Dean, Robbins lead Men's Indoor Track and Field to victory at Rob and Patty Lydic Invitational in home opener

Dean, Robbins lead Men's Indoor Track and Field to victory at Rob and Patty Lydic Invitational in home opener
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January 17, 2025

ADA — Junior Connor Robbins (Marion/River Valley) won the two throwing events and senior Jordan Dean (Cleveland/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph) ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 500, leading the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team to a victory in its 2024-25 home opener on Friday night with the Rob and Patty Lydic Invitational at the ONU Sports Center.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (12-2 Overall).
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio.

Meet Results

  • Ohio Northern was first of four teams with 222 points.
  • John Carroll was second with 150 points and Bluffton and St. Francis (Ind.) tied for third with 56 points each.

Top ONU Performers

  • Robbins won the shot put with a heave of 14.31 meters and captured the weight throw with a toss of 16.30 meters.
  • Dean ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 500, finishing second in 1:05.37.
  • Sophomore Grant Butler (Marion/River Valley) and junior Stephen Mangira (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) finished 1-2 in the long jump at 6.59 and 6.39 meters, respectively.
  • Sophomore Easton Silva (Fremont/Ross) and freshman Grayson Dowell (Waynesville) finished 1-2 in the pole vault, clearing 4.10 meters and 3.80 meters, respectively.
  • Sophomore Gavin Miller (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill) won the high jump by clearing 1.89 meters.
  • Senior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) won the mile run in 4:25.13 with senior Trey Masterson (Tiffin/Hopewell-Loudon) right behind in second in 4:25.35.
  • Sophomore C.J. Boothby (Milford/Clermont Northeastern) won the 60 dash in :06.90, followed in second by junior Brett Greer (Mentor) in :07.12.
  • Freshman Carter Black (Franklin) won the 800 in 2:09.20.
  • Freshman J.D. Dillman (Bethel) was second in the triple jump at 13.08 meters.
  • Senior Cooper Koch (Waynesville) had a personal best effort to finish second in the weight throw at 60 meters.
  • Freshman Chris Bond (Franklin) won the 3000 in 9:04.64 and senior Trent Babcock (Painesville/Riverside) was second in 9:14.95.
  • The 4x200 relay team of senior Sam Fisher (Akron/Revere), and sophomore Grant Conn (Medina/Buckeye Senior), freshman Curtis Ware (Findlay/Van Buren) and senior Torrance Nichols (Fairfield) won in 1:36.73.
  • The 4x400 relay team of Boothby, freshman Luke Lazarich (Celina), freshman Roman Medley (Piqua) and sophomore Carter Byers (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) won in 3:32.56.

Notables

  • A ceremony was held before the meet to unveil a new state of the art graphics board, which was donated by Rob and Patty Lydic.
  • The meet consisted of 17 events, including six field events, nine running events and two relays.
  • The top two finishers for each team scored points in the event.
  • Robbins' throw of 53' 5.75" in the weight throw puts him 6th all-time in ONU history in the event.
  • His toss of 46' 11.5" in the shot moves him into a 10th place tie on ONU's all-time list in the event.
  • Lazarich was third in the 60 hurdles in :08.72, which places him 9th all-time at ONU in the event.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 16th year at Ohio Northern and is 663-160 in men's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .806.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Jan. 25 at the Muskingum Meet #2.