Results

ASHLAND, Ohio – The Slippery Rock University women's track & field team tallied 14 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying marks and won two events at the Ashland Invitational Saturday at Ashland University.
 
The Rock picked up wins on the track in the 400-meter dash with Jianna Long and the 5,000-meter run with Ruthie Hughes.
 
Long took the top spot in the 400m with a time of 57.98 seconds and then helped SRU post season-best time of 3:58.30 in the 4x400-meter relay with Shannon McCullough, Lydia Reed and Ava Reagle joining her to take fourth.
 
Hughes led a 1-2 finish in the 5,000m with a winning time of 17:42.13. Carissa Flynn also met the PSAC standard and took second in 18:24.70.
 
Reagle and Ondrea Young closed out the PSAC marks on the track with Reagle placing seventh in the 200-meter dash in 25.94 seconds and Young finishing fifth in the 60-meter hurdle finals in 9.06 seconds.
 
The other nine PSAC marks Saturday came in the field, including six in the jumps and three in the throws.
 
The Rock tallied three PSAC marks in the triple jump with Alice Bogia leading the way in third place with a leap of 11.06 meters. Baylee Blauser and Tayla Kurzawa followed in fourth and fifth with matching jumps of 11.04 meters. Kurzawa also met the conference standard in the high jump to place third with a clearance of 1.62 meters.
 
Allie Taylor led the way in the pole vault with a second place finish and a mark of 3.63 meters. Paige Harding followed in third place with a mark of 3.48 meters.
 
Olivia Heckman led SRU to a pair of PSAC marks in the shot put with a third place finish and a throw of 13.35 meters. Becca Martin followed in fifth with a toss of 12.40 meters. The final PSAC effort came from Sydney Hale, who took seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 14.89 meters.
 
A look at the top three SRU finishers in each event Saturday can be found below. Full SRU results are available HERE.
 
Slippery Rock will return to action next weekend with a pair of meets. Select athletes will compete at Youngstown State Friday and Saturday at the Mid-Major Invitational while other athletes will travel to Mount Union for the Jim Wuske Invitational.
 
TOP SRU FINISHERS AND QUALIFYING MARKS
 
60-METER DASH
9. Ava Reagle – 7.97
20. Lydia Reed – 8.14
24. Grace Lennon – 8.19
 
200-METER DASH
7. Ava Reagle – 25.94 (PSAC auto)
18. Grace Lennon – 26.91
19. Kathryn Morrison – 27.06
 
400-METER DASH
1. Jianna Long – 57.98 (PSAC auto)
6. Lydia Reed – 59.74
11. Shannon McCullough – 1:00.20
 
800-METER RUN
14. Marissa Smalheer – 2:25.03
17. Madison Smalheer – 2:27.64
23. Jennifer Cichra – 2:29.81
 
MILE RUN
10. Jennifer Cichra – 5:23.02
15. Kayla Hanna – 5:32.79
24. Mia Medved – 5:54.86
 
3,000-METER RUN
30. Birtukan Hartman – 11:35.83
36. Caitlin Willer – 12:00.29
 
5,000-METER RUN
1. Ruthie Hughes – 17:42.13 (PSAC auto)
2. Carissa Flynn – 18:24.70 (PSAC auto)
 
60-METER HURDLES
5. Ondrea Young – 9.06 (PSAC auto)
11. Kathryn Morrison – 9.46
15. Maddy Miller – 9.55
 
4x400-METER RELAY – 3:58.30
4. Jianna Long, Shannon McCullough, Lydia Reed, Ava Reagle
 
HIGH JUMP
3. Tayla Kurzawa – 1.62m (PSAC auto)
6. Delaney Sturgeon – 1.57m
10. Leighanne Swan – 1.52m
 
POLE VAULT
2. Allie Taylor – 3.63m (PSAC auto)
3. Paige Harding – 3.48m (PSAC auto)
9. Addison Lyles – 3.18m
 
LONG JUMP
5. Tayla Kurzawa – 5.21m
7. Alice Bogia – 5.16m
8. Baylee Blauser – 5.15m
 
TRIPLE JUMP
3. Alice Bogia – 11.06m (PSAC auto)
4. Baylee Blauser – 11.04m (PSAC auto)
5. Tayla Kurzawa – 11.04m (PSAC auto)
 
SHOT PUT
3. Olivia Heckman – 13.35m (PSAC auto)
5. Becca Martin  - 12.40m (PSAC auto)
 
WEIGHT THROW
7. Sydney Hale – 14.89m (PSAC auto)
11. Autumn Stewart – 13.17m
 
 


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