Saturday was the 10th annual Paul Kaiser Track & Field Classic held at Seth Grove Stadium.
The meet included nearly 30 schools and hundreds of competitors.
Men
On the track, Matthew Kujawski had an excellent day in both the 100-meter (11.05) and 200-meter dashes (27.97).
Robert Bales ran a 22.34, which notched him third overall in the 200-meter dash.
Matthew Kujawski’s brother, Andrew Kujawski finished 11th overall with a time of 22.88.
Kevin Shaw finished fourth overall in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.21. Timmy Usher, who also ran the 400, ran a time of 50.56, which ranked him seventh overall.
In the 800-meter run, Tom Kehl (7th) and Matt Bee (10th) both finished in the Top 10 with times of 1:55.62 seconds and 1:56.65, respectively.
Ryan Spangler and Harrison Schettler notched times of 4:04.20 and 4:04.75, respectively, in the 1500-meter run.
Mike Bilotta ran a 16:06 in the 5000-meter run, a great Top 5 finish. Bilotta was the only SU competitor in this event.
As for the field events, high jump was dominated by SU with Jalen Ramsey, Zach Pressel and Ja’Que Munger finishing in first, second and third, respectively.
LeQuan Chapman won the long jump and Kyle Dickinson came in fifth for the Raiders. Chapman also finished second in the triple jump, while Matthew Terry finished sixth.
The Raiders dominated the Top 5 in shot put as well, taking four-of-five spots. They were led by Grant Smith (1), Jesse Fogg (3), Charlito Iwuagwu (4) and Ryan Hart (5). Iwuagwu and Hart took the top-two spots in the discus throw as well.
Women
The women had an impressive day on the track and in the field as well.
The 100-meter dash saw impressive times from Lauren Ellsworth (12.92) and Danesha Butler (12.97).
Megan Lundy (55.68) and Briana Fells (55.89) grabbed the top-two spots in the 400-meter dash, while Monique Clemons finished fifth overall with a time of 59.51.
Daniesa Lyles ran a 15.87 in the 100-meter hurdles to lead SU.
The 400-meter hurdles were won by Butler with a time of 1:03.56. Rachel Haupt finished fourth with a time of 1:06.41. Patty Reis easily won the 3000-meter steeplechase easily with a time of 12:00.52, more than 25 seconds faster than the second place finisher.
In the field, Kellie Bresz led the way in pole vault with a jump of 3.51 meters.
In the long jump, Sarah Hunt led the way for SU, with a jump of 5.55 meters and Lyndsay Barna leaped 5.53 meters.
In the shot put, Liz Ross won the event with a throw of 12.59 meters. In discus, Liz Ross and Brianna Davis finished in first and second.
Next week, all PSAC qualifiers will compete at Seth Grove Stadium in the PSAC Championships on May 1 through May 3.
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