Avery Baker-Schlendering earns All-America honors with 6th place finish in the high jump at the NCAA III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sophomore Avery Baker-Schlendering (Freeport, Maine) earned All-America honors in the high jump on the second day of the women's indoor track & field NCAA Division III National Championships on Saturday.

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The Basics

• ONU scored 2.5 team points in the meet.
• Record: Ohio Northern (30-5 Overall).
• Venue: Birmingham CrossPlex - Birmingham, Fla.

Top ONU Performers

• Baker-Schlendering cleared 1.70 meters on her third and final try to finish in a two-way tie for sixth place out of 20 competitors.
• She cleared the first three heights (1.59m, 1.64m, 1.67m) on her first try.

Notables

• This was Baker-Schlendering's first NCAA Championships appearance.
• She qualified as the No. 2 seed with a school record 1.79m season-best.
• Baker-Schlendering also won the OAC title.
• She becomes the 21st ONU female to earn All-America honors
• Senior All-American Claire Schweller (Paulding) finished 10th in the pole vault on Friday.
• Schweller cleared 3.85 meters on her second try to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place out of 20 competitors.
• This was Schweller's fifth career NCAA III Championships appearance in the pole vault.
• She was seeded seventh nationally with a career-best 3.97 meters to qualify for the meet.
• Schweller earned All-America honors at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a sixth place finish.
• She also finished ninth indoors in 2024 and 2025 and outdoors in 2025.
• She is a four-time OAC Champion in the event.
• 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

• Indoor season complete. The Polar Bears will return to action march 26-27 at the Washington (Mo.) Distance Carnival.