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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Danielle Collier broke a Slippery Rock University record that had stood since 2004 and won the javelin with an NCAA automatic qualifying throw to lead The Rock women's track and field team at the Bill Lennox Invitational that wrapped up Friday at SRU.
 
Collier's winning effort of 50.72 meters broke Karyn McCready's former SRU record of 49.98 meters that had stood since 2004. Her throw is currently the second-best mark in the nation this year and guarantees her a spot at the NCAA Division II National Championships in May.
 
Collier led a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium in the javelin Friday with Trinity Clark and Skylar Sherry both recording NCAA provisional marks to place second and third. Clark improved her season-best significantly and landed a throw of 48.78 meters, which vaults her all the way up to No. 4 on the national list, giving The Rock two of the top four javelin throwers in the nation currently. Sherry improved her season-best to 43.22 meters to move up to 25th on the national list.
 
The Rock women's track and field team combined to win five events, record four NCAA qualifying marks and post 24 top five finishes over the two-day competition that also included the Mike Kowal Multi Meet that took place Thursday and Friday. In total, more than 500 athletes from 17 institutions competed at SRU over the course of two days.
 
The fourth NCAA mark of the meet came from Kendall Grossman, who cleared 3.68 meters to place second in the pole vault.
 
The Rock's throwers shined in multiple events Friday with Jena Reinheimer winning the discus with a throw of 40.67 meters. She was also second in the hammer at 49.71 meters. Rachel Hutchinson was second in the discus at 36.47 meters and was third in the hammer at 49.05 meters. Tiffany Jolayemi was fifth in the discus with a throw of 35.34 meters and Sarah Corrie was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 11.78 meters.
 
Reagan Hess took top honors in the long jump with a leap of 5.60 meters. Samantha Gibert followed in fourth with a mark of 5.09 meters.
 
Hess also anchored the winning 4x100-meter relay with Gilbert, Lorna Speigle and Thai-Lin Pierce joining her to post a time of 48.89 seconds. The Rock's 4x400-meter relay of Courtney Nunley, Megan Miller, Allyson Stitzer and Speigle placed second in 4:09.61.
 
The final event win belonged to Katie Plassio, who was the first female finisher in the mixed 10,000-meter run in 42:15.97. Steph Keelon (42:27.18) was second and Marie Scarpa (42:50.10) was third.
 
Anna Igims led the distance runners with a second place finish in the 1,500-meter run in 5:05.51 and Julianna Stevens was third in the 5,000-meter run in 19:50.79.
 
Stitzer earned a top five showing in the 400-meter hurdles with a fourth place finish in 1:09.46, while Speigle finished fifth in the 200-meter dash in 26.37. Morgan Donatelli was third in the 400-meter dash in 1:00.50, with Nunley following in fourth in 1:01.39 to round out the top five efforts Friday.

Katie Bonczyk led the way for The Rock in the two-day Mike Kowal Multi Meet with a fourth place finish in the heptathlon with 3,689 points.
 
Slippery Rock will host its third meet this spring and its second straight meet with the SRU Invitational next Thursday. The Rock will also compete next Sunday at Penn State Behrend in Erie.
 
The complete list of SRU performances from the Bill Lennox Invite can be found below.
 
 
100-Meter Dash
8. Samantha Gilbert – 12.73
9. Lorna Speigle – 12.91
14. Ashanti Richardson – 13.38
15. Allyson Stitzer – 13.43
18. Emma Fox – 13.81
20. Alexis Fennell – 14.11
 
200-Meter Dash
5. Lorna Speigle – 26.37
8. Courtney Nunley – 27.12
11. Alexis Fennell – 29.90
 
400-Meter Dash
3. Morgan Donatelli – 1:00.50
4. Courtney Nunley – 1:01.39
 
800-Meter Run
9. Anna Igims – 2:34.40
10. Jordan Klick – 2:34.79
11. Kati Shearer – 2:36.61
16. Aidan Mulvihill – 2:40.21
21. Carlie Seibert – 2:45.76
23. Madison Murtland – 2:49.36
 
1,500-Meter Run
2. Anna Igims – 5:05.51
11. Carlie Seibert – 5:35.24
12. Annie Nunley – 5:35.42
 
5,000-Meter Run
3. Julianna Stevens – 19:50.79
7. Kate Aldrich – 20:17.18
9. Bailey Flood – 20:24.73
12. Lexie Firment – 21:01.57
 
10,000-Meter Run
1. Katie Plassio – 42:15.97
2. Steph Keelon – 42:27.18
3. Marie Scarpa – 42:50.10
 
100-Meter Hurdles
8. Kendra Benton – 15.99
12. Megan Miller – 16.26
13. Emma Fox – 17.05
15. Ashanti Richardson – 17.42
 
400-Meter Hurdles
4. Allyson Stitzer – 1:09.46
10. Megan Miller – 1:12.40
14. Kendra Benton – 1:14.65
 
4x100-Meter Relay – 48.89
1. Samantha Gilbert, Lorna Speigle, Thai-Lin Pierce, Reagan Hess
 
4x400-Meter Relay – 4:09.61
2. Courtney Nunley, Lorna Speigle, Megan Miller, Allyson Stitzer
 
Pole Vault
2. Kendall Grossman – 3.68m (NCAA Provisional)
8. Sarah Schneider – 3.23m
10. Olivia Sentle – 3.08m
13. Heidi Bednarz – 2.93m
16. Kyleigh Murphy – 2.78m
 
Long Jump
1. Reagan Hess – 5.60m
4. Samantha Gilbert – 5.09m
 
Triple Jump
5. Ashanti Richardson – 10.20m
 
Shot Put
4. Sarah Corrie – 11.78m
6. Kamryn Snyder – 1.51m
 
Discus
1. Jena Reinheimer – 40.67m
2. Rachel Hutchinson – 36.47m
5. Tiffany Jolayemi – 35.34m
6. Sarah Corrie – 35.12m
8. Kamryn Snyder – 33.85m
9. Natasha Davis – 33.60m
 
Hammer Throw
2. Jena Reinheimer – 49.71m
3. Rachel Hutchinson – 49.05m
6. Tiffany Jolayemi – 38.69m
10. Kamryn Snyder – 37.79m
15. Natasha Davis – 35.24m
 
Javelin
1. Danielle Collier – 50.72m (NCAA Automatic)
2. Trinity Clark – 48.78m (NCAA Provisional)
3. Skylar Sherry – 43.22m (NCAA Provisional)
 
Heptathlon
4. Katie Bonczyk – 3,689 points
7. Danni MacBeth – 3,367 points
9. Alison Lamoreaux – 3,116 points
11. Kaitlyn Lander – 2,792 points
 

 
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