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Baker-Schlendering breaks school high jump record as Women's Outdoor Track & Field sends split-squads to All-Ohio championships, Tennessee Invitational

Baker-Schlendering breaks school high jump record as Women's Outdoor Track & Field sends split-squads to All-Ohio championships, Tennessee Invitational
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April 11, 2026

Sophomore Avery Baker-Schlendering (Freeport, Maine) returned to her record-breaking ways this weekend, breaking the ONU high jump record as the Ohio Northern outdoor women's track & field team sent split-squads to the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships and the national stage of the 2026 Tennessee Invitational.

The Basics

  • At the All-Ohio Championships, ONU finished 5th of 14 teams with 75 points. 
  • The Tennessee Invitational was not scored.
  • Record: Ohio Northern (30-9 Overall).
  • Ohio Wesleyan was 1st with 173.7 points, Baldwin Wallace took 2nd with 103 points, and Case Western finished 3rd with 95.5 points.
  • Venues: Selby Stadium - Delaware, Ohio; LaPorte Stadium - Knoxville, Tenn.

ONU Individuals - All-Ohio

  • Senior Samantha Roth (Brunswick) won the 10000-meter run in 37:38.56.
  • Senior Kennedy Rader (Mason) was 2nd in the 10000 with a time of 38:53.14.
  • Junior AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) took 2nd in the 3000m steeplechase in 11:44.41.
  • Freshman Danika Denman (Fremont/Ross) placed 2nd in the pole vault, jumping 3.55 meters.
  • Senior Natalie Armbruster (Cincinnati/Mount Notre Dame) was 4th in the 5000m run, timing 18:23.77.
  • ONU's 4x100m relay team of sophomore Kendyl Stone (Ashland), sophomore Tatum Walsh (Lima/Bath), freshman Mia Trusso (Willoughby Hills/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin), and sophomore Lauren Gossett (Beloit/West Branch) took 4th place in 49.94 seconds.
  • Sophomore Je'Leycia Procter (Dayton/Early College) took 4th in the 100m hurdles, timing 14.59 seconds.
  • Freshman Claire Benner (Van Wert) was 4th in the shot put, throwing 11.88 meters.

ONU Individuals - Tennessee

  • Baker-Schlendering won the high jump with an ONU record leap of 1.75 meters.
  • Junior Katelyn Wagner (Sycamore/Wynford) was 6th in the shot put, throwing 13.41 meters, and took 9th in the javelin, heaving 35.11 meters.
  • Junior Katie Floyd (Swanton) took 7th in the javelin with a heave of 36.15 meters.
  • Senior Claire Schweller (Paulding) placed 8th in the pole vault, clearing 3.82 meters.
  • Senior Riley Heitkamp (Fort Loramie) finished 10th in the high jump, clearing 1.55 meters.
  • Junior Anna Brady (Sidney) was 11th in the discus, throwing 37.86 meters.

Notables

  • The All-Ohio meet consisted of 22 events - 8 field events, 12 running events, and 2 relays.
  • The Tennessee Invite consisted of 19 events - 8 field events, 9 running events, and 2 relays.
  • Wagner is now third all-time at ONU in the shot at 13.41 meters and is 10th in the javelin at 35.11 meters.
  • Procter's time of 14.59 is now a personal record and 4th-best in ONU history.
  • Sophomore Katelyn Stechschulte (Findlay) is now fifth all-time in the triple jump at 10.98 meters, accomplished at Tennessee.
  • Sophomore Grace Chomic (Westerville/Columbus School for Girls) is now 8th all-time in the 800 at 2:19.01 at Tennessee.
  • Sophomore Allie Locke (Lancaster) threw 45.15 in the hammer at Tennessee and is now 8th all-time at ONU.
  • Roth's 37:38.56 in the 10,000 is now the 9th-best in ONU history.
  • Brady's throw of 37.86 meters is the new 9th-best in ONU history.
  • Denman's jump of 3.55 meters is tied for 10th-best in ONU history.
  • Baker-Schlendering is currently ranked No. 2 nationally this season in the high jump.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 17th year at Ohio Northern and is 548-182-3 in women's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .748. He is ONU's all-time winningest coach in track and field history.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action April 17-18 when they host the 6th annual Mike Becraft Invitational.