ADA — The Otterbein women's indoor track and field team continued their dominance in the Battle for the Oar, holding off Capital at the OAC Championships on Friday and Saturday to keep the Oar in the Cardinals' possession. Freshman
Anastasia Smith highlighted the field events with a personal-best throw in shot put, while the distance medley relay team secured a top-five finish.
The Basics
- Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio
- Otterbein finished eighth out of 10 teams with 15 points. Mount Union claimed the team title with 188.83 points, while Ohio Northern was second with 173 points and John Carroll was third with 154 points.
- The top three finishers in each event earned All-OAC honors.
- The meet also served as the Battle for the Oar between Otterbein and Capital. The Cardinals held the Oar entering the competition and retained it, as Capital placed 10th with one point.
- Online Results
- Results PDF
Otterbein's Top Performers - Running Events
- 4000m Distance Medley Relay - Freshmen Brenna Lay, Mallory Bostick and Maggie Moon and senior Alyssa Mattis ran a time of 13:04.33, placing fifth.
- 800m - Mattis finished sixth with a time of 2:23.68.
- 4x200m Relay - Freshman Natalie Nichols, sophomore Genevieve Legawiec, Lay and Bostick took eighth place, finishing in 1:51.49.
- 4x400m Relay - In eighth was junior Rachel Bollo, Bostick, Nichols and Mattis with a time of 4:21.49.
- 500m - Bollo placed 12th with a time of 1:23.49.
- 5000m - Sophomore Kierstin Knell ran a 19:46.71 and finished 13th.
Otterbein's Top Performers - Field Events
- Shot Put - Freshman Anastasia Smith set a personal best with a throw of 12.30m and finished sixth.
- Triple Jump - Junior Charlie Dolliver jumped 10.36m to place sixth.
- High Jump - Sophomore Hanna Green cleared 1.44m and took 13th place.
Quote
- Freshman Anastasia Smith - "I came excited but scared because of the expectations I set for myself. I was a bit nervous coming into the third throw. I knew I needed something good, and I got that 12.30-meter mark and felt so much better. My coach was hyped and my team was hyped for me, and it just made all the training and work in the weight room worth it! Finishing sixth at my first conference meet in a competitive field really made me even more excited to get after it in the outdoor season."
Notables
All-Time Otterbein Rankings:
- Senior Ravyn Goodson ranks second in weight throw (14.44m, 2024).
- Dolliver ranks second all-time in the pentathlon (2,665 points, 2025) and fifth all-time in the triple jump (10.51m).
- Sophomore Amelia Dailey is tied for fourth in weight throw (13.69m), while freshman Kendra Detillion is tied for ninth (12.46m), both set this season.
- Mattis sits in eighth (2:19.44) in the 800m.
- Smith sits in ninth for shot put (12.30m, 2025).
