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ASHLAND, Ohio – The Slippery Rock University women's track & field team recorded 17 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying marks, one event win and 27 top-10 finishes Saturday at the Ashland Invitational at the Niss Athletic Center at Ashland University.
 
The victory came from Samantha Gilbert, who capped a busy day by winning the long jump with a leap of 5.65 meters. Gilbert also took fourth in the 60-meter dash in 7.67 seconds, just missing her own SRU record of 7.65 seconds. She also ran the lead leg of the sixth place 4x400-meter relay, where she teamed with Shannon McCullough, Lydia Reed and Jianna Long to post a time of 4:05.70.
 
Long tallied a pair of PSAC marks in addition to running the anchor leg in the relay. She was fourth in the 400-meter dash in 57.95 seconds and seventh in the 200-meter dash in 25.75 seconds.
 
Anna Igims and Ruthie Hughes led the distance runners in the 3,000-meter race with Igims taking second in 10:05.28 and Hughes finishing third in a 20-second personal best in 10:06.86. Jennifer Cichra led the mid-distance runners with PSAC marks in both the 800-meter run and the mile. She took eighth in the mile in 5:12.37 and 11th in the 800m in 2:22.86.
 
Chaley Younkin rounded out the PSAC qualifying marks on the track with a fifth place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.21 seconds.
 
The Rock tallied five PSAC marks in the throwing events with three in the shot put and two in the weight throw. Becca Martin led a trio of top-10 finishers in the shot put with a fourth place finish and a toss of 13.24 meters. Olivia Heckman was fifth with a mark of 12.90 meters and Savannah Schneck was ninth at 12.57 meters. Schneck also finished 10th in the weight throw with a heave of 15.10 meters. Autumn Stewart joined her in hitting the PSAC standard in 15th place with a throw of 14.41 meters.
 
The final PSAC marks came in the jumps with Aleks Brozeski placing fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 11.14 meters, Paige Griffith finishing fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.59 meters and Allie Taylor finishing sixth in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.40 meters.
 
Slippery Rock was competing Saturday for the first time in a stretch of six weeks after taking a long break between the semesters. The Rock will now compete every weekend for the rest of the indoor track & field season, beginning next Saturday at Mount Union.
 
A look at The Rock's top-10 finishers and qualifying marks from Saturday can be found below. For full team results, click HERE.
 
TOP 10 FINISHES AND QUALIFYING MARKS - ASHLAND INVITATIONAL
 
60-METER DASH
4. Samantha Gilbert – 7.67 (PSAC auto)
10. Regan Johnson – 7.93
 
200-METER DASH
7. Jianna Long – 25.75 (PSAC auto)
10. Lydia Reed – 26.04
 
400-METER DASH
4. Jianna Long – 57.95 (PSAC auto)
 
800-METER RUN
11. Jennifer Cichra – 2:22.86 (PSAC auto)
 
MILE RUN
8. Jennifer Cichra – 5:12.37 (PSAC auto)
 
3,000-METER RUN
2. Anna Igims – 10:05.28 (PSAC auto)
3. Ruthie Hughes – 10:06.86 (PSAC auto)
 
60-METER HURDLES
5. Chaley Younkin – 9.21 (PSAC auto)
 
4x400-METER RELAY – 4:05.70
6. Samantha Gilbert, Shannon McCullough, Lydia Reed, Jianna Long
 
HIGH JUMP
5. Paige Griffith – 1.59m (PSAC auto)
7. Sophia Yard – 1.54m
 
POLE VAULT
6. Allie Taylor – 3.40m (PSAC auto)
 
LONG JUMP
1. Samantha Gilbert – 5.65m (PSAC auto)
8. Aleks Brozeski – 5.37m
9. Baylee Blauser – 5.36m
 
TRIPLE JUMP
4. Aleks Brozeski – 11.14m (PSAC auto)
5. Alice Bogia – 10.78m
6. Katie Book – 10.54m
7. Rylee Long – 10.53m
9. Autumn Wyatt – 10.37m
 
SHOT PUT
4. Becca Martin – 13.24m (PSAC auto)
5. Olivia Heckman – 12.90m (PSAC auto)
9. Savannah Schneck – 12.57m (PSAC auto)
 
WEIGHT THROW
10. Savannah Schneck – 15.10m (PSAC auto)
15. Autumn Stewart – 14.41m (PSAC auto)
 
 

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