Shippensburg Claims 2013 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championship Titles

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February 23-24, 2013 at Edinboro University


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CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
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RESULTS

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ROSTERS

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ORDER OF EVENTS

Day One - Saturday, February 23 Day Two - Sunday, February 24  
11:00 a.m. Facility Opens (Multi-Event Times are Approximate)
1:00 p.m.   Weight Throw Men (Trials & Finals)  9:00 a.m.   Facility Opens
                   Long Jump Women (Trials & Finals) 10:20 a.m. Champion Scholar Award Ceremony    
1:30 p.m.  Pole Vault Men (Final) 10:30 a.m. Heptathlon 60H Men
1:30 p.m.  Pentathlon 60m Hurdles Women 11:00 a.m. Shot Put Men (Trials & Finals)
2:00 p.m.  Heptathlon 60m Dash Men                     Triple Jump Women (Trials & Finals)
2:10 p.m.  Pentathlon High Jump Women                     High Jump Men (Final)
2:15 p.m.  Distance Medley Relay Women (Final) 11:15 a.m.  Heptathlon Pole Vault Men
2:30 p.m.  Distance Medley Relay Men (Final) 11:30 a.m.  Mile Run Women (Final)
3:00 p.m.  400m Run Women (Trials) 11:45 a.m.  Mile Run Men (Final)
3:10 p.m.  Heptathlon Long Jump Men 12:00 p.m.  60m Hurdles Women (Final)
3:15 p.m.  400m Run Men (Trials) 12:15 p.m.  60m Hurdles Men (Final)
3:30 p.m.  Weight Throw Women (Trials & Finals) 12:30 p.m.  400m Run Women (Final)
3:30 p.m.  60m Dash Women (Trials) 12:40 p.m.  400m Run Men (Final)
3:40 p.m.  60m Dash Men (Trials) 12:50 p.m.  60m Dash Women (Final)
3:50 p.m.  60m Hurdles Women (Trials) 1:00 p.m.   Shot Put Women (Trials & Finals)
4:00 p.m.  Pentathlon Shot Put Women                     Triple Jump Men (Trials & Finals)
4:10 p.m.  60m Hurdles Men (Trials)                     High Jump Women (Finals)
4:30 p.m.  Pole Vault Women (Final)                     60m Dash Men (Final)
4:30 p.m.  5000m Run Women (Final) 1:10 p.m.  800m Run Women (Final)
5:00 p.m.  Pentathlon Long Jump Women 1:20 p.m.  800m Run Men (Final)
                   Heptathlon Shot Put Men 1:30 p.m.  200m Dash Women (Final)
                   5000m Run Men (Final) 1:40 p.m.  200m Dash Men (Final)
5:30 p.m.  200m Dash Women (Trials) 1:50 p.m.  3000m Run Women (Final)
5:45 p.m.  200m Dash Men (Trials) 2:10 p.m.  3000m Run Men (Final)
6:00 p.m.  Heptathlon High Jump Men 2:35 p.m.  Heptathlon 1000m Men
                   4x800m Relay Women (Final) 2:40 p.m.  4x400m Relay Women (Final)
6:15 p.m.  Pentathlon 800m Women 2:50 p.m.  4x400m Relay Men (Final)
6:20 p.m.  4x800m Relay Men (Final) 3:15 p.m.  Awards Ceremony
                   Long Jump Men (Trials & Final) (The 4x400s will be run at the conclusion of all other events)


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DAY TWO RECAP

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Edinboro, Pa. – Shippensburg’s men’s and women’s indoor track and field squads both clinched PSAC Championship crowns on Sunday at Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome on the campus of Edinboro University in the 2013 PSAC Indoor T&F Championships.
 
MEN’S RECAP
 
Shippensburg captured its third straight PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championship crown with 197.5 team points. East Stroudsburg came in second with 119.5 points, while Slippery Rock was third with 111 points.
 
Slippery Rock’s Derick Fiedler took first in the men’s heptathlon with a total 4,092 points. Fiedler notched marks of 9.47 seconds in the 60m hurdles, 3.95m (12’ 11.5”) in the pole vault and a time of 2:45.16 in the 1000m in day two of competition. Shippensburg’s Austin Stine took second in the seven-event competition with 4,872 points.
 
On the track, Shippensburg’s Matt Gillette won both the one mile and 3,000 meters. Gillette crossed the finish line in 4:13.40 in the mile and 8:18.52 in the 3,000, just edging out Alex Monroe of Lock Haven. Gillette was named the Most Valuable Track athlete of the championship, as well as the overall M.V.P. for the men’s competition.
 
D.J. Chisom of Slippery Rock dashed to 60 meters in 6.91 seconds for PSAC gold, while teammate Dan Hedglin notched a time of 8.27 in the 60m hurdles to earn first.
 
Shippensburg twins, Matthew and Andrew Kujawski, each earned gold in the second day of competition. M. Kujawski ran the 200m in 21.97 for first, while brother A. Kujawski sprinted the 400m in 48.86.
 
In the field events, Kutztown’s John Lowery tossed the shot put 16.34m (53’ 7.5”) to claim the facility record and first-place in the PSAC. West Chester’s Jay Jabat defeated Ship’s Jalen Ramsey in a jump off in the high jump to take first with a height of 2.05m (6’ 8.75”).
 
East Stroudsburg just out-stepped Shippensburg in the men’s 4x400m relay with a time of 3:17.98.
 
Mark Manno won the Most Valuable Field Athlete of the meet award for his first-place finish in the men’s weight throw on Saturday.
 
 
Men’s Team Standings
1) Shippensburg        197.5
2) East Stroudsburg    119.5  
3) Slippery Rock          111
4) Lock Haven              65
5) Kutztown                   63
6) Indiana (Pa.)            44
7) West Chester           39.5
8) Bloomsburg             32.5
9) California (Pa.)       26     
10) Mansfield              4
 
 
WOMEN’S RECAP
 
Shippensburg clinched its fourth consecutive PSAC Championship title and its sixth overall with 125.25 points. Edinboro took second with 93 points and Kutztown took third with 91.75 points.
 
Edinboro’s Tabitha Bemis, the championship’s Most Valuable Field Athlete and the overall M.V.P., walked away with two first-place victories on Sunday. Bemis tied the conference record, set in 2007 by SRU’s Andi Rose, in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.60 seconds. She also earned a first-place mark of 11.86 meters (38’ 11.0”) in the women’s triple jump.
 
East Stroudsburg’s Danielle Smith also earned two gold medals in day two. Smith sprinted the 60 meters in 7.66 seconds for first, and notched a time of 25.04 in the 200 meters for gold.
 
Distance runner of Shippensburg Katrina Spratford, the Most Valuable Track Athlete of the championship, wasn’t going to be left out, as she also notched both first-place finishes in the one mile and 3,000 meters. Spratford’s mile time was 5:00.18 and her 3,000m time was 9:50.86.
 
SU’s Megan Lundy took first in the 400m with a time of 57.38, while Kutztown’s Stephanie Borland won the 800m run with a time of 2:15.20.
 
East Stroudsburg’s Christina O’Connor won the high jump clearing the bar at 1.72m (5’ 7.5”), and April Doyle of Kutztown launched the shot put 14.15m (46’ 5.25”) for first-place.
 
In the final women’s event of the championship, Edinboro took first in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:54.57, a finish that would push them past Kutztown for second-place in the championship, the program’s best finish since the championship’s inception in 2002.
 
 
Women’s Team Standings
1) Shippensburg           125.25  
2) Edinboro                     93
3) Kutztown                     91.75   
4) East Stroudsburg      83      
5) Slippery Rock            75.25
6) Indiana (Pa.)              44 
7) Bloomsburg               43 
8) West Chester            35.35 
9) Lock Haven               32
10) Millersville               27 
11) Mansfield                20 
12) California (Pa.)      17.5
13) Clarion                    14


DAY ONE RECAP

Edinboro, Pa. – A group of 23 men’s and women’s indoor track and field squads from around the PSAC kicked-off competition on Saturday at Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome on the campus of Edinboro University in the 2013 PSAC Indoor T&F Championships.
 
MEN’S RECAP
 
After day one and through six scored events, Shippensburg’s men lead the pool of competition with 54.5 points. Kutztown is in second with an even 40 points, while East Stroudsburg is in third holding 37 team points.
 
Slippery Rock’s Cameron Daugherty vaulted to a 5.07-meter (16’ 7.5”) mark in order to set a new PSAC Championship record, as he beat Kutztown’s William Hodges 5.06 meter mark set in 2010.
 
In other field events, Lock Haven’s Mark Manno repeated as PSAC Champion in the weight throw with a mark of 18.81 meters (61’ 8.5”). Raider Herman Kirkland leapt 7.37 meters (24’ 2.25”) in the long jump event to claim PSAC gold.
 
In the 5,000 meter run, Lock Haven’s Alex Monroe cruised to a 14:43.17 finish, a NCAA Provisional mark, to take first, while Aaron Dinzeo of California (Pa.) placed second with a time of 14:46.08.
 
Shippensburg took gold in the 4x800m relay with a time of 7:48.27, with East Stroudsburg’s quartet just over one second behind with a time of 7:49.49. Ship also claimed first in the men’s distance medley relay, as the squad finished with a NCAA provisional cut of 10:07.61.
 
In the men’s heptathlon, Slippery Rock’s Derick Fiedler is leading with 2,836 points earned from a 7.23-second time in the 60m dash, a 6.57-meter mark (21’ 6.75”) in the long jump, 12.01 meters (39’ 0.5”) in the shot put, and clearing the bar at 1.90 meters (6’ 2.75”) in the high jump. SRU’s Hans Lubich is in second with 2,716 points and is closely followed by Austin Strine of Shippensburg.
 
Men’s Team Standings
1) Shippensburg        54.50    
2) Kutztown                40       
3) East Stroudsburg 37       
4) Lock Haven           30       
5) Slippery Rock       24      
6) California (Pa.)     20      
7) Indiana (Pa.)         10     
8) West Chester        9     
9) Bloomsburg          5.50 
10) Mansfield            4
 
 
WOMEN’S RECAP
 
Edinboro is leading the women’s competition at the PSAC Championship with 45 points, while Slippery Rock holds second-place with 40.25 points. Kutztown is third with 37.75 points, with Shippensburg just .50 points away in fourth with 37.25.
 
In the 60-meter hurdles trial, both Shippensburg’s Cailtin Stuetz and Edinboro’s Tabitha Bemis broke the PSAC Championship record of 8.79 seconds, set in 2012 by Stuetz. Bemis notched an 8.71 time, and Stuetz took first in the trial with a time of 8.71. Finals in the event will take place on Sunday.
 
In the women’s 5,000m run Sarah Krolick took first with a time of 17:15.90, with teammate Bemis clinching a mark of 5.73 meters (18’ 9.75”) in the long jump to take first.
 
In other field action, Elizabeth Madden of East Stroudsburg tossed the weight 15.89 meters (52’ 1.75”) to earn PSAC gold. Julia Cain of Slippery Rock set a facility record with a pole vault mark of 3.81 meters (12’ 6.0”) to earn first-place.
 
Kutztown’s 4x800m relay team notched a time of 9:24.33, a new facility record, to win first-place in the event. In the DMR, Shippensburg’s quartet reigned supreme with a time of 12:26.52.
 
In women’s pentathlon action, Edinboro’s Stephanie Smigiera earned 3,390 points across all five events for first-place and recorded the following marks; 60m hurdles – 9.12, high jump – 1.48m (4’ 10.25”), shot put – 11.28 m (37’ 0.25”), long jump – 4.99m (16’ 4.5”), 800m – 2:26.69.
 
Women’s Team Standings


1) Edinboro                45      
2) Slippery Rock       40.25    
3) Kutztown                37.75    
4) Shippensburg       37.25    
5) East Stroudsburg  28       
6) Indiana (Pa.)          25      
7) Lock Haven           21    
8) Bloomsburg          16      
9) California (Pa.)     6.50 
10) Millersville           6      
10) Clarion                 6     
12) West Chester      4.25







CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

 

Edinboro, Pa. – The 2013 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championship returns to Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome this weekend on the campus of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for the fourth straight season.

 



Men's Championship

 

Shippensburg is looking to defend its indoor title for the third straight season, as the program holds five titles since the championship’s inception in 2002. Five-time PSAC Indoor Champion, Lock Haven, is on the hunt for its first crown since 2010. Slippery Rock has finished in second-place at the past two championships and is working to repeat its 2008 PSAC Indoor Champion title.

 

On the track, Shippensburg’s Tom Kehl won the 800m run at the PSAC Championship last season and will be competing for another conference title. SU’s defending PSAC championship 4x800 relay team has already broken the PSAC All-Time record of 7:42.80 set by Mansfield in 2008 this season with a time of 7:42.49. The 200m race looks to be a toss-up amongst five PSAC sprinters, as all five have notched a NCAA provisional mark in the event this season. SU’s Matthew Kujawski is the top seed in the event with a time of 21.61. Devin Barr of Bloomsburg is second with a 21.84 time, SU’s Robert Bales is third (22.08), East Stroudsburg’s Keith Parker-Washington is fourth (22.19), and Aaron Barlow of California (Pa.) rounds out the top five with a time of 22.20.

 

In the distance events, junior Alex Monroe for Lock Haven, Aaron Dinzeo of California (Pa.), and Shippensburg’s Matt Gillette will be battling it out for the top spots in the mile and the 3,000m. The trio holds the top three slots in the 3,000, with Gillette gripping the fastest time of the league with 8:09.33. Gillette also holds the best time in the mile race, with less than four seconds between him and Monroe.

 

In the field events, Slippery Rock’s reigning outdoor national champion Cameron Daugherty is on the hunt for indoor gold in the pole vault, as his best mark of the season (16’ 8.75”) is over six inches higher than his closest conference competitor, Percell Berry of Kutztown. Lock Haven’s Mark Manno earned a mark of 60’ 1.0” in the weight throw at last season’s championship and looks to repeat as champion, as he currently holds the PSAC’s best toss so far this year. Sophomore Steve Waithe will be defending his title in the triple jump and has already posted three 50-foot jumps this season to rank him in the top five in Division II.

 

For more information about marks/times from athletes around the PSAC please click here.

 



Women's Championship

 

The Raiders of Shippensburg hold three consecutive and five overall PSAC Indoor titles heading into the 2013 Championship. Slippery Rock came in second a year ago and is the last team besides SU to win a conference title with a win in 2009. One year prior, Shippensburg and Slippery Rock tied for the conference championship title, with both teams earning 110 points. Both Slippery Rock and Kutztown have each earned three league crowns in the championship’s history, and Lock Haven has captured two.

 

In sprints, Shippensburg’s Caitlin Stuetz and Edinboro’s Tabitha Bernis will battle in the 60m hurdles. Bernis currently holds the conference’s top mark this season with a time of 8.68 seconds, and Stuetz is second in the league at 8.75 seconds. In the straight 60 meters, Mansfield’s Olivia Lopes and East Stroudsburg’s Danielle Smith, who finished third at the 2012 championship, are knotted for first in the PSAC with times of 7.75 seconds.

 

In the field events, Slippery Rock’s Ashley West and East Stroudsburg’s Christina O’Connor are also tied at the top. Both jumpers have cleared 5’ 8.5” in the high jump and hold NCAA provisional marks. Shippensburg’s Erin Flick is also in the mix as the defending league champion with a 2012-13 season best of 5’ 7”. In the triple jump, Bernis holds the league’s top mark at 39’ 5.25”, with Katie Catania of Kutztown and Mariah Burns of Slippery Rock following close behind, as each have leapt over 38’ 6” this season.

 

Kutztown’s April Doyle, defending PSAC champion, is on the hunt for PSAC gold in the shot put, as her mark of 44’ 10.75” this season is the only NCAA provisional throw for the conference’s women.

 

Track’s MVP from the championship a year ago, Katrina Spratford of Shippensburg sits atop the distance competitors in the PSAC in the one mile, 3,000m, and the 5,000m. Her most impressive time thus far this season is a 16:27.15 mark in the 5,000 to earn Spratford a NCAA automatic qualifying time.

 

For more information about marks/times from athletes around the PSAC please click here.





Championship Information

 

Adult tickets for the event are $7 per day. Students from PSAC schools are admitted free with school-affiliated ID. Fees for non-PSAC students are $2 per day. 

 

Live Results will be available: http://www.leonetiming.com/2013/Indoor/PSAC/



Edinboro is the host for this year’s championship. Please visit Edinboro’s championship page here.