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Boothby sets OAC record in 60 dash, Wakefield wins high jump as Men's Indoor Track and Field takes 3rd at OAC Championships

Boothby sets OAC record in 60 dash, Wakefield wins high jump as Men's Indoor Track and Field takes 3rd at OAC Championships
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February 28, 2026

TIFFIN — Juniors C.J. Boothby (Milford/Clermont Northeastern) and Jacob Wakefield (Wooster/Northwestern) each won events on Saturday, leading the Ohio Northern Men's Indoor Track & Field team to a 3rd place finish at the OAC Championships at Heidelberg.

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The Basics

  • The Polar Bears took 3rd place with 96 points; Mount Union won the team title with 235 points, while Baldwin Wallace was 2nd with 138.5 points and Otterbein was fourth with 82.5 points.
  • The championships took place over the course of Friday and Saturday.
  • Record: Ohio Northern (42-6 Overall).
  • Venue: Frann's Fieldhouse - Tiffin, Ohio.

Top ONU Performers

  • Boothby won the 60m dash in 6.75 seconds, setting ONU and OAC records in the process.
  • Wakefield's winning height in the high jump was 2.00 meters.
  • Boothby also took 2nd place and earned All-OAC honors in the 200 in 22.34 seconds.
  • Freshman Cale Wilson (Clarksville/Clinton-Massie) finished 2nd in the triple jump, leaping 14.12 meters to claim All-OAC honors.
  • ONU's 4x400m relay team of senior Zach O'Neill (Holland/Maumee Valley Country Day), sophomore Asu Pelima (Euclid/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph), junior Grant Conn (Bethel), Wilson and sophomore Isen Schafer (Harrod/Allen East) finished 3rd in 3:23.15 to earn All-OAC accolades.
  • ONU's 4x200m relay team of O'Neill, freshman Owen Fockler (Dennison/Indian Valley), Schafer and senior Dylan Dowell (Mount Vernon) took 4th place in 1:30.80.
  • Senior Connor Robbins (Marion/River Valley) finished 5th in the shot put, throwing 15.04 meters.
  • Freshman James Durham (Hiram/Crestwood) placed 5th in the 60 hurdles in 8.50 seconds.

Notables

  • Boothby was named the OAC Harrison Dillard Most Outstanding Hurdler/Sprinter.
  • The two-day championships consisted of 19 events with 10 running events, six field events, and three relays.
  • Saturday consisted of 12 men's events with 3 field events, 7 running events, and 2 relays.
  • The top three finishers in each event earn All-Conference accolades.
  • Boothby's 60m time of 6.75 seconds breaks both the OAC Championships record and the ONU record.
  • He also moved up into a seventh place tie nationally in the event.
  • The previous OAC & ONU records were set by Boothby's time last season of 6.80 seconds.
  • With his time of 22.34 seconds in the 200, Boothby also now ranks 5th in ONU history in the event.
  • O'Neill, Fockler, Schafer and Dowell now hold the 5th-best 4x200 time in ONU history of 1:30.80.
  • Wakefield is now seventh all-time at ONU in the high jump at 2.00 meters.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 17th year at Ohio Northern and is 743-172 in men's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .812. He is ONU's all-time winningest coach in track and field history.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on March 7-8 when they host the Polar Bear Final Qualifier.