at All-Ohio Multi-Event

Senior Nate Newman (Chillicothe/Zane Trace) won the heptathlon during the second day of the All-Ohio Division III multi-event championship, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan on Sunday at Gordon Field House.

Newman compiled 4892 points to 4615 points for runner-up Dominic Oddo of Case Reserve.  Sophomore Jayson Blankenship (Medina) finished fourth with 4151 points and sophomore Nate Minic (Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch) won eighth place on a tiebreaker after he and Darrell Briggs of Muskingum each scored 3660 points.

Newman had the meet's best time in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking an :08.56.  He cleared 12-9 in the pole vault, the second-best performance in the meet, and his time of 2:57.75 in the 1000-meter run was fifth overall.  On Saturday, 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.

Blankenship had the meet's best effort in the pole vault, clearing 13-5.  His time of :09.24 in the 60-meter hurdles was fifth overall, and his time of 3:08.08 in the 1000-meter run was seventh overall.  On Saturday, 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.

Minic was seventh overall in the pole vault, clearing 9-5¾.  He was eighth in the 1000-meter run (3:24.59) and ninth in the 60-meter hurdles (:10.37).  On Saturday, 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.

The 16 points scored by Ohio Wesleyan will carry over to Saturday's All-Ohio Division III championship meet.

Final Results