Carnegie Mellon Results  |  Lock Haven Results

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's track and field team recorded two NCAA provisional qualifying marks, three event wins and 29 top five finishes at a pair of meets Saturday to kick off the 2021 outdoor season.
 
The majority of The Rock's team competed at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, while a select group of distance runners traveled to Lock Haven University.
 
Slippery Rock was led on the day by two javelin throwers that swept the top two places at CMU with a pair of NCAA provisional marks. University of Akron transfer Trinity Clark won her SRU debut with a throw of 43.81 meters, which was the 14th best mark in Division II this season as of Saturday morning. Teammate Skylar Sherry took runner-up honors with a mark of 42.70 meters, which ranked 17th in the nation as of Saturday morning.
 
All three of The Rock's event wins Saturday came in field events at CMU with Reagan Hess picking up a win in the long jump and Cecily Greggs taking top honors in the high jump.
 
Hess recorded a leap of 5.36 meters to win the long jump and lead three SRU jumpers to top five finishes. Ashanti Richardson was third at 5.25 meters and Samantha Gilbert was fifth at 5.17 meters. Richardson also placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 11.21 meters, while Katie Bonczyk was fourth at 10.65 meters.
 
Greggs cleared 1.65 meters to win the high jump, while Bonczyk gave The Rock a sweep of the top two spots with a clearance of 1.60 meters.

SRU closed out the jumps with three athletes placing in the top five of the pole vault, led by Heidi Bodnarz and Kendall Grossman in a tie for second at 3.20 meters. Sarah Schneider was fourth with a mark of 3.05 meters.
 
Jena Reinheimer joined Clark and Sherry in leading the throwers to a total of seven top five finishes at CMU after she placed third in the hammer (44.75m), shot put (12.38m) and discus (42.45m). Sarah Corrie took fifth in the shot put at 12.14 meters and Clark took fifth in the discus at 38.44 meters.
 
The Rock's sprinters placed four runners in the top five of the 200-meter dash, three in the top five of the 100-meter dash and two in the top five of the 400-meter dash.
 
Hess led the way in the 100m with a second place finish in 12.31 seconds. Gilbert was third in 12.69 seconds, followed by Thai-Lin Pierce in fourth in 12.74 seconds.
 
Gilbert was the top SRU finisher in the 200m with a second place finish in 26.44. The Rock took places 2-5 with Courtney Nunley finishing third (26.62), Lorna Speigle placing fourth (26.75) and Morgan Donatelli finishing fifth (27.04).
 
Donatelli was the runner-up in the 400m in 59.44 seconds, while Nunley placed fourth in 1:00.59.
 
Gilbert, Speigle, Hess and Amanda Oliver finished second in the 4x100-meter relay in 49.26 seconds, while Donatelli, Speigle, Nunley and Emma Fox were third in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:03.59.
 
The lone top five showing from the small group of SRU women that traveled to Lock Haven Saturday came from Julianna Stevens, who finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run in 19:32.36.
 
The return to competition Saturday marked the first time Slippery Rock has competed in the sport of outdoor track and field since May of 2019 after the entire 2020 season was canceled.
 
The Rock will be back in action next Saturday when they host the first of three home meets this spring, the Dave Labor Invitational.
 
SRU WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES – MARCH 27, 2021

100-Meter Run (CMU)
2. Reagan Hess – 12.31
3. Samantha Gilbert – 12.69
4. Thai-Lin Pierce – 12.74
6. Kendra Benton – 13.19
8. Allyson Stitzer – 13.37
10. Emma Fox – 13.90
11. Alexis Fennell – 13.91
 
200-Meter Run (CMU)
2. Samantha Gilbert – 26.44
3. Courtney Nunley – 26.62
4. Lorna Speigle – 26.75
5. Morgan Donatelli – 27.04
8. Heidi Bednarz – 27.85
9. Kendra Benton – 28.13
10. Ashanti Richardson – 28.68
12. Emma Fox – 30.10
13. Kendall Grossman – 30.23
14. Alexis Fennell – 30.58
 
400-Meter Run (CMU)
2. Morgan Donatelli – 59.44
4. Courtney Nunley – 1:00.59
6. Lorna Speigle – 1:04.27
 
800-Meter Run (CMU)
8. Anna Igims – 2:32.93
9. Aidan Mulvihill – 2:33.49
10. Jordan Klick – 2:34.42
11. Lexie Firment – 2:34.56
13. Kati Shearer – 2:37.18
17. Sonnet Robertson – 2:51.88
 
1,500-Meter Run (CMU)
9. Anna Igims – 5:03.33
10. Lexie Firment – 5:04.60
11. Bailey Flood – 5:14.73
12. Steph Keelon – 5:18.29
13. Carlie Seibert – 5:30.11
15. Kate Aldrich – 5:34.72
 
1,500-Meter Run (LHU)
7. Madison Murtland – 5:19.39
14. Annie Nunley – 5:37.69
 
5,000-Meter Run (LHU)
5. Julianna Stevens – 19:32.36
7. Katie Plassio – 19:38.43
10. Marie Scarpa – 19:56.01
 
100-Meter Hurdles (CMU)
7. Kendra Benton – 16.38
9. Emma Fox – 17.49
 
400-Meter Hurdles (CMU)
6. Allyson Stitzer – 1:09.81
 
4x100-Meter Relay – 49.26 (CMU)
2. Samantha Gilbert, Lorna Speigle, Amanda Oliver, Reagan Hess
 
4x400-Meter Relay – 4:03.59 (CMU)
3. Morgan Donatelli, Lorna Speigle, Courtney Nunley, Emma Fox
 
Long Jump (CMU)
1. Reagan Hess – 5.36m
3. Ashanti Richardson – 5.25m
5. Samantha Gilbert – 5.17m
6. Katie Bonczyk – 5.13m
 
Triple Jump (CMU)
3. Ashanti Richardson – 11.21m
4. Katie Bonczyk – 10.65m
 
High Jump (CMU)
1. Cecily Greggs – 1.65m
2. Katie Bonczyk – 1.60m
 
Pole Vault (CMU)
2. Heidi Bednarz – 3.20m
2. Kendall Grossman – 3.20m
4. Sarah Schneider – 3.05m
 
Hammer Throw (CMU)
3. Jena Reinheimer – 44.75m
7. Rachel Hutchinson – 42.76m
9. Tiffany Jolayemi – 39.19m
14. Natasha Davis – 30.01m
 
Shot Put (CMU)
3. Jena Reinheimer – 12.38m
5. Sarah Corrie – 12.14m
6. Kamryn Snyder – 11.48m
12. Tessa Weaver – 10.62m
 
Discus Throw (CMU)
3. Jena Reinheimer – 42.45m
5. Trinity Clark – 38.44m
7. Kamryn Snyder – 35.56m
9. Sarah Corrie – 34.39m
10. Tiffany Jolayemi – 33.71m
11. Rachel Hutchinson – 31.90m
12. Natasha Davis – 29.75m
 
Javelin (CMU)
1. Trinity Clark – 43.81m (NCAA Provisional)
2. Skylar Sherry – 42.70m (NCAA Provisional)
 

 
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