizes of 19 individuals and 14 relay teams for the 2021 NCAA Championships May 27-29 at Greensboro, N.C. ... Senior Kylie Vestal currently ranks 10th in the 3,000 steeplechase with a season-best time of 11:20.65 ... Senior Stella DeWitt is 11th in the long jump (5.60m) ... Two more Polar Bears are within striking range of qualifying in three other events ... Silva is 21st in the 100 (:12.25) and is 28th in the 200 (:25.45) ... Sophomore Anna Schatzle is 32nd in the pole vault (3.45m).
Head Coach Jason Maus: Maus is in his 12th season as the head men's track and field coach at ONU … He has a 396-158-3 overall record outdoors, a winning percentage of .714.
