Colvin, Vestal win events to lead Women's Track and Field in outdoor season opener
By Tim Glon
MARIETTA — Seniors Kathleen Colvin (Hilliard/Bishop Ready) and Kylie Vestal (Youngstown/Austintown Fitch) each won events to lead the Ohio Northern women's track and field team in its 2021 outdoor season opener on Sunday at Don Drumm Stadium.
The Polar Bears (6-2 overall) finished third out of nine teams with 89.5 points by dominating the distance events in the Maritta OAC Opener.
Colvin led a 1-2-3-4 ONU finish in the 5,000-meter run by winning the event in 18:35.65.
Junior Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) was second in 18:51.65, junior Rue Whitmore (Mason) was third in 19:10.79 and freshman Megan Vapenik (Strongsville) was fourth in 19:32.38.
Vestal won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:20.65.
Junior Taylor Ellerbrock (Columbus Grove) was second in the 1,500 run in 4:56.52.
Junior Sophia Thompson (Mount Vernon/Highland) was second in the 10,000 run in 43.46.22.
Sophomore Anna Schatzle (Brookville, Ind./Franklin County) was second in the pole vault by clearing 3.23 meters.
John Carroll won the team title with 189 points, Otterbein was second with 159 points and Marietta was fourth with 81 points.