Dean, Boothby set OAC records on first day of 2025 OAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships

ADA — Senior All-American Jordan Dean (Cleveland/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) and sophomore C.J. Boothby (Milford/Clermont Northeastern) each set Ohio Athletic Conference records on the first day of the 2025 OAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.

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The Basics

• Record: Ohio Northern (43-5 Overall).
• Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio. 

Meet Results

• Ohio Northern is second of 10 teams after seven events with 47.5 points.
• Mount Union leads the team standings with 65 points, John Carroll is third with 39 points and Wilmington is fourth with 38 points.
• The meet consists of 19 events, including six field events, 10 running events and three relays.

Top ONU Performers

• Dean broke the OAC record by winning the 400-meter dash in 48.22 seconds. 
• Boothby set the OAC record in the prelims of the 60 dash, finishing in 6.84 seconds.
• He also set a school record in the long jump, winning the event with a leap of 7.35 meters.
• Dean also qualified for the finals of the 60, finishing third in the prelims at 6.92 seconds.
• Fifth-year senior Trey Myers (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) earned All-Conference accolades in the 500, finishing second in 1:05.83.
• Senior Ross Schlatter (Curtice/Genoa) was fourth in the event in 1:06.85.
• The distance medley relay team of senior J.T. Basco (Painesville/Harvey), sophomore Grant Conn (Medina/Buckeye Senior), sophomore Vova Herdman (Seville/Cloverleaf) and senior Ryan Massie (Beavercreek) earned All-OAC honors by finishing third in 10:25.72.
• Freshman Dylan Dowell (Mount Vernon) and sophomore Grant Butler (Marion/River Valley) also placed in the long jump, finishing fifth in 6.78m and eighth in 6.52m, respectively.
• Junior Evan Gomez (Farmington, N.M.) was seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 16.60 meters.
• Freshman Grayson Dowell (Waynesville) was seventh in the pole vault, clearing 4.13 meters.
• ONU qualified five for the finals of the 60 hurdles. Senior Tyrese Barker (Columbus/Bishop Hartley) qualified first with in 8.35 seconds, followed by freshman Luke Lazarich (Celina) in second at :08.61, sophomore Chaz Miller (Lew Lebanon/Dixie) in third at :08.67, sophomore Carter Byers (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) in fifth at :08.73 and senior Landon Remmert (Marengo/Highland) in eighth at :08.89.

Notables

• Dean defended his 2024 OAC title in the 400 and is now a two-time champion in the event. 
• He also broke his own OAC record of 48.40 set in his winning effort last season.
• Boothby's leap of 24' 1.5" broke the previous ONU record of 23' 4.5" set in 2008 by Ryan Robertson by nine full inches.
• His 6.84 mark in the 60 broke the previous OAC record of 6.85 by Louis Berry of Mount Union set in 2019.
• His OAC mark in the 60 was just off his ONU record of 6.78 set earlier this season.
• Lazarich's 60 hurdles mark of :08.61 moves him into fifth place all-time in ONU history in the event.
• Miller also got on the list for the 60 hurdles at #9 with his 8.67.
• Gomez moved into eighth place on ONU's weight throw list at 54' 5.5".
• Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 16th year at Ohio Northern and is 694-163 in men's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .810.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host the final day of the OAC Championships at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse.