SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University will compete in one of the top track and field meets in the Atlantic Region over the course of the next three days when it travels to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania for the Bison Outdoor Classic hosted by Bucknell University April 14-16.
 
MEET INFO
- Location: Bucknell University   |  Lewisburg, Pa.
- Dates: Friday, Saturday and Sunday  |  April 14-16
- Meet Schedule (PDF)
- Entry List
 
LIVE COVERAGE
- Live Results
- Live Video (subscription required)
 
COLLEGE TEAMS AND RUNNING CLUBS COMPETING
There are 144 college and club teams scheduled to compete, making the meet one of the largest on the East Coast. Teams from all three NCAA divisions will be in action, including multiple Division I teams from "Power Five" conferences and many of the Division II teams from the region.
 
PSAC/NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS
• 2023 Qualifying Standards
• PSAC Performance List
• NCAA DII Performance List
 
QUICK MEN'S PREVIEW
Slippery Rock will send 30 men to compete in 18 events over the course of the three days. The Rock will see six individuals competing in events in which they currently rank in the top 50 among all Division II athletes, headlined by throwers John Eakin and Dalton Anderson.
 
Eakin enters the shot put this weekend ranked 12th in Division II with a mark of 17.40 meters. He will be joined in the event by Joshua Gose, who ranks 24th in the nation with a toss of 16.94 meters.
 
Anderson enters the meet ranked 12th in Division II in the javelin with a throw of 63.53 meters.
 
The Rock's next highest ranked event nationally is the 4x100-meter relay, which ranks 29th with a time of 40.98 seconds. That relay was anchored by Bryan Dworek, who will be replaced this weekend by Cam Lindsey as Dworek takes the week off. AJ Virata, Kadin Johnson and Matthew Crow are also expected to run the relay. Virata will also run the open 100-meter and 200-meter dashes and a leg of the 4x400-meter relay this weekend. He enters the meet ranked No. 1 in the PSAC in the 100m and No. 2 in the 200m.
 
Other SRU athletes competing this weekend that rank in the top 50 nationally in their events include Dan Hyatt (44th in pole vault at 4.66m), Joshua VanDeMark (45th in hammer at 55.09m) and Kyle Adams (46th in decathlon at 5,378 points).
 
Other athletes to watch this weekend include mid-distance runners Shannon Dooley and Devon Navaroli, long distance runners Ethan Brentham and Troy Hart, triple jumpers Taye Lynch and Ian James and throwers Brandon McCray, Seaton Wozniak and Zach Gose.
 
The Rock's top entries in each event this weekend are listed below. For the full entry list, click HERE.
 
TOP SRU MEN'S ENTRIES
• 100m: AJ Virata, Cam Lindsey
• 200m: AJ Virata, Alex Dickson
• 400m: Kadin Johnson, Alex Dickson
• 800m: Shannon Dooley, Devon Navaroli
• 1,500m: Devon Navaroli, Ryan Corbitt
• 5,000m: Ethan Brentham, Troy Hart
• 110m HH: Matthew Crow, Brenden Lewis
• 400m IH: Matthew Crow, Cade Adams
• 4x100m Relay: Kadin Johnson, AJ Virata, Matthew Crow, Cam Lindsey
• 4x400m Relay: AJ Virata, Kadin Johnson, Shannon Dooley, Tyler Morosky
• PV: Dan Hyatt, Jakob Graff
• LJ: Mason Reed
• TJ: Taye Lynch, Ian James
• SP: John Eakin, Joshua Gose
• DT: Joshua Gose, Seaton Wozniak
• HT: Joshua VanDeMark, Brandon McCray
• JT: Dalton Anderson, Josh Kingerski
• Decathlon: Kyle Adams
 
QUICK WOMEN'S PREVIEW
Slippery Rock will send 31 women to compete in 19 events this weekend. Just like the men, SRU will have six women competing in events this weekend in which they currently rank in the top 50 among all Division II athletes.
 
Sarah Corrie headlines that list with her performance of 14.21 meters in the shot put, which is currently No. 13 among all Division II throwers.
 
SRU has two more throwers competing this weekend that own top 50 marks nationally, including Tiffany Jolayemi in the hammer throw (33rd at 51.37m) and Skylar Sherry in the javelin (43rd at 40.23m).
 
The Rock will also see two more field event athletes in action with top 50 national marks this weekend as Kendall Grossman (pole vault, 3.61m) and Aleks Brozeski (triple jump, 11.52m) both enter the meet ranked 46th nationally in their respective events.
 
The top track athlete for SRU entering this weekend is distance runner Anna Igims, who will compete in the steeplechase for the second time this spring. Her debut time of 11:24.17 currently ranks No. 39 in Division II.
 
Other women to watch this weekend include Thai-Lin Pierce and Samantha Gilbert in the sprints, Jordan Klick in the 800-meter run, Katie Plassio and Marianne Abdalhah in the long distance races, Chaley Younkin and Rachel Veneziano in the hurdle races, Baylee Blauser in the horizontal jumps and Rachel Hutchinson in the throws.
 
The Rock's top entries in each event this weekend are listed below. For the full entry list, click HERE.
 
TOP SRU WOMEN'S ENTRIES
• 100m: Thai-Lin Pierce, Samantha Gilbert
• 200m: Samantha Gilbert, Haley Morgan
• 400m: Madison Olsen
• 800m: Jordan Klick, Allison Rennette
• 5,000m: Katie Plassio, Ruthie Hughes
• 10,000m: Marianne Abdalah
• 100m HH: Chaley Younkin, Chalondra Clarke
• 400m LH: Rachel Veneziano, Chaley Younkin
• 3,000m Steeplechase: Anna Igims, Maddie Grillo
• 4x100m: Samantha Gilbert, Haley Morgan, Asia Murray, Thai-Lin Pierce
• 4x400m: Alice Bogia, Haley Morgan, Madison Olsen, Rachel Veneziano
• PV: Kendall Grossman, Allie Taylor
• LJ: Baylee Blauser, Samantha Gilbert
• TJ: Aleks Brozeski, Baylee Blauser
• SP: Sarah Corrie, Olivia Heckman
• DT: Tiffany Jolayemi, Rachel Hutchinson
• HT: Tiffany Jolayemi, Rachel Hutchinson
• JT: Skylar Sherry, Isabella Bartoletti
• Heptathlon: Emily Opfer
 
RECAP AND RESULTS
Recaps and results will be posted to www.RockAthletics.com Sunday evening at the conclusion of the competition, once results have been finalized.



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