The Shippensburg University’s women’s track-and-field team had some mixed results over the weekend in their competition at the Colonial Relays and the 34th Annual Millersville Metrics.
The women’s track-and-field team split into two squads this weekend to be able to perform at both meets.
On Thursday, Casey Norton placed eighth in the 10K with a time of 35:36.72. Norton’s time qualified her for the NCAA provisional and is currently the best on the NCAA Division II performance list.
On Friday, the group at the Colonial Relays got off to a good start when Sarah Hunt placed first in the long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 9 1/4 inches.
Danielle Sciremammano recorded a long jump of 17 feet, 6 1/4 inches. Both jumps were PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference)-qualifiers.
Sciremammano also recorded a PSAC-qualifying time of 15.64 seconds in the 100-meter hurdle. In the 400-meter hurdle, Tatiana Purnell finished with a time of 1:06.24, which was good enough to qualify for PSACs.
In the 5K, Jackie Kinkead finished with a PSAC-qualifying time of 17:59.65. In the 3K steeplechase, both Bryanna Dissinger and Lindsey Gerlach finished with PSAC-qualifying times of 11:13.45 and 11:53.13, respectively.
On Saturday, Kali Hepner led the way in the pole vault with an 11 foot, 11 3/4 inch vault qualified her for the NCAA provisional. Hepner came within 1/4 inch of her personal record set two months ago at Kutztown University.
Saturday, the Colonial Relays consisted mostly of relays. Dior Alston, Cirsten Kelly, Jill Bertino and Lindsay Sheehan teamed up to run the 4x400-meter relay in 4:00.81.
The throwers led the way for SU on Saturday in the Millersville Metrics with a third-place finish overall.
Crystal Hartman did a tremendous job on Saturday, placing first in the javelin throw with an NCAA provisional-qualifying throw that went a distance of 156 feet, 2 inches. Hartman set a new PR by more than five feet.
Tamara Ovejera won the discus throw with a PSAC-qualifying mark of 145 feet. In addition, Ovejera placed third in the shot put with a PSAC-qualifying throw of 43 feet.
In the discus throw, Paige Shirk placed second with a PSAC-qualifying mark of 134 feet, 11 inches.
In the hammer throw, Ava Bonetti placed second with a throw of 158 feet, 6 inches, which was enough to notch a PSAC qualifier.
Also, in the long jump, Stephanie Swartz placed second with a PSAC-qualifying distance of 17 feet, 3 1/4 inches.
The Raiders will return to action next weekend, splitting the squads once again, sending a group to the Messiah Invitational at Messiah College, while sending a second contingent to George Mason University for the George Mason Spring invite. The events are scheduled for April 8.
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