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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Slippery Rock University women's track & field team opened the indoor season Friday at the YSU Icebreaker hosted by Youngstown State University with 17 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying marks and 16 top 10 finishes.
 
Freshman Tayla Kurzawa made a statement in her collegiate debut by recording a trio of PSAC qualifying marks in the high jump, triple jump and long jump.
 
The field event athletes led the way for SRU in the opener with 14 of the 17 PSAC marks recorded Friday coming in the field.
 
Four of those marks came in the triple jump with Alice Bogia leading the way with a seventh place showing with a leap of 11.50 meters. Julia Coffaro was eighth at 11.17 meters, followed by Baylee Blauser in ninth at 11.11 meters and Kurzawa in 10^th at 11.02 meters.
 
Bogia, Blauser and Kurzawa all recorded PSAC marks in the long jump as well with Bogia placing sixth with a leap of 5.60 meters, Blauser finishing eighth at 5.48 meters and Kurzwawa finishing 12^th at 5.40 meters.
 
Kurzawa closed her day with a PSAC mark in the high jump with a ninth place finish in the seeded section with a clearance of 1.60 meters. She followed fellow freshman Delaney Sturgeon, who took sixth in the event with a mark of 1.65 meters, just missing the NCAA provisional standard of 1.67 meters.
 
Olivia Heckman recorded the highest individual finish for SRU Friday with a runner-up showing in the shot put with a toss of 13.33 meters. Haley Domagala took sixth with a throw of 12.34 meters and Becca Martin was eighth at 12.16 meters to give SRU a trio of PSAC marks in the event.
 
The final PSAC qualifiers in the field came in the seeded section of the pole vault, where Allie Taylor finished 10^th with a clearance of 3.55 meters and Kylie Eismann was 13^th with a mark of 3.40 meters.
 
Jianna Long led the way on the track with a third place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.29 seconds. She closed her night by teaming with Evabella Cox, Shannon McCullough and Ava Reagle to place sixth in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:01.01.

The final PSAC marks Friday came from a pair of freshmen in the 60-meter hurdles. Kathryn Morrison placed 13^th in 9.25 seconds and Ondrea Young was 14^th in 9.29 seconds.
 
Slippery Rock will send four multi-event athletes to Susquehanna Saturday to round out to opening weekend of competition.
 
A look at The Rock's top three finishers in each event and the PSAC qualifying marks from Friday can be found below. Full results from the meet are available HERE.
 
TOP FINISHERS AND QUALIFYING MARKS
 
60-METER DASH
27. Ava Reagle – 7.96
- Grace Lennon – 8.10 (in qualifying heat)
- Kamryn Ross – 8.12 (in qualifying heat)
 
60-METER HURDLES
13. Kathryn Morrison – 9.25 (PSAC auto)
14. Ondrea Young – 9.29 (PSAC auto)
22. Delaney Sturgeon – 9.73
 
200-METER DASH
18. Ava Reagle – 26.14
31. Kamryn Ross – 26.84
33. Kathryn Morrison – 26.87
 
400-METER DASH
3. Jianna Long – 57.29 (PSAC auto)
27. Shannon McCullough – 1:01.24
36. Evabella Cox – 1:01.93
 
800-METER RUN
9. Madison Smalheer – 2:26.06
11. Marissa Smalheer – 2:26.22
 
4x400-METER RELAY – 4:01.01
6. Jianna Long, Evabella Cox, Shannon McCullough, Ava Reagle
 
HIGH JUMP – SEEDED
6. Delaney Sturgeon – 1.65m (PSAC auto)
9. Tayla Kurzawa – 1.60m (PSAC auto)
14. Sophia Yard – 1.55m
 
LONG JUMP
6. Alice Bogia – 5.60m (PSAC auto)
8. Baylee Blauser – 5.48m (PSAC auto)
12. Tayla Kurzawa – 5.40m (PSAC auto)
 
TRIPLE JUMP
7. Alice Bogia – 11.50m (PSAC auto)
8. Julia Coffaro – 11.17m (PSAC auto)
9. Baylee Blauser – 11.11m (PSAC auto)
10. Tayla Kurzawa – 11.02m (PSAC auto)
 
POLE VAULT – SEEDED
10. Allie Taylor – 3.55m (PSAC auto)
13. Kylie Eismann – 3.40m (PSAC auto)
 
POLE VAULT – UNSEEDED
8. Addison Lyles – 3.20m
9. Kendall Kitchen – 3.00m
 
SHOT PUT
2. Olivia Heckman – 13.33m (PSAC auto)
6. Haley Domagala – 12.34m (PSAC auto)
8. Becca Martin – 12.16m (PSAC auto)
 
WEIGHT THROW
9. Sydney Hale – 13.86m
13. Autumn Stewart – 13.72m
14. Haley Domagala – 13.59m
 

 
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