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Richmond Honkpo

Men's Track and Field Written by Wes Mayberry

Honkpo competes in long jump for Men's Indoor Track and Field at Polar Bear Final Qualifier

ADA — Sophomore Richmond Honkpo placed third in the long jump as the lone member of the Otterbein men's indoor track and field team competing at the Polar Bear Final Qualifier at Ohio Northern on Saturday.

The Basics
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio
  • The meet was not team scored.
  • The meet served as the last chance for Otterbein student-athletes to qualify for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Rochester, NY., on March 14-15. The top 20 in each individual event and top 12 relay teams in the TFRRS rankings earn qualification to the national meet.
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Otterbein's Top Performers - Field Events
  • Long Jump - Honkpo placed third with a mark of 7.12m, achieving that mark on his sixth and final attempt. He entered the meet with a season-best mark of 7.18m, which now ranks 23rd nationally.
Notables

All-Time Otterbein Rankings:

  • Honkpo ranks first in triple jump (14.14m, 2025) and second in long jump (7.18m, 2025), while freshman Jaret Harting is sixth in long jump (7.08m, 2025).
  • Sophomore Christian Barker ranks second all-time in the 200m (22.22 seconds, 2025) and second all-time in the 60m (7.04 seconds, 2025).
  • Sophomore Izaac Swope ranks fourth all-time in the 60m hurdles (8.26 seconds, 2025).
  • Sophomore Joe Hill ranks fourth in pole vault (4.68m, 2025), while graduate student Nick Agerter is seventh (4.59m, 2024) and junior Brady Williams is just behind in eighth (4.56m, 2024).
  • Junior Khalil Jones ranks eighth in the 60m (7.15 seconds, 2024), seventh in triple jump (13.42m, 2024) and tied for fourth in long jump (7.12m, 2024).
  • Junior Payne Ratliff holds two top-10 all-time marks, ranking eighth in the 5000m (14:57.02, 2025) and 10th in the 3000m (8:38.10, 2025).
  • Graduate student Brock Pemberton ranks ninth in the weight throw (12.63m, 2025).
  • Freshman Joab Bockstoce is tied for 10th in high jump (1.95m, 2025).
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Players Mentioned

Nick Agerter

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Christian Barker

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Brock Pemberton

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Players Mentioned

Nick Agerter

Nick Agerter

Graduate Student
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Christian Barker

Christian Barker

Sophomore
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Joe Hill

Joe Hill

Sophomore
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Richmond Honkpo

Richmond Honkpo

Sophomore
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Khalil Jones

Khalil Jones

Junior
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Brock Pemberton

Brock Pemberton

Graduate Student
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Payne Ratliff

Payne Ratliff

Junior
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Izaac Swope

Izaac Swope

Sophomore
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Brady Williams

Brady Williams

Junior
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Joab Bockstoce

Joab Bockstoce

Freshman
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