at All-Ohio Multi-Event

Senior Nate Newman (Chillicothe/Zane Trace) was leading the field after the first day of the All-Ohio Division III multi-event championship, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday at Gordon Field House.

With 4 of the 7 events completed, Newman was atop the standings with 2773 points.  Dominic Oddo of Case Reserve was in second place with 2676 points and Ryan Edwards of Heidelberg was in third place with 2673 points.

Sophomore Nate Minic (Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch) was in fourth place with 2412 points and sophomore Jayson Blankenship (Medina) was in eighth place with 2228 points.

Newman opened the meet with the fastest clocking in the 60-meter dash, breaking the tape in :07.30.  His efforts of 21-7½ in the long jump, 37-11¼ in the shot put, and 6-2 in the high jump each were second-best on the day.

Minic had the second-fastest time in the 60-meter dash (:07.31).  His long jump of 20-9¾ was third-best, his throw of 29-10¼ on the shot put was seventh overall, and his high jump of 5-7 tied for seventh.

Blankenship was fourth overall in the 60-meter dash with a time of :07.46.  His throw of 31-5¼ in the shot put was sixth overall, he tied for seventh in the high jump at 5-7, and his long jump of 18-3¾ was 10th overall.

The All-Ohio multi-event competition resumes on Sunday with the final 3 events in the heptathlon along with the women's pentathlon.

Saturday Results