at NCAA Division III championship

Senior Peyton Howell (Canton/GlenOak) won All-America honors while representing Ohio Wesleyan at the NCAA Division III championship meet, hosted by St. John Fisher University on Thursday in Rochester, N.Y.

Howell finished fourth in the high jump with a height of 5-6½.  This is the second consecutive outdoor All-America citation for Howell, following a fifth-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Division III outdoor championship meet, and the third overall All-America honor, including a third-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Division III indoor championship meet.

Howell cleared the first 2 heights on her first attempt, then missed at 5-5¼ before clearing that height on the second attempt.  Howell then cleared 5-6½ on the first try as the field was reduced to 7 competitors.  At 5-7¾, Howell missed all 3 attempts, with only 3 of the 7 contestants advancing to the next height of 5-8¾.

Howell was tied for the No. 18 seed heading into the meet with a height of 5-5¾.

The NCAA Division III championship meet continues on Friday, with senior Ari McPheters (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) scheduled to compete in the shot put.  The preliminaries of the shot put are to start at 4 p.m., with the top 9 finishers advancing to the finals.

Final Results - high jump