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Senior Khloe Dubenion (Columbus/Academy) and senior Chase Patton (Delaware/Hayes) won All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors in leading Ohio Wesleyan during the first day of the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet, hosted by Wittenberg University on Friday in Springfield.

Oberlin was leading the meet with 71 points to 41 for Wooster.  DePauw was in third place with 33 points, followed by Ohio Wesleyan (29), Kenyon (17), Denison (15), and Allegheny and Wittenberg (14).

Dubenion finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 53-1¾.  The performance broke the Ohio Wesleyan record of 52-9 set by Sarah Alflen in 2016.

Patton placed second in the pole vault, clearing 11-5¼.  It was Patton's third All-NCAC recognition in the event, following second-place finishes in 2019 and 2020.

Other standouts for the Bishops included sophomore Annika Green (Granville), who finished fifth in the pole vault; and senior Ari McPheters (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley), who was sixth in the weight throw.

The Ohio Wesleyan distance medley relay team of junior Lauren Montgomery (Newark/Licking Valley), freshman Lia Sadd (Avon), sophomore McKela Elder (Fremont/Ross), and senior Kylee McFarland (Granville) finished sixth.

In preliminary action, senior Zoe Price (Bellefontaine) won her heat in the 60-meter dash, clocking a :07.97 to post the third-fastest time of the meet.

The NCAC championship meet is scheduled to conclude on Saturday.

Friday Results