Results

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's track & field team recorded 16 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference automatic qualifying marks and three NCAA provisional marks at the Paul Kaiser Classic that wrapped up Saturday evening from Shippensburg University.
 
The three NCAA marks all came in winning efforts in the field with one each in the pole vault, shot put and long jump.
 
Baylee Blauser led the way with a win in the long jump with a career-best leap of 5.86 meters to lead four SRU jumpers to at least the PSAC standard in the event. Samantha Gilbert was fourth at 5.66 meters, followed by Aleks Brozeski in fifth at 5.57 meters and Cassidy Davis in seventh at 5.46 meters. Blauser and Brozeski also hit the PSAC mark in the triple jump with Blauser taking fourth with a leap of 11.40 meters and Brozeski finishing fifth at 11.33 meters.
 
Allie Taylor cleared a career-best height of 3.80 meters to win the pole vault. Grace Parrett also met the PSAC standard in fifth at 3.45 meters.
 
Sarah Corrie led four SRU shot put throwers to top eight finishes with a win and an NCAA mark of 14.39 meters, her second-best effort this spring. Becca Martin was second at 13.45 meters with Olivia Heckman placing third at 12.83 meters to give SRU a sweep of the top three podium places. Autumn Stewart was eighth at 12.11 meters.
 
The Rock also grabbed two more PSAC marks in the throws with Sydney Hale and Reese Skiba meeting the standard in the discus. Hale was sixth at 38.93 meters and Skiba was ninth at 37.21 meters.
 
SRU registered two PSAC marks on the track with Samantha Gilbert leading the way with a runner-up finish in the 100-meter dash in 12.00 seconds. Skye Hackathorn closed out the top efforts on the track with a 16th place showing in the 1,500-meter run in 4:53.46.
 
A look at all the top 10 finishers and qualifying marks from Shippensburg can be found below. Full results are available HERE.
 
Slippery Rock will host the SRU Last Chance Meet next Friday as a final tune-up before hosting the PSAC Championships May 8-10.
 
TOP 10 FINISHES AND QUALIFYING MARKS
 
100-METER DASH
2. Samantha Gilbert – 12.00 (PSAC auto)
 
1,500-METER RUN
16. Skye Hackathorn – 4:53.46 (PSAC auto)
 
5,000-METER RUN
6. Hannah Burgoon – 18:35.79
 
3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE
8. Sydney Pitcovich – 12:20.58
 
HIGH JUMP
8. Sophia Yard – 1.50m
 
POLE VAULT
1. Allie Taylor – 3.80m (NCAA provisional)
5. Grace Parrett – 3.45m (PSAC auto)
 
LONG JUMP
1. Baylee Blauser – 5.86m (NCAA provisional)
4. Samantha Gilbert – 5.66m (PSAC auto)
5. Aleks Brozeski – 5.57m (PSAC auto)
7. Cassidy Davis – 5.46m (PSAC auto)
9. Abby Williamson – 5.37m
10. Julia Coffaro – 5.32m
 
TRIPLE JUMP
4. Baylee Blauser – 11.40m (PSAC auto)
5. Aleks Brozeski – 11.33m (PSAC auto)
10. Julia Coffaro – 10.81m
 
SHOT PUT
1. Sarah Corrie – 14.39m (NCAA provisional)
2. Becca Martin – 13.45m (PSAC auto)
3. Olivia Heckman – 12.83m (PSAC auto)
8. Autumn Stewart – 12.11m (PSAC auto)
 
DISCUS THROW
6. Sydney Hale – 38.93m (PSAC auto)
9. Reese Skiba – 37.21m (PSAC auto)
 
HAMMER THROW
4. Sydney Hale – 44.16m
 
JAVELIN THROW
9. Madylin Wolter – 34.37m




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