SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University indoor track and field teams will travel to Alliance, Ohio Saturday to compete in the Jim Wuske Invitational hosted by the University of Mount Union.
 
MEET INFO - SATURDAY, JAN. 27
• Field events begin at 10 a.m.
• Track events begin at 1 p.m.
• Live Results Link
• Complete Event Schedule (PDF)
 
PSAC/NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS
• 2023-24 Qualifying Standards
• PSAC Performance List / Rankings
• NCAA Performance List / Rankings
 
TEAMS COMPETING (19)
California (Pa.), Carlow, Edinboro, Frostburg State, Grove City, Hiram, John Carroll, Kent State Trumbull, Lake Erie, Malone, Mount Union, Penn State Behrend, Pikeville, Pitt-Johnstown, Slippery Rock, Thiel, Washington & Jefferson, West Virginia Wesleyan, Wheeling
 
QUICK PREVIEW
Slippery Rock heads back to Ohio for the third straight week after competing at Kent State and Ashland in each of the last two weeks.
 
On the men's side, Slippery Rock enters this weekend after tallying four NCAA provisional marks at last week's Ashland Invitational, including two each in the pole vault and the shot put. The Rock enter this meet with five men that own NCAA marks on the year, headlined by Dan Hyatt in the pole vault. Hyatt leads a trio of SRU vaulters that have the NCAA standard and currently ranks No. 10 in Division II at 4.95 meters. Bradon Schneider ranks No. 14 (4.90m) and Drew Layton ranks No. 30 (4.76m). Joshua Gose leads the way in the shot put and currently ranks No. 19 in Division II with a toss of 16.72 meters. Seaton Wozniak is just behind at No. 23 (16.52m). Other Slippery Rock men that currently own top 50 marks in Division II include AJ Virata at No. 25 in the 200-meter dash (21.70), Bryan Dworek at No. 44 in the long jump (7.10m) and Zack Duda (No. 29, 4,591 points)) and Gavin Thomas (No. 49, 4,221 points) in the heptathlon. SRU currently ranks first in the PSAC in just one event with a time of 3:18.52 in the 4x400-meter relay.
 
On the women's side, pole vaulter Kendall Grossman is coming off an NCAA provisional mark at Ashland that earned her the PSAC Field Athlete of the Week award this week. Grossman currently owns all three of the best vaults in the PSAC this year and has a season-best of 3.80 meters, which ranks No. 16 in Division II and No. 1 in the PSAC. Sarah Corrie owns the highest national rank for Slippery Rock this season at No. 15 in the shot put with her season-best of 14.21 meters, which is also No. 1 in the PSAC. The third and final NCAA mark this winter belongs to Samantha Gilbert with her school record of 7.65 seconds in the 60-meter dash, which currently sits at No. 49 nationally. Anna Igims also owns a top 50 mark in Division II at No. 36 in the mile (5:00.28) and Olivia Heckman rounds out the top 50 marks nationally at No. 47 in the shot put (13.05m). Igims owns the fastest mile time in the PSAC and also has the fastest 3,000-meter time in the league (10:15.16).
 
A look at the top two entries in every event for SRU this weekend can be found below. The full heat sheets are available at the live results link HERE.
 
SRU MEN'S TOP ENTRIES AT MOUNT UNION
• 60m Dash: AJ Virata, Matthew Crow
• 200m Dash: AJ Virata, Kadin Johnson
• 400m Dash: Kadin Johnson, Jacob Thompson
• 800m Run: Ryan Corbitt, Brady Hoffman
• Mile Run: Devon Navaroli, Joseph Cintavey
• 3,000m Run: Devon Navaroli, Joseph Cintavey
• 60m Hurdles: Matthew Crow, Brenden Lewis
• HJ: Logan Turton, Gavin Thomas
• PV: Dan Hyatt, Bradon Schneider
• LJ: Bryan Dworek, Gavin Thomas
• TJ: Taye Lynch, Zack Duda
• SP: Joshua Gose, Seaton Wozniak
• WT: Joshua Rohland, Zach Gose
 
 SRU WOMEN'S TOP ENTRIES AT MOUNT UNION
• 60m Dash: Samantha Gilbert, Regan Johnson
• 200m Dash: Samantha Gilbert, Haley Morgan
• 400m Dash: Rachel Veneziano, Lydia Reed
• 800m Run: Lexie Wyant, Madi Koza
• Mile Run: Jennifer Cichra, Maddie Grillo
• 3,000m Run: Morgan Dennison, Lizzie Higgins
• 5,000m Run: Anna Igims
• 60m Hurdles: Chaley Younkin, Chalondra Clarke
• HJ: Cassidy Davis, Lydia Latimer
• PV: Kendall Grossman, Allie Taylor
• LJ: Baylee Blauser, Aleks Brozeski
• TJ: Aleks Brozeski, Baylee Blauser
• SP: Sarah Corrie, Olivia Heckman
• WT: Tiffany Jolayemi, Becca Martin
 
RECAPS AND FINAL RESULTS
Recaps and final results will be posted to www.RockAthletics.com Saturday evening or Sunday morning, depending on when final results are available from the meet.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will travel to Youngstown State for a two-day competition next week, competing Friday and Saturday at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational.





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