Sixteen women and 21 men posted PSAC-qualifying performances this Saturday in Williamsburg, Virginia. These numbers do not include indoor national championship qualifiers, who competed last weekend in Birmingham, Alabama and take the field next week for Shippensburg.

For the women, standout events came in the javelin throw, various running and sprinting events, and discus throw.

Freshman Crystal Hartman set the bar high in javelin with her first collegiate throw, which measured 141 feet, eight inches. The effort marked the best measurement by any Raider in more than 10 years.

Sophomore Dhayana de los Santos Rodriguez found success as well in the javelin throw with a toss of 135 feet, three inches.

Shippensburg’s javelin squad took home the top five spots at the event; throws from redshirt-freshman Tiffany Heisey, freshman Kelly Logan and junior Heather Bolick all impressed in their season debuts.

Several runners posted solid numbers for the Raiders, including senior Bri Fells, who finished first in the 400 meters with a time of 57.99 seconds. Junior Megan Lundy grabbed third place in the same distance with a 58.38 mark. In the 200, freshman Lindsay Sheehan finished with a time of 26.17 seconds, while redshirt-freshman Kiana Tucker posted a 2:21.78 mark in the 800 meters. Senior Danesha Butler also found success in the 100-meter hurdles with a 15.55-second mark.

For the throwers, junior Brianna Davis took home first place in the discus throw with a mark of 127 feet, five inches while freshman Erin Doherty won second place with a 119-foot, one-inch effort. Sophomore Ava Bonetti grabbed a third-place finish in the event with a 115 foot, seven-inch throw. Doherty and Bonetti also competed in the shot put, taking home fourth and second place with throws of 37 feet, 5 3/4 inches and 39 feet, 8 3/4 inches respectively.

The men’s squad qualified an impressive 21 athletes for PSAC contention, three of whom also met NCAA provisional qualifying standards.

Senior Peter Gelston, an All-American in 2014, competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase and took home a time of 9:14.28. Junior Chris Mullin picked up a collegiate-best time of 9:19.34 in the same event.

Freshman Austin Shupp won both the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles with times of 15.36 and 54.47 seconds respectively. Senior Jordan Jones followed him closely in the 400, posting a time of 54.67 seconds.

Graduate Jacob Sunday made his Shippensburg debut in the javelin throw, winning the event with a 196 foot, five inch mark. Senior Andrew Korrubin posted a 183-foot, eight-inch measurement; both throws qualified each athlete for the NCAA provisional standard.

Several Raiders won their field events in Saturday’s action, including Aboubacar Keita with a 22-foot, 1/4-inch long jump and junior Devon Fisher with a mark of 43 feet, 11 1/4 inch triple jump.

Shippensburg outdoor track returns to action at the University of Maryland Invitational on Saturday.

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