Shippensburg men’s and women’s outdoor track-and-field teams competed in the Riverhawk Multi in Selinsgrove and the Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg.

The men’s action started Thursday at Doug Arthur Stadium at Susquehanna University for the first day of a two-day meet. 

Thursday’s meeting was highlighted by the performances of four Raiders, who completed five events in the decathlon. Junior Mason Boyd led with event victories in the shot put and 400-meter dash.

Boyd’s dominance continued Friday. He was within 16 points of the decathlon school record, placing second at 6,638 points. Junior Robert Lissner captured the pole vault victory with a vault of 14 feet, 11 inches, placing third overall at 6,392 points.

The men’s team captured eight PSAC qualifiers on a windy day in Lewisburg for the Bison Outdoor Challenge this weekend, including sophomore Brennan Willock, who had a season-best in the 1,500 at 3:59.71 on Saturday. 

Senior Ian Sherlock had another 3,000 steeplechase victory as he came close to having another outing under nine minutes, which he did last weekend at William and Mary.

Redshirt sophomore Drew Dailey starred in the 800 meters, placing third at 1:48.96, a time good enough for third place in all of NCAA Division II, qualifying him for nationals.

Shippensburg had solid outings on Sunday, which included a second-place finish in the 4x100 meter relay by freshman Bernard Bell III, junior Mo Wittle, freshman Lavar Jackson and junior Eric Kirk.

Senior Josh Herbster continued his excellence in the hammer throw, placing third at 206 feet, four inches, He has eclipsed 203 feet in all four outdoor meets this year.

The women’s team also had a solid week. It started with juniors Nicola Puggé and Kyli Moon-Rumsey in the heptathlon’s four events during the Riverhawk Multi on Thursday. Puggé captured the shot put victory via a 36-10 3/4 outing.

Both Puggé and Moon-Rumsey carried their success into Friday’s action and completed the last three heptathlon events. Puggé earned victories in the long jump and javelin events, placing fourth overall with 4,475 points. Moon-Ramsey finished 12th at 3,130 points.

Women’s action continued at Doug Arthur Stadium and saw multiple PSAC qualifiers, including juniors Sara McKean and Sasha Lee placing second and third in the long jump. Junior Victoria Mattioli ran in under 18 minutes in a solid 5K outing. 

Redshirt Sophomore Kelsey Hull had a season-best in the 1,500 at 4:46.92, adding to the list of PSAC qualifiers for the day.

Junior Abby Reasoner had a tremendous effort in the javelin, setting a national qualifier at 144 feet and eight inches. It was a new personal best by more than six feet, and now ranks fourth best in SU history.

To cap off the week, the women’s team, like the men’s team, finished third in their 4x100 event with a time of 46.55 seconds, enough to provisionally qualify for nationals. The team included juniors Aliyah Serrano, Sara McKean, Kayla Dalhouse and Leah Graybill, and they came just 0.22 seconds off their personal best, which is also the school record.

Both men’s and women’s teams will host the Mid-Week Invitational on Wednesday for their first home meet. The meet begins at Seth Grove Stadium at 3 p.m.

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