T35th of 62 at NCAA Division III championship

Ohio Wesleyan University junior Peyton Howell (Canton/GlenOak) won All-America honors in the high jump at the NCAA Division III indoor track & field championship meet on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Howell is the sixth Battling Bishop to win All-America honors in the indoor high jump.  This is her first All-America citation.

Howell sailed through the first 3 heights (5-1¼, 5-3¼, and 5-4½) in as many attempts.  Howell missed her first 2 attempts at 5-5¾ but cleared the bar on her third try to advance, then cleared 5-7 on her first attempt.

When the bar moved to 5-8, only 3 competitors were left in a showdown for the national champiomship.  Jaidyn Appel of Tufts cleared the bar on the first try, Breya Christopher of Wartburg cleared on the second attempt, and Howell missed all 3 attempts to finish in third place.

Howell was tied for the No. 3 seed in the championship with a mark of 5-7¼.

Howell's third-place finish gave Ohio Wesleyan 6 points in the team standings, good for a tie for 35th place among the 62 teams that scored in the meet.

Final Results