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DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College track and field team garnered two event titles, while also having five athletes place in the top four in their respective event at the Div. III All-Ohio Indoor Championships held at Otterbein College.
Trevor Matuszak and Eric Swartz each grabbed individual titles, helping the DC men to a fifth-place finish. The Jackets finished with 32.33 points in one the top team performance’s in school history. Matuszak, who is making a habit of breaking his own school-record, won the men’s weight throw with a meet record toss of 58-11.25. His record mark was over two feet farther than the previous record, while also defeating the nearest competitor by over eight feet. Swartz won the men’s high jump, clearing 6-05.00 to match his career-best.
Brad Zarembski and Nic Niehaus each garnered fourth place finishes as Zarembski cleared 6-03.25 in the men’s high jump, while Niehaus had a personal-best toss of 45-03.75. Dan Orta was seventh in the shot put with his toss of 42-10.75 and Matt Fosnaugh tied for eighth in the pole vault after clearing 13-05.25.
Samantha Higdon led the women, finishing second in the women’s weight throw with a toss of 45-10.75 and helping the Lady Jackets earn 12 points during the meet. Laura Derov was sixth in the shot put with a toss of 37-03.25 and ninth in the weight throw, while Jessica Lipstraw earned an eighth place finish in the weight throw with her toss of 41-01.00.
The Jackets will travel to Ada, Ohio next Friday, February 22 to participate in the Ohio Northern Friday Night Series Meet.
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