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Baker-Schlendering sets ONU, OAC record as Women's Indoor Track and Field finishes second at OAC Championships

Baker-Schlendering sets ONU, OAC record as Women's Indoor Track and Field finishes second at OAC Championships
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February 28, 2026

TIFFIN — Sophomore Avery Baker-Schlendering (Freeport, Maine) had a record-breaking performance to lead the Ohio Northern Women's Indoor Track & Field team to a 2nd place finish at the OAC Championships at Heidelberg.

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The Basics

  • ONU finished in 2nd place with 178.5 points.
  • Mount Union won the team title with 197 points, while Otterbein took 3rd with 84 points and Baldwin Wallace was fourth with 83 points.
  • The two-day championships took place over the course of Friday and Saturday at Heidelberg.
  • Record: Ohio Northern (30-5 Overall).
  • Venue: Frann's Fieldhouse - Tiffin, Ohio.

Top ONU Performers

  • Baker-Schlendering cleared an ONU and OAC record height of 1.79 meters to win the high jump.
  • Senior Samantha Roth (Brunswick) finished 2nd in the 3000 meters in 10:26.98 to claim All-OAC honors.
  • ONU's 4x200m relay team of sophomore Tatum Walsh (Lima/Bath), sophomore Alex Vargo (Lorain/Steele), freshman Mia Trusso (Willoughby Hills/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) and sophomore Kendyl Stone (Ashland) finished 3rd in 1:47.21, to earn All-OAC accolades.
  • Senior Claire Schweller (Paulding) took 3rd in the triple jump, clearing 10.98 meters, to earn All-OAC honors.
  • Junior Anna Brady (Sidney) placed 3rd in the shot put with a throw of 12.83 meters to earn All-OAC accolades.
  • Sophomore Je'Leycia Procter (Dayton/Early College) finished 3rd in the 60 hurdles in 9.23 seconds to grab All-OAC kudos.

Notables

  • Baker-Schlendering's jump of 1.79 meters is a new OAC Championship record, and she also shatters her own ONU record of 1.72 meters.
  • She was also named the Phil Gordon OAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet.
  • The two-day championships consist of 19 events with 10 running events, six field events, and three relays.
  • Saturday consisted of 12 events with 3 field events, 7 running events, and 2 relays.
  • The top three finishers in each event earn All-Conference accolades.
  • Schweller's triple jump of 10.98 meters is now the 4th best in ONU history.
  • Freshman Danika Denman (Fremont/Ross) placed 6th in the 200 in :26.36, which is now the 4th best in ONU history.
  • She is also now ninth in the 60 hurdles after her sixth-place finish in :09.36.
  • Senior Ellie Ford (Upper Arlington) took 4th in the triple jump with a leap of 10.90 meters, which is now the 6th best in ONU history.
  • Procter is now the fourth-fastest in the 60 hurdles at ONU.
  • Vargo was fifth in the 60 hurdles in :09.32, moving her into fifth place all-time in the event.
  • Sophomore Grace Chomic (Westerville/Columbus School for Girls) is now sixth at ONU in the 800 after finishing fifth in 2:22.34.
  • Roth's run of 10:26.98 now ranks as the 9th best in ONU history.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 17th year at Ohio Northern and is 631-181-1 in women's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .776. 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.