BEREA, Ohio – Mount Union’s men’s and women’s track & field teams captured the 2023 Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Harrison Dillard Track inside the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse on the campus of Baldwin Wallace University.
FINAL RESULTS | CHAMPIONSHIP HOMEPAGE
Women
Mount Union's women's track and field team won its second straight and ninth overall team title. The Purple Raiders won nine of the 19 events and scored 221.5 points. John Carroll finished in second place with 154.5 points, followed by Ohio Northern (112), Baldwin Wallace (89), Capital (48), Otterbein (39), Heidelberg (28), Marietta (23), Muskingum (23), and Wilmington (3).
Saturday Top Finishers:
Triple Jump: Emma Fehrman, Marietta, 11.26m
Shot Put: Izzy Burman, Ohio Northern, 12.91m
High Jump: Kennady Gibbins, Mount Union, 1.64m
4x200 Relay: Cupp, Miles, Donley, Neiger, Mount Union, 1:45.69
1 mile run: Hope Murphy, Baldwin Wallace, 5:08.71
55 Hurdles: Kennady Gibbins, Mount Union, 8.27
55 Dash: Kenadee Wayt, Mount Union, 7.11
800 Run: Hope Murphy, Baldwin Wallace, 2:16.34 (Facility Record)
1000 Run: Claire Eberhardt, John Carroll, 3:02.68
200 Dash: Kenadee Wayt, Mount Union, 24.77 (Facility and OAC Record)
3000 Run: Tessa Pitcovich, Ohio Northern, 10:06.26 (OAC Record)
1600 Relay: Cochran, Mason, Miles, Cupp, Mount Union, 4:00.24 (Facility Record)
Special Awards:
Most Outstanding Field Athlete – Kennady Gibbins, Mount Union
Most Outstanding Sprinter – Kenadee Wayt, Mount Union
Most Outstanding Distance Athlete – Hope Murphy, Baldwin Wallace
Coaching Staff of the Year – Capital
Men
Mount Union men's track and field team won its 11th straight and record 42nd overall team title. The Purple Raiders won eight of the 19 events and scored 243 points. John Carroll placed second with 140 points, followed by Ohio Northern (90 points) Otterbein (73), Wilmington (60), Baldwin Wallace (46), Capital (30.5), Marietta (29.5), Heidelberg (20), and Muskingum (9).
Saturday Top Finishers:
Triple Jump: Brody Coleman, Mount Union, 13.92m
Shot Put: Keegan Digby, Ohio Northern, 16.63m
High Jump: Christian Pfeiffer, Baldwin Wallace, 2.03m
4x200 Relay: Shannon, Gill, Gibson, Fouche, Mount Union, 1:28.63 (Facility and OAC Record)
1 mile run: Alex Phillip, John Carroll, 4:10.14 (Facility and OAC Record)
55 Hurdles: Shadaryll Clark, Baldwin Wallace, 7.62
55 Dash: Jared Storm, Mount Union, 6.40
800 Run: Caleb Correia, John Carroll, 1:54.39
1000 Run: Vincent Giomenti, Mount Union, 2:31.92
200 Dash: Garrett Clark, John Carroll, 21.65 (Facility and OAC Record)
3000 Run: Alex Phillip, John Carroll, 8:11.81 (Facility and OAC Record)
1600 Relay: Storm, McBride, Knoch, Gill, Burrey, Mount Union, 3:16.94 (Facility and OAC Record)
Special Awards:
Most Outstanding Field Athlete – Addison Painter, Marietta
Most Outstanding Sprinters – Tyler Gill, Mount Union and Garrett Clark, John Carroll
Most Outstanding Distance Athlete – Alex Phillip, John Carroll
Coaching Staff of the Year – Mount Union
