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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's track & field team celebrated its first home meet of the season by recording 23 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying marks, one NCAA provisional mark, seven event wins and 48 top-10 finishes at the Dave Labor Invitational Saturday at the William Lennox Track.
 
The Rock hosted nearly 1,100 athletes from more than 30 colleges in a meet that began at 10 a.m. and wrapped up under the lights at 10 p.m.
 
The highlight of the day for SRU came from Tiffany Jolayemi, who won the hammer with an NCAA provisional throw and a season-best mark of 53.02 meters. It marked one of three wins for The Rock throwers as Sarah Corrie also took the shot put and Isabella Bartoletti won the javelin. Corrie led three SRU athletes to top five showings in the shot put with a mark of 13.70 meters. Becca Martin was fourth at 12.80 meters and Olivia Heckman was fifth at 12.71 meters. Bartoletti took the top spot in the javelin with a throw of 37.23 meters on a day where cold temperatures and high winds made the competition difficult.
 
Cassidy Davis picked up the other win in the field for SRU with a victory in the high jump with a clearance of 1.60 meters. Paige Griffith made her return from injury to take third with a clearance of 1.55 meters and Lydia Latimer was sixth at 1.55 meters as well. Alice Bogia capped the PSAC marks in the jumps with a fourth place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 11.22 meters.
 
Slippery Rock won three events on the track with Latimer picking up a win in the 400-meter dash in 58.92 seconds. Samantha Gilbert won the 100-meter dash in 12.05 seconds after clocking a career-best of 11.93 seconds in the prelims. Gilbert was also fourth in the 200-meter dash in 25.33 seconds and hit the PSAC mark in the long jump with a runner-up finish and a leap of 5.51 meters. Regan Johnson was second in the 100m in 12.20 seconds and took sixth in the 200m in 25.90 seconds. Thai-Lin Pierce capped the PSAC marks in the 100m with a fifth place finish in 12.44 seconds. Gilbert, Johnson and Pierce also teamed with Layne Miller to win the 4x100-meter relay in 48.14 seconds.
 
The Rock hit three PSAC marks in the hurdles with Rachel Veneziano finishing third in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:06.76. Chaley Younkin took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.17 seconds after clocking a time of 14.93 seconds in the prelims. Chalondra Clarke was fifth in the 100m hurdles in 15.30 seconds. Veneziano and Younkin closed out the meet by teaming with Shannon McCullough and Lydia Reed to place third in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:10.42.
 
The Rock picked up a pair of PSAC marks in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with Hannah Burgoon taking fifth in 12:12.53 and Sydney Pitcovich finishing seventh in 12:23.38.
 
The final PSAC qualifying efforts for SRU came in the pole vault, which took place indoor at The Vault Shack in Volant due to the unsafe weather conditions. Kendall Grossman took second with a clearance of 3.75 meters and Allie Taylor was fourth with a mark of 3.45 meters.
 
Saturday's meet marked the first of two home meets for SRU this spring with the next home event scheduled for April 18. Before then, The Rock will travel to three different meets next week, competing Thursday and Friday at Susquehanna, Friday and Saturday at Westminster and Friday through Sunday at Bucknell.
 
A look at each of The Rock's top-10 finishers and qualifying marks from Saturday can be viewed below. Complete results are available HERE.
 
TOP 10 AND QUALIFYING MARKS
 
100-METER DASH
1. Samantha Gilbert – 12.05 (11.93 in prelims, PSAC auto)
2. Regan Johnson – 12.20 (PSAC auto)
5. Thai-Lin Pierce – 12.44 (PSAC auto)
7. Layne Miller – 12.84 (12.70 in prelims)
9. Lydia Reed – 12.75 (prelims)
 
200-METER DASH
4. Samantha Gilbert – 25.33 (PSAC auto)
6. Regan Johnson – 25.90 (PSAC auto)
9. Lydia Reed – 26.07
 
400-METER DASH
1. Lydia Latimer – 58.92 (PSAC auto)
4. Annasophia Stauffer – 1:01.38
 
800-METER RUN
10. Jennifer Cichra – 2:24.42
 
100-METER HURDLES
4. Chaley Younkin – 15.17 (14.93 in prelims, PSAC auto)
5. Chalondra Clarke – 15.30 (PSAC auto)
10. Leighanne Swan – 15.97
 
400-METER HURDLES
3. Rachel Veneziano – 1:06.76 (PSAC auto)
7. Chaley Younkin – 1:08.75
9. Chalondra Clarke – 1:09.35
 
3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE
5. Hannah Burgoon – 12:12.53 (PSAC auto)
7. Sydney Pitcovich – 12:23.38 (PSAC auto)
8. Marie Scarpa – 12:41.05
 
4x100-METER RELAY – 48.14
1. Samantha Gilbert, Layne Miller, Regan Johnson, Thai-Lin Pierce
 
4x400-METER RELAY – 4:10.42
3. Shannon McCullough, Chaley Younkin, Rachel Veneziano, Lydia Reed
 
HIGH JUMP
1. Cassidy Davis – 1.60m (PSAC auto)
3. Paige Griffith – 1.55m (PSAC auto)
6. Lydia Latimer – 1.55m (PSAC auto)
 
POLE VAULT
2. Kendall Grossman – 3.75m (PSAC auto)
4. Allie Taylor – 3.45m (PSAC auto)
8. Hanna Zeiler – 3.15m
10. Rylie Murray – 3.15m
 
LONG JUMP
2. Samantha Gilbert – 5.51m (PSAC auto)
6. Baylee Blauser – 5.22m
7. Aleks Brozeski – 5.19m
9. Abby Williamson – 5.09m
10. Autumn Wyatt – 5.08m
 
TRIPLE JUMP
4. Alice Bogia – 11.22m (PSAC auto)
7. Aleks Brozeski – 10.90m
10. Autumn Wyatt – 10.66m
 
SHOT PUT
1. Sarah Corrie – 13.70m (PSAC auto)
4. Becca Martin – 12.80m (PSAC auto)
5. Olivia Heckman – 12.71m (PSAC auto)
 
DISCUS THROW
5. Tiffany Jolayemi – 36.98m
6. Becca Martin – 36.80m
10. Sarah Corrie – 35.82m
 
HAMMER THROW
1. Tiffany Jolayemi – 53.02m (NCAA provisional)
 
JAVELIN THROW
1. Isabella Bartoletti – 37.23m (PSAC auto)
6. Eva Tokar – 35.34m
8. Dee Davis – 33.41m
10. Madylin Wolter – 32.99m
 
 

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