Shippensburg University’s men’s and women’s track-and-field teams finished their regular season at the Paul Kaiser Classic this weekend at Seth Grove Stadium. Despite limited entries, both teams put up impressive performances.

The event began on Friday, where junior Gian Greggo set a new personal best in the hammer throw, placing third at 187 feet, 9 inches (57.24 meters). This moves him into fifth in school history and provisionally qualifies him for the NCAA Division II Championships.

Saturday’s track action was marred by consistent rain, but the men’s team managed to win a quartet of events. This included freshman Daniel Naylor winning the 1,500 meters at 4:00.41, qualifying him for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships.

Other track winners for the men’s team were freshman Parker Smith in the 200 meters at 22.04, senior Chase Hensinger in the 800 meters at 1:53.55 and senior Garrett Quinan in the 3K at 8:43.31. SU swept the top two positions in each event.

Greggo and junior Donovan Kitchen were victorious in the shot put and discus. Greggo won the shot put at 57 feet, 11.75 inches (17.66 meters), and Kitchen put up a mark of 159 feet, 10 inches (48.73 meters) for his win in discus. Sophomore Colin Melhorn earned his PSAC qualifier in the shot put at 52 feet, 6 inches (16.00 meters)

The women’s team also scored four wins on the track, highlighted by a pair of strong performances in the 200 meters. Seniors Emily Calamia and Alyssa Wert claimed the top two spots, Calamia’s 25.07 leading home Wert’s 25.39.

Freshman Mary Stoltz placed first in the 800 at 2:19.66, sophomore Shaela Kruskie paced the 3K field at 10:24.68, and sophomore Caliegh Vincent finished Friday night’s 10K at 40:24.52, placing first as well.

SU will host the PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend at Seth Grove Stadium. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday with the decathlon, along with the hammer throw in the afternoon and the 10K’s after sunset. 

Friday will see the decathlon resume at 10:30 a.m. before moving into prelims for most of the track events and a few finals in the field. The rest of the finals will take place on Saturday, with field events starting at 11 a.m. and track events resuming at 12:30 p.m.

Shippensburg’s men’s team will have 61 entries across the three days, looking to get back on top after finishing second to East Stroudsburg in 2025, which ended the Raiders streak of 15 consecutive PSAC titles. The women’s team will have 42 entries as they look for their 12th title in the past 16 seasons.

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