ADA — The Otterbein men's indoor track and field secured third place at the Ohio Northern Joe Banks Invitational on Friday in a performance highlighted by sophomore Joe Hill's pole vault victory and freshman Joab Bockstoce's first-place finish in the high jump.

The Basics

• Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio
• Otterbein secured third place among seven teams with a total of 89.5 points. Ohio Northern took first place with a total of 267 points followed by Heidelberg in second with 94 points.
• Results PDF 

Otterbein's Top Performers – Running Events

• 3000 Meters - In second was freshman Aidan Castillo with a time of 9:19.37, and in fifth was junior Brannon Moser Jr. in 9:43.53. Castillo finished behind a club team runner and earned first-place points (10).
• 4x400 Meter Relay - Junior Jonny Powers, sophomore Ian Chapman, freshman Henry Barnes, and senior Dylan Burns placed second in 3:41.37.
• 1 Mile Run - Junior Gavin Kelly placed third in 4:33.14, followed by junior Drew Osler in fifth (4:35.79) and freshman Cole Benishek in seventh (4:40.51).
• 4x200M Relay - Freshmen Marquez Whitehead, Jack Van Fossen, Bockstoce and Jaret Harting finished fourth with a time of 1:35.44.
• 800 Meters - Burns placed fourth with a time of 2:04.61.
• 400 Meters -  Whitehead finished fifth in 53.17 seconds, while Van Fossen placed seventh in 53.46 seconds.
• 60 Meters - Harting placed sixth in 7.27 seconds.

Otterbein's Top Performers – Field Events

• Pole Vault - Hill placed first with a mark of 4.45m. Junior Brady Williams tied for sixth with a mark of 4.05m, and sophomore Gavin Zember-Stiffler was eighth with a mark of 3.80m.
• High Jump - Bockstoce took first, clearing 1.93m, while sophomore Gabe Scialdone finished second, clearing 1.87m.
• Shot Put - Sophomore Jordan Blankson placed sixth with a throw of 13.17m, while graduate student Brock Pemberton was eighth with a mark of 12.62m.

Notables

All-Time Otterbein Rankings:

• Junior Payne Ratliff holds two top-10 all-time marks, ranking eighth in the 5000m (14:57.02) and 10th in the 3000m (8:38.10) this season.
• Sophomore Izaac Swope ranks sixth all-time in the 60m hurdles (8.45 seconds, 2025).
• Harting sits in 10th in the long jump (6.88m, 2025), while sophomore Richmond Honkpo ranks second (7.18m, 2024).
• Junior Khalil Jones ranks seventh in the 60m (7.15 seconds, 2024) and sixth in triple jump (13.42m, 2024).
• Graduate student Nick Agerter and Hill share sixth in pole vault (4.59m, 2024), with Williams just behind in seventh (4.56m, 2024).
• Pemberton ranks ninth in the weight throw (12.63m, 2025).

OAC Standings:

• Ratliff leads the 3000m (8:32.15) and is second in the 5000m (14:47.52), with junior Chase Jackson in fourth (15:28.92).
• Hill leads the pole vault (4.45m).
• Honkpo leads the long jump (7.13m), followed by Harting in fourth (6.88m) and Bockstoce in fifth (6.71m).
• Swope ranks second in the 60m hurdles (8.45 seconds).
• Bockstoce is third in the high jump (1.93m) followed by sophomore Gabe Scialdone in seventh (1.87m).
• Whitehead sits fifth in the 500m (1:08.65), while Powers is fifth in the 800m (1:58.31).
• Sophomore Abreaham Belcher stands fifth in the triple jump (13.13m), and sophomore Malvin Long is 10th (12.89m).