Ohio Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame
Ethan Freet '13 won 7 All-America citations in track & field, 4 as an individual and 3 as a member of relay teams. He made an immediate impact after transferring to Ohio Wesleyan, sweeping indoor and outdoor North Coast Athletic Conference Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year honors as a sophomore. Indoors, he was named Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year at the NCAC meet, winning the 55-, 200-, and 400-meter dashes, helping OWU win the 800- and 1600-meter relays, and adding a second in the long jump. He won All-America honors by helping the 1600-meter relay team to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division III championship meet to become Ohio Wesleyan's first All-America relay team. Outdoors, he was named Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year at the NCAC meet, winning the 400-meter hurdles and helping the 1600-meter relay team win as OWU won the conference championship. He won All-America honors with a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles. As a junior, he won the long jump, placed second in the 60- and 400-meter dashes, and helped the 800-meter relay team to a conference title at the NCAC indoor meet. Outdoors, he won the NCAC title in the 400-meter hurdles and helped the 1600-meter relay team to an NCAC crown. He repeated as an All-American in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing fifth in a school-record :51.66. Indoors his senior year, he won the 400-meter dash and helped the 800-meter relay team to a win at the NCAC indoor meet. He placed third in the 400-meter dash and helped the 1600-meter relay team finish second at the NCAA Division III championship as OWU finished seventh, its best-ever finish at the national championship. Outdoors, he again won NCAC Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year recognition after winning the 400-meter hurdles for the third straight year and helping the 1600-meter relay team to a win. He won his third All-America citation in the 400-meter hurdles with a fourth-place finish and helped the 1600-meter relay team to a third-place finish as OWU tied for 19th place at the NCAA Division III championship meet. His 7 All-America citations equaled the most in Ohio Wesleyan history. He was a 10-time All-Ohio champion (5 as a member of relay teams) and a 17-time All-Ohio honoree (10 as a member of relay teams), as well as a 15-time NCAC champion (7 as a member of relay teams) and a 19-time All-NCAC honoree (8 as a member of relay teams).
