Results

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Anna Igims and Samantha Gilbert broke program records to lead the Slippery Rock University women's track & field team to 17 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying marks and two NCAA provisional marks at the Bison Outdoor Classic that wrapped up Sunday evening from Bucknell University.
 
Igims kicked off the highlights from Bucknell on Saturday evening when she shattered the SRU record in the 5,000-meter run to place eighth in the invitational section of the event. She crossed the line in 16:38.85, breaking the former SRU record of 16:45.80 that was set by Jenny Picot in 2016. Her NCAA provisional qualifying time currently ranks 10th among all athletes in Division II.
 
Fellow distance standout Ruthie Hughes then capped the highlights from the first day of the meet when she posted an NCAA provisional time in the 10,000-meter run, celebrating her birthday with a ninth place showing in 35:48.09. That time currently ranks 24th among all athletes in Division II. Carissa Flynn also met the PSAC standard in 39:41.95.
 
Samantha Gilbert led the way Sunday when she broke the Slippery Rock program record in the 200-meter dash with a wind-legal time of 24.60 seconds to place seventh in a strong field. That time broke the former SRU record of 24.63 that was set by Jasmine Bailey in 2015. Gilbert also took third in the 100-meter dash Sunday with a time of 11.91 seconds and ran the lead leg of the runner-up 4x100-meter relay team that posted a time of 47.53 seconds. She teamed with Regan Johnson, Layne Miller and Jianna Long on the relay. All three of those women also hit PSAC marks of their own Sunday.
 
Long took fourth in the 400-meter dash in 56.21 seconds. Johnson was 15th in the 100m in 12.18 seconds and was 25th in the 200m in 25.25 seconds. Miller took 40th in the 100m in 12.40 seconds.
 
Jennifer Cichra led the mid-distance runners at Bucknell with a PSAC mark in the 1,500-meter run, where she took 14th in 4:46.25. Hannah Burgoon and Maddie Grillo rounded out the top efforts of the distance runners with PSAC marks in the steeplechase. Burgoon took 38th overall in 11:30.79 with Grillo following closely in 40th in 11:32.46.
 
Chaley Younkin and Evabella Cox led the SRU hurdle squad at Bucknell with Younkin hitting the PSAC standard in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.08 seconds and Cox running a PSAC qualifying time of 1:06.44 in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
The final PSAC marks at Bucknell came in the field, where Baylee Blauser took fourth in the long jump (5.55 meters), Aleks Brozeski was 26th in the triple jump (11.04 meters) and Becca Martin was 11th in the shot put (13.29 meters).
 
Slippery Rock split its team to three different meets this weekend with multi-event athletes competing at Susquehanna (recap here) and a large group of athletes competing at Westminster (recap here).
 
A look at the SRU qualifying marks from Bucknell can be found below. Full results are available HERE.
 
Slippery Rock will now shift focus to hosting the John Papa Invitational this Thursday. Events are scheduled to begin at noon in The Rock's second of four home meets this spring.
 
QUALIFYING MARKS – BISON OUTDOOR CLASSIC
 
100-METER DASH
3. Samantha Gilbert – 11.91 (PSAC auto)
15. Regan Johnson – 12.18 (PSAC auto)
40. Layne Miller – 12.40 (PSAC auto)
 
200-METER DASH
7. Samantha Gilbert – 24.60 (SRU record, PSAC auto)
25. Regan Johnson – 25.25 (PSAC auto)
 
400-METER DASH
4. Jianna Long – 56.21 (PSAC auto)
 
1,500-METER RUN
14. Jennifer Cichra – 4:46.25 (PSAC auto)
 
5,000-METER RUN – INVITE SECTION
8. Anna Igims – 16:38.85 (SRU record, NCAA provisional)
 
10,000-METER RUN
9. Ruthie Hughes – 35:48.09 (NCAA provisional)
45. Carissa Flynn – 39:41.95 (PSAC auto)
 
100-METER HURDLES
29. Chaley Younkin – 15.08 (PSAC auto)
 
400-METER HURDLES
36. Evabella Cox – 1:06.44 (PSAC auto)
 
3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE
38. Hannah Burgoon – 11:30.79 (PSAC auto)
40. Maddie Grillo – 11:32.46 (PSAC auto)
 
4x100-METER RELAY – 47.53
2. Samantha Gilbert, Regan Johnson, Layne Miller, Jianna Long
 
LONG JUMP
4. Baylee Blauser – 5.55m (PSAC auto)
 
TRIPLE JUMP
26. Aleks Brozeski – 11.04m (PSAC auto)
 
SHOT PUT
11. Becca Martin – 13.29m (PSAC auto)
 
 


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