April 26

Wilmington freshman Brandon Bruner(Cincinnati/Shroder) helped the Quakers to a first place finish among nine teams at the Wilmington Invitational with a first place finish in the 200-meter dash (22.51) and a second place finish in the 100-meter dash (11.49). Bruner was also a member of the first place 4x400 relay team  (3:25.58) and the second place 4x100 relay team (43.55).

John Carroll freshman Mike Minjock (Seven Hills/St. Ignatius) led the Blue Streaks in the field at the B-W Sparky Adams Invitational with a first place finish in the long jump. Minjock’s  mark of 7.24m not only captured first place, but also earned him an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.

Other Nominees: Marc Aukerman (MTU)…Ty Griffin (MTU)…Jarryd Ridgeway (MUSK)…Nate Davis (HEID)…Garrett Brown (ONU)…Terrence Horton (HEID)…Jacob Weyrauch (ONU)…Greg Patrick (B-W).

April 19

Track:Mount Union junior Ty Griffin(Massillon/Massillon Perry) won the 1,500-meter run with a NCAA provisionally qualifying mark of 3:53.77 at the All-Ohio Championships. Griffin also placed second in the 5,000-meter run (15:11.79). The team placed third among 19 teams.

Field: Baldwin-Wallace junior Kevin Phipps (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial) won the hammer throw with a school-record and NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 194’10’, place second in the discus with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 159’3’ and place seventh in the shot put with a throw of 48’9.5’ at the All-Ohio Championships. The team placed fifth among 19 teams.

Other Nominees: Judd Lutz (MTU)…Jacob Weyrauch (ONU)…Josh Woods (CAP)….Jordan Karnes (HEID)…Joshua Lynch (HEID)…Mike Pankowski (MAR)…Terrance Wallace (MAR)…Demetrius Bailey (MUSK)…Austin Curbow (OTT).

April 12

Track:Heidelberg junior Terrence Horton(Pickerington) helped the Berg to a second place finish among 15 teams at the Ohio Wesleyan Marv Frye Invitational with a first place finish in the 800-meter dash (1:57.19) and was a member of the second place 4x400 relay team (3:21.37).

Field: Marietta senior Mike Pankowski (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills) won the javelin throw with a school record and NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 57.83m at the Don Frail Invitational.

Other Nominees: Kevin Phipps (B-W)…Judd Lutz (MTU)…Ty Griffin (MTU)…Garrett Brown (ONU)…Bryan Miller (ONU)…Nate Davis (HEID)…Chase Addy (MUSK)

April 5

Track: Mount Union sophomore Tim Kelly (Lakewood) helped the Purple Raiders to the top spot at the OAC Gold Meet with two individual first place finishes in the 1,500-meter run (4:09.24) and the 800-meter run (2:00.22).

Field: Baldwin-Wallace senior Steve Price (North Olmsted) competed at the Liberty (Va.) University Invitational and scored a career-high 6,718 points in the 10-event decathlon to place third and posted an automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Division III National Championship Meet.

Other Nominees: Braden McMonigle (WILM)…Brad Pickens (CAP)…Joe Gutter (ONU)…Garrett Brown (ONU)…Heath Gibson (OTT)…Julius Higginbotham (HEID)...Nathan David (HEID)…Joshua Lynch (HEID)…Jarryd Ridgeway (MUSK)…Judd Lutz (MTU)

March 29

Ohio Northern sophomore Jacob Schwab (Willard/Monroeville) tallied four top-eight performance to lead the Polar Bears at the Washington and lee /Virginia Military Carnival. Schwab earned a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash (49.70) and an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter dash (11.20). He was also a member of the winning 4x100 relay team and the second place 4x400 relay team (3:19.19).

Mount Union senior Judd Lutz (Tiffin/Columbian) Lutz won the discus and shot put at the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational. His mark of 170-3 in the discus was the second-best throw in the nation this season, along with a throw of 52-8.75 in the shot put qualified him in both events for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships.

 Other Nominees: Kevin Phipps (B-W)…Tim Polack (ONU)…Ty Griffin (MTU)...Nate Davis (HEID)…Jordan Karnes (HEID)…Demetrius Bailey (MUSK)…Jeff Ickes (MUSK)

March 22

Track: Ohio Northern junior Ryan Fleming (Maitland, Fla./Lyman) placed sixth in the 100-meter dash (11.11) and was a member of the fourth place 4x100 relay team (42.34) at the UNC Early Bird Invitational.

Field: Baldwin-Wallace senior Greg Patrick (Collins/Western Reserve) broke the school record and placed second in the shot put with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 54-10.00 at the UNC-Charlotte 49er Classic. Patrick also placed seventh in the discus (147-04) and eight in the hammer throw (156-07).

Other Nominees: Other Nominees: Josh Woods (CAP)…Josh Lynch (HEID)…Terrence Horton (HEID)

April 20

Track-Mount Union junior Scott Thomas (Salem/West Branch) won the 100-meter dash (10.97) and the 200-meter dash (22.60) to lead the Purple Raiders to a second place finish at the Westminster Invitational.

Field- Heidelberg freshman Joe Yoder (West Liberty/Salem) provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships  in the decathlon with 6,229 points and eight first place finishes. Yoder won four of the six field events and won all of the track events. 

Field- Muskingum sophomore Demetrius Bailey (Buffalo, NY/Olean) leaped to a record distance of 48-03.25 in the triple jump and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships at the Kenyon Invitational. Bailey also placed third in the long jump (21-03.50).

Other Nominees: Steve Price (B-W)…Sean Denard (MTU)…Tony Thomas (ONU)…Justin Linzy (ONU)…Paris Hilliard (HEID)

April 13

Track-Marietta freshman Jayshon Irvin (Vero Beach, Fla./Sebastian) paced the Pioneers  to a seventh place finish with two individual titles at the All-Ohio meet last week.  Irvin won the 100-meter dash (10.71) and the 200-meter dash (21.96). Irvin was also a member of the second place 4x100 relay team (42.38).

Field- Baldwin-Wallace sophomore Kevin Phipps (Reynoldsburg/ Watkins Memorial) helped to lead the Yellow Jackets to a fourth place finish at the All-Ohio meet. Phipps took first and provisionally qualified for the NCAA DIII Championships in the discus (161’5), placed second in the hammer (161’9) and placed seventh in the shot put (46’5).

Other Nominees: Braden McMonigle (WILM)… Jimmy O’Brien (ONU)…Andrew Lammers (ONU)…Austin Curbow (OTT)…Demetrius Bailey (MUSK)…Joe Yoder (HEID)…Julius Higginbotham (HEID)…Dustin Ford (MTU)…Marc Aukerman (MTU)

April 6

Track-Heidelberg freshman Joe Yoder (West Liberty/West Liberty Salem) paced the Berg with two individual titles at the Don Frail Invitational last week. Yoder won the 110-meter hurdles (15.17) and the 400-meter hurdles (55.51).

Field- Marietta senior Brian Pallini (Medina) qualified for the NCAA Championships and placed first in the shot put (15.52m) at the Don Frail Invitational last week.  Pallini also placed first in the hammer throw (50.79m).

Other Nominees: Greg Patrick (B-W)…Kevin Phipps (B-W)…Sean  Denard (MTU)…Dustin Ford (MTU)…Doug Gibbons (CAP)…Austin Curbow (OTT)…Fortin Faustin (OTT)…Jasyhon Irvin (MAR)…Ryan Flemming  (ONU)…Andy Lammers (ONU)

March 30

Track-Ohio Northern senior Justin Linzy (Toledo/Woodward) lead the Polar Bears to the team title at the OAC Split Meet at Wilmington with a win the 200-meter dash (22.66) and a second place finish in the 100-meter dash (11.31). Linzy was also a member of the wining 4x100 relay team (42.40).

Field- Marietta sophomore Zach Gay (Elyria/Oberlin) qualified for the NCAA Championships and placed first in the high jump (6-07.50) at the OAC Split Meet at Baldwin-Wallace.

Other Nominees: Steve Price (B-W)…Marty Assmann (CAP)…Brian Pallini  (MAR)…Austin Curbow (OTT)…Korey Smerk (MTU)…Chuck Damberger (MTU)…Joe Yoder (HEID)…Wayne (HEID)…Kasey Schwing (JCU)…Jacob Weyrauch (ONU)…Demetrius Bailey (MUSK)

March 23

Track-Ohio Northern sophomore Ryan Fleming (Maitland, Fla./Lyman) won the 100-meter dash (11.00) and placed fourth in  the 200-meter dash (23.19)  at the Emory (GA) Invitational. The team finished first of 17 teams.

Field- Mount Union junior Judd Lutz (Tiffin/Columbian) provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships and placed first in the shot put (53-0.75) and the discus (158-0) at the Muskingum Invitational. The team finished first out of seven teams.  

Other Nominees: Kevin Phipps (B-W)…Doug Gibbons (CAP)…Korey Smerk (MTU)…Joe Yoder (HEID)…Andy Lammers (ONU)…Demetrius Bailey (MUSK).

March 24

Track (men)- Ohio Northern junior Jimmy O’Brien (Pemberville/Eastwood) placed third in the 400-meter dash in the a time of 48.75 at the Rhodes Open last week.

 Other Nominees: Josh Mickle (MAR)…Eric Neuhart (MUSK)…Chase Schneider (OTT)…Julius Higginbotham (HEID)

Field (men)- Muskingum freshman Demetrius Bailey (Buffalo, NY/Olean) won the triple jump (12.97) and placed second in the long jump (5.93) to help lead the team to a second place finish at the Muskingum Invite last week.

Other Nominees: Jacob Fox (ONU)…Justin Floyd (MAR)…

March 29

Track (men)- Ohio Northern senior Ryan Robertson (Pickerington/Central) placed first in the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.90 and in the 200-meter dash with a mark of 22.21 at the OAC Split Meet hosted by Wilmington last week.  The team finished first of five teams.

 Other Nominees: Marty Assmann (CAP)…Jared French (OTT)…Wes Hendricks (HEID)…JD Walters (MUSK)

Field (men)- Muskingum freshman Demetrius Bailey (Buffalo, NY/Olean) won the triple jump ( 44-07.00)  and the high jump (6-02.00) at the OAC Split Meet hosted by Marietta last week. The team finished second of five teams.  

Other Nominees: Adam Ohlemacher (HEID)…Joe Gutter (ONU)…Steve Price (B-W)

April 7

Track (men)- Ohio Northern junior Jimmy O’Brien (Pemberville/Eastwood shattered his previous ONU record and automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:47.97 in the 1,500-meter run at the Sam Howell Memorial last week. O’Brien’s time was better than two seconds below the automatic standard (3:50.60) and broke his previous record by just over five seconds (3:53.06).

 Other Nominees: Jered Mitchem (MAR)…JD Walters (MUSK)

Field (men)- Ohio Northern senior Ryan Robertson (Pickerington/Central) provisional qualified for the NCAA Championships in the long jump. Robertson’s mark in the long jump was 22-11.75 and was good enough for third in the 40-man field of predominantly DI athletes.

Other Nominees: Demetrius Bailey (MUSK)…Kevin McPeek (JCU)…Jayson Roth (MAR)…Julius Higginbotham (HEID)

Track- Ohio Northern junior Jimmy O’Brien (Pemberville/Eastwood) took first in the 800-meter run at the All-Ohio Championships with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:50.87. That time was a remarkable five seconds faster than any other competitor in the field. He then ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that turned in a season-best time of 3:21.75 for a second place finish.

 Other Nominees: JD Walters (MUSK)…Wes Hendricks (HEID)

Field- Ohio Northern senior Ryan Robertson (Pickerington/Central) turned in four top-five finishes including a win in the long jump with an season-best and NCAA provisional mark of 23-1.75. NCAA provisional mark

Other Nominees: Demetrius Bailey (MUSK)…Julius Higginbotham (HEID)

Track (men)- Ohio Northern senior Ryan Robertson (Pickerington/Central) turned in perhaps his most dominating performance of the season, winning four events at the Kenyon Invitational. Robertson won the 100-meter dash in (11.13), the 200 dash (22.35), and was a member of the winning the 4x100 relay team (42.08). He also won the long jump (22-1 ¾).

 Other Nominees: Marque Jones, WILM…JD Walters, MUSK…Jimmy O’Brien, ONU…Matthew Hickman, MAR.

Field (men)- Baldwin-Wallace sophomore Steve Price (North Olmsted) turned in two individual titles in the long jump (22’1 ¾ ) and the Javelin (172’11”) at the Sparky Adams Invitational.  Price also placed third in the triple jump (42’7).  For his efforts he was named the Sparky Adams Most Valuable Performer.

Other Nominees: Demetrius Bailey (MUSK)…Julius Higginbotham (HEID)…Kevin McPeek, JCU…Seth Beckner, MAR