LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Slippery Rock University track and field teams will travel to Carnegie Mellon University and West Liberty University for a pair of two-day meets this weekend with action slated to begin Friday and conclude Saturday in both locations.
 
CARNEGIE MELLON INVITATIONAL INFO
• Dates: March 29-30
• Location: Gesling Stadium – Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Meet Schedule (PDF)
• Accepted Entries
• Live Results
 
WEST LIBERTY TIM WEAVER INVITATIONAL
• Dates: March 29-30
• Location: West Family Athletic Complex – West Liberty, W. Va.
• Meet Schedule (PDF)
• Live Results
 
PSAC/NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS
• 2024 Qualifying Standards
• PSAC Performance List
• NCAA DII Performance List
 
MEN'S QUICK PREVIEW
Slippery Rock will send 38 men to compete in 12 events at Carnegie Mellon this weekend and 17 men to compete in nine events at West Liberty this weekend.
 
Most of The Rock's roster will head to Pittsburgh to compete at Carnegie Mellon, while select jumpers, throwers and multi-event athletes will head to West Liberty.
 
Slippery Rock enters the weekend with nine performances that currently rank in the top 30 among all Division II teams and athletes. That list is headlined by pole vaulter Dan Hyatt, who ranks No. 6 in the country with a clearance of 5.00 meters. Zack Duda is the next-highest ranked SRU athlete at No. 11 in the decathlon (5,772 points) with Ethan Folmer also ranked No. 23 in the decathlon (4,871 points). Joshua Gose ranks 12th in the shot put (16.64 meters) with Seaton Wozniak ranked No. 19 in the same event (16.09 meters). Josh Kingerski rounds out the top ranked field athletes at No. 17 in the javelin (61.13 meters).
 
On the track, AJ Virata enters the weekend ranked No. 28 in the country in the 200-meter dash (21.37 seconds). Virata also ran a leg of the No. 19 ranked 4x100-meter relay, where he teamed with Kanye Thompson, Matthew Crow and Jeremy Uher to run 41.25 seconds. John Juszynski rounds out the top-30 ranked efforts for SRU at No. 29 in the steeplechase (9:36.23).
 
A look at the top two entries for SRU in each event at each location this weekend can be found below.
 
SRU MEN'S TOP ENTRIES – CMU INVITATIONAL
• 100m: AJ Virata, Kanye Thompson
• 200m: AJ Virata, Kyle Rauchut
• 400m: Jacob Thompson, Tyler Morosky
• 1,500m: Ryan Corbitt, Brady Hoffman
• 5,000m: Ethan Brentham, Troy Hart
• 110m HH: Matthew Crow, Brenden Lewis
• 400m IH: Cade Adams, Matthew Crow
• 4x100m: Thompson, Virata, Crow, Dworek
• PV: Dan Hyatt, Bradon Schneider
• LJ: Bryan Dworek
• SP: Joshua Gose, Zach Gose
• HT: Zach Gose, Joshua Rohland
 
SRU MEN'S TOP ENTRIES – TIM WEAVER INVITATIONAL AT WLU
• 200m: Zack Duda, Ethan Folmer
• HJ: Logan Turton, Ethan Folmer
• LJ: Zack Duda, Mason Reed
• TJ: Ian James, Mason Reed
• SP: Seaton Wozniak, Joe Patterson
• DT: Seaton Wozniak, Chad Hepler
• JT: Josh Kingerski, Joseph Reed
• Decathlon: Gavin Thomas, Kyle Adams
 
WOMEN'S QUICK PREVIEW
The Rock will send 36 women to compete in 13 events at CMU this weekend and 22 women will head to West Liberty to compete in 10 events.
 
Most of The Rock's roster will head to Pittsburgh to compete at Carnegie Mellon, while select jumpers, throwers and multi-event athletes will head to West Liberty.
 
Slippery Rock enters the weekend with 12 performances that rank in the top 30 in Division II this season, headlined by Anna Igims with a pair of top-five efforts. She ranks No. 3 in the steeplechase (10:45.89) and No. 4 in the 5,000-meter run (16:49.33). Maddie Grillo is also No. 27 in the steeple (11:37.10) to cap the top efforts in the distance races. Also on the track, the SRU 4x100-meter relay of Samantha Gilbert, Regan Johnson, Layne Miller and Thai-Lin Pierce ranks No. 29 in 47.19 seconds.
 
The top effort in the field belongs to multi-event athlete Lydia Latimer, who is No. 6 in the heptathlon (4,284 points) with Lorna Speigle also ranked No. 10 in the heptathlon (4,132 points). The Rock own four throws marks in the top 30 nationally entering this weekend. Isabella Bartoletti ranks No. 13 in the javelin (42.57 meters), Olivia Heckman is No. 17 in the shot put (13.77 meters), Becca Martin is No. 27 in the shot put (13.27 meters) and Tiffany Jolayemi is No. 29 in the hammer (49.43 meters). Aleks Brozeski leads the jumpers at No. 20 in the long jump (5.66 meters) and Cassidy Davis rounds out the top-30 marks at No. 25 in the high jump (1.62 meters).
 
Reigning PSAC shot put champion Sarah Corrie is expected to make her outdoor debut this weekend and indoor pole vault All-American Kendall Grossman is expected to compete as well.
 
A look at the top two entries for SRU in each event at both meets can be found below.
 
SRU WOMEN'S TOP ENTRIES – CMU INVITATIONAL
• 100m: Samantha Gilbert, Regan Johnson
• 200m: Thai-Lin Pierce, Samantha Gilbert
• 400m: Lydia Reed, Shannon McCullough
• 1,500m: Anna Igims, Jennifer Cichra
• 5,000m: Anna Igims, Katie Plassio
• 100m HH: Chaley Younkin, Chalondra Clarke
• 400m LH: Rachel Veneziano, Chaley Younkin
• 4x100m: Gilbert, Johnson, Miller, Pierce
• PV: Kendall Grossman, Allie Taylor
• LJ: Ashanti Richardson
• TJ: Ashanti Richardson
• SP: Sarah Corrie, Becca Martin
• HT: Tiffany Jolayemi, Savannah Schneck
 
SRU WOMEN'S TOP ENTRIES – TIM WEAVER INVITATIONAL AT WLU
• 400m: Lydia Latimer, Lorna Speigle
• 100m HH: Lydia Latimer, Lorna Speigle
• HJ: Julia Coffaro, Alexa Stianche
• LJ: Aleks Brozeski, Baylee Blauser
• TJ: Aleks Brozeski, Baylee Blauser
• SP: Sarah Corrie, Olivia Heckman
• DT: Reese Skiba, Sarah Corrie
• JT: Isabella Bartoletti, Olivia Heckman
• Heptathlon: Maddy Miller, Alison Lamoreaux
 
RECAP AND RESULTS
Recaps and results will be posted to www.RockAthletics.com Saturday evening or Sunday morning, depending on when final results are available from both meets.
 
 
 

To stay up to date with all that happens at The Rock, follow our official athletic communication accounts on 'X' (formerly Twitter, @Rock_Athletics), Facebook (RockAthletics) and Instagram (RockAthletics).