Men's Outdoor Track & Field opens outdoor season with 3-2 record at Muskingum Duals
By: Tim Glon
NEW CONCORD — Brett Neutzling set a new track record in the 2000-meter steeplechase to lead the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team in its season-opening meet at the Muskingum Duals on Saturday.
The Polar Bears (3-2) defeated Bluffton, Geneva (Pa.) and Waynesburg (Pa.) and fell to Capital and Muskingum.
Neutzling set a stadium record by winning the 2000 steeplechase in 6:41.55.
Mathew Johnson set a meet record by winning the 800-meter run in 1:58.96.
Joe Gutter posted three top-3 finishes. He won the hammer throw with a toss of 162' 7", finished second in the shot put with a put of 45' 8" and was third in the discus with a throw of 138' 3".
Ryan Brancheau won the high jump by clearing 6' 6" and was second in the 110 hurdles in :18.16.
Northern had five other runner-up finishes.
Dan Steigerwald was second in the 800 in 2:02.82, Nathan Rosenbaum was second in the 1500 in 4:10.40, Evan McKee was second in the 3000 in 9:21.24 and Michael Simmons was second in the 5000 in 15:443.67.
The Polar Bears will return to action Friday at the Washington (Mo.) Invitational.