Avery Baker-Schlendering named Women's Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year

By Tim Glon

| 2026 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track and Field All-Region Awards | 

ADA — Sophomore Avery Baker-Schlendering (Freeport, Maine) was named the Women's Great Lakes Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

Baker-Schlendering won the NCAA Division III national title in the high jump, clearing a school record 1.79 meters at the NCAA III Championships on May 22.

Her 1.79-meter effort moves her up to No. 6 all-time in NCAA Division III history in the event.

She was also the Ohio Athletic Conference Champion and is a two-time All-OAC honoree in the long jump and the high jump.

Ohio Northern went 40-9 and won the OAC title this speing under 17th-year head coach Jason Maus.