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KENT, Ohio – The Slippery Rock University women's indoor track & field team recorded nine Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying marks, two NCAA provisional marks, one event win and 20 top-10 finishes at the Jud Logan Memorial hosted by Kent State University Saturday.
 
The Rock were returning to action for the first time in more than a month after a long semester break.
 
The lone event win on the day came from distance runner Anna Igims, who was making her indoor season debut. She won the 3,000-meter run in 10:15.16 to lead a trio of SRU runners to PSAC qualifying marks in the event. Ruthie Hughes was fourth in 10:26.90 and Katie Plassio was sixth in 10:35.75.
 
Both NCAA provisional marks came in the field events from athletes that already had met the NCAA standard this winter. Kendall Grossman took third in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.75 meters and Sarah Corrie was sixth in the shot put with a toss of 13.87 meters.
 
Hanna Zeiler took seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 3.30 meters to also hit the PSAC standard and Becca Martin joined Corrie in reaching the PSAC mark in the shot put with an eighth place finish and a throw of 12.64 meters.
 
Samantha Gilbert was the highest finisher in the field with a runner-up showing in the long jump with a PSAC mark of 5.51 meters. Baylee Blauser also recorded a top 10 in the event in ninth place at 5.27 meters.
 
Tiffany Jolayemi rounded out the PSAC marks in the field with a 15th place showing in the weight throw with a toss of 15.00 meters.
 
SRU also had four women place in the top 10 in the triple jump with Aleks Brozeski leading the way in fifth place with a leap of 10.83 meters. Blauser was sixth at 10.75 meters, followed by Autumn Wyatt in seventh at 10.29 meters and Marissa Seminick in ninth at 9.85 meters.
 
High jumpers Lydia Latimer and Cassidy Davis tied for fifth with clearances of 1.53 meters to round out the top 10 efforts in the field.
 
Latimer also teamed with Lydia Reed, Rachel Veneziano and Annasophia Stauffer to place sixth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 4:04.74.
 
Veneziano and Stauffer both tallied top 10 finishes in the open 400-meter dash with Veneziano finishing eighth in 1:00.97 and Stauffer taking 10th in 1:02.44.

Mid-distance runners Madison Murtland and Jennifer Cichra rounded out the top 10 finishes in the mile with Murtland placing ninth in 5:21.69 and Cichra finishing 10th in 5:22.01.
 
Slippery Rock will compete in each of the next four weekends at different sites in Ohio, first visiting Ashland University next Saturday for the Ashland Invitational.
 
TOP 10 AND QUALIFYING MARKS – KENT STATE
 
400-METER DASH
8. Rachel Veneziano – 1:00.97
10. Annasophia Stauffer – 1:02.44
 
MILE RUN
9. Madison Murtland – 5:21.69
10. Jennifer Cichra – 5:22.01
 
3,000-METER RUN
1. Anna Igims – 10:15.16 (PSAC auto)
4. Ruthie Hughes – 10:26.90 (PSAC auto)
6. Katie Plassio – 10:35.75 (PSAC auto)
 
4x400-METER RELAY – 4:04.74
6. Lydia Latimer, Lydia Reed, Rachel Veneziano, Annasophia Stauffer
 
HIGH JUMP
5. Lydia Latimer – 1.53m
5. Cassidy Davis – 1.53m
 
POLE VAULT
3. Kendall Grossman – 3.75m (NCAA provisional)
7. Hanna Zeiler – 3.30m (PSAC auto)
 
LONG JUMP
2. Samantha Gilbert – 5.51m (PSAC auto)
9. Baylee Blauser – 5.27m
 
TRIPLE JUMP
5. Aleks Brozeski – 10.83m
6. Baylee Blauser – 10.75m
7. Autumn Wyatt – 10.29m
9. Marissa Seminick – 9.85m
 
SHOT PUT
6. Sarah Corrie – 13.87m (NCAA provisional)
8. Becca Martin – 12.64m (PSAC auto)
 
WEIGHT THROW
15. Tiffany Jolayemi – 15.00m (PSAC auto)
 


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