SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University will host track and field athletes from 13 colleges Thursday at the SRU Invitational at the William Lennox Track at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
LOGISTICS
- Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022
- Location: Slippery Rock University – Slippery Rock, Pa.
- Facility: William Lennox Track at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
- Total Athletes Entered: 387
- Total Number of Entries: 675
 
MEET INFO
- Meet Schedule (PDF)
- Heat Sheets
 
LIVE COVERAGE
- Live Results
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DONATION DRIVE FOR PET SUPPLIES
Slippery Rock Athletics and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be accepting donations for the Grove City Pet Rescue at the meet. Attendees are encouraged to bring the following items to donate: laundry detergent, bleach, pet safe spray cleaners, clumping cat litter, garbage bags, Purina Kitten Chow, used blankets and towels, canned cat food, cat toys and small beds, canned dog food, dog treats.
 
COLLEGE TEAMS COMPETING
Clarion, Edinboro, Franciscan (Ohio), Grove City, Hood, Pitt-Johnstown, Point Park, Penn State-Behrend, Slippery Rock, St. Bonaventure, Thiel, Walsh, Westminster
 
PSAC/NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS
• 2022 Qualifying Standards
• PSAC Performance List
• NCAA DII Performance List
 
FINAL HOME MEET FOR SRU
Thursday's meet will mark the final home collegiate meet this spring for Slippery Rock and will also mark the final home collegiate meet in the career of longtime SRU head track and field coach John Papa. Papa has announced he will retire in June after 35 years in the head coaching position at The Rock.
 
TOP SRU MEN'S ENTRIES
• 100m: Parker Reed, AJ Virata
• 200m: AJ Virata, Parker Reed
• 400m: Marcus Pruy, Ryan Locktosh
• 800m: Troy Hart, Andrew Boyle
• 1,500m: Troy Hart, Ozzy Moore
• 5,000m: Benjamin Buckless
• 110m HH: Brenden Lewis, Jason Goodman
• 400m IH: Cade Gratzmiller, Cade Adams
• 3,000m Steeplechase: Noah Johnson, Nathan Eadie
• HJ: AJ Virata, Dalton Anderson
• PV: Dan Hyatt, Cameron Cowder
• LJ: Gavin Thomas, Mason Reed
• SP: John Eakin, Joshua Gose
• DT: Eric Schulz, Brandon McCray
• JT: Dalton Anderson, Dylan Close
 
TOP SRU WOMEN'S ENTRIES
• 100m: Morgan Donatelli, Samantha Gilbert
• 200m: Morgan Donatelli, Rayna Stevenson
• 400m: Madison Olsen, Chalondra Clarke
• 800m: Allison Rennette, Jordan Klick
• 1,500m: Annie Nunley, Chloe Kurpakus
• 5,000m: Katie Plassio, Steph Keelon
• 100m HH: Chaley Younkin, Megan Miller
• 400m LH: Rachel Veneziano, Ella Spriggle
• 3,000m Steeplechase: Juliet Ryan, Maddie Grillo
• HJ: Cecily Greggs, Chaley Younkin
• PV: Kendall Grossman, Sarah Schneider
• LJ: Abby Williamson, Aleks Brozeski
• TJ: Aleks Brozeski, Abby Williamson
• SP: Trinity Clark, Sarah Corrie
• DT: Jena Reinheimer, Trinity Clark
• JT: Skylar Sherry, Lauren Naylor
 
SRU ATHLETES TO ATTEND SECOND MEET THIS WEEK
Slippery Rock will send a select number of hammer throwers to Erie, Pennsylvania Sunday to compete at the Behrend Invitational hosted by Penn State Behrend. The hammer throw is scheduled to start at 11 a.m.
 
RECAP AND RESULTS
Recaps and results will be posted to www.RockAthletics.com Thursday evening at the conclusion of the meet. Results will be posted immediately to the track and field schedule pages and to the SRU Hosted Events Page. A second recap from the Penn State Behrend meet will be posted Sunday evening after the conclusion of that competition.



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