Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Allie Taylor won the pole vault title to lead the Slippery Rock University women's track & field team into first place at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Indoor Championships after the first of two days of competition wrapped up Saturday from Rauch Fieldhouse at Lehigh University.
 
The Rock scored 50 points in the six event finals that were contested Saturday to jump out to the day one lead. Bloomsburg sits second with 30 points, followed by Shippensburg in third with 27.5 points, East Stroudsburg in fourth with 25 points and California (Pa.) in fifth with 24 points. SRU is expected to see a significant challenge for the team title Sunday with multiple teams in the mix.
 
Taylor recorded the highlight of the day for SRU in the very first event that went final when she won the pole vault Saturday morning. She cleared 3.65 meters to pick up her first career indoor title and her second straight overall PSAC title after winning the outdoor crown last spring.  
 
Taylor was one of five SRU women to earn All-PSAC honors Saturday.
 
Leighanne Swan and Autumn Wyatt were both named to their first career All-PSAC honors in the pentathlon after posting career-best and NCAA provisional scores. Swan took second with a score of 3,393 points and Wyatt was third with 3,321 points to give SRU 14 total points in the muti.
 
Ruthie Hughes led the way on the track with a runner-up finish in the 5,000-meter run in 17:48. Carissa Flynn also took fifth in 18:01 to give SRU a total of 12 points in the event.
 
Baylee Blauser closed out the All-PSAC honors Saturday when she finished second in the long jump with an NCAA provisional leap of 5.86 meters. She led for most of the competition until one final attempt came in at 5.88 meters. Tayla Kurzawa scored in her PSAC debut with a sixth place finish and a leap of 5.63 meters to give SRU 11 points in the long jump.
 
The Rock scored in all six events that went final Saturday. Haley Domagala picked up two points with a seventh place showing in the weight throw with a toss of 14.63 meters and the distance medley relay team scored one point with Jennifer Cichra (1,200m), Annasophia Stauffer (400m), Marissa Smalheer (800m) and Gwen Lloyd (1,600m) placing eighth in 12:33.19.
 
In addition to the six event finals Saturday, four qualifying prelims were hosted on the track to set up Sunday's final fields. The Rock qualified at least one athlete through in three of those four prelims.
 
Ondrea Young led the way with a career-best time of 8.86 seconds to post the third-best prelim time in the 60-meter hurdles. Grace Lennon clocked a time of 7.90 seconds to lock up the eighth spot in the 60-meter dash final and Lydia Reed posted a time of 26.04 seconds to qualify eighth for the 200-meter final.
 
Sunday's final day of competition is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. from Lehigh. A look at all of the SRU results from Saturday can be found below. Full results are available HERE.
 
SRU RESULTS – DAY ONE
 
5,000-METER RUN FINAL
2. Ruthie Hughes – 17:48.13 (8 points)
5. Carissa Flynn – 18:01.87 (4 points)
14. Gwen Lloyd – 18:50.46
 
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY FINAL – 12:33.19
8. Jennifer Cichra, Annasophia Stauffer, Marissa Smalheer, Gwen Lloyd
 
POLE VAULT FINAL
1. Allie Taylor – 3.65m (10 points)
10. Paige Harding – 3.35m
13. Addison Lyles – 3.35m
15. Kendall Kitchen – 3.20m
 
LONG JUMP FINAL
2. Baylee Blauser – 5.86m (NCAA provisional, 8 points)
6. Tayla Kurzawa – 5.63m (3 points)
12. Autumn Wyatt – 5.27m
14. Alice Bogia – 5.13m
16. Kate Walasavage – 4.92m
 
WEIGHT THROW FINAL
7. Haley Domagala – 14.63m (2 points)
12. Sydney Hale – 14.34m
 
PENTATHLON FINAL
2. Leighanne Swan – 3,393 points (NCAA provisional, 8 points)
3. Autumn Wyatt – 3,321 points (NCAA provisional, 6 points)
9. Maddy Miller – 2,982 points
 
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60-METER DASH PRELIMS
8. Grace Lennon – 7.90 (qualified for finals)
10. Ava Reagle – 7.91
 
200-METER PRELIMS
8. Lydia Reed – 26.02 (qualified for finals)
10. Ava Reagle – 26.04
16. Kamryn Ross – 26.54
 
400-METER DASH PRELIMS
11. Evabella Cox – 1:00.31
 
60-METER HURDLE PRELIMS
3. Ondrea Young – 8.86 (qualified for finals)
23. Kathryn Morrison – 11.36





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