Women's Indoor Track & Field

PSAC Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week - 5

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released its Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week. For the women, Slippery Rock's Ruthie Hughes (Track) and Millersville's Darian Hauf (Field) were honored. For the men, Kutztown's Michael Fellin is Track Athlete of the Week while Lock Haven's Matthew Muthler was selected as Field Athlete of the Week.
 
Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
 
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Ruthie Hughes
Slippery Rock
Junior
Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley
 
Hughes won the mile at the Jim Wuske Invite hosted by Mount Union with a career-best time of 5:08.45, which is the fastest time in the PSAC this winter. She was the only PSAC female track athlete to post a No. 1 league mark on the track this week. 
 

Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
 
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Darian Hauf
Millersville
Pole Vault
Senior
Pylesville, Md. / North Harford
 
Hauf, a PSAC Indoor Champion, program record holder, and national qualifier, added another line to her decorated resume by breaking the conference indoor record in pole vault at the Bison Open and Multi. Hauf hit a mark of 13-2 1/4, breaking a record that has stood since 2018. Additionally, Hauf also moved from 19th to t-10th in NCAA Division II this winter.
 

Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
 
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Michael Fellin
Kutztown
Sprints
Junior
Sheppton, Pa. / Marian Catholic

Fellin set a new program record and NCAA provisional qualifying time to win the 60-meter dash at last weekend's Bucknell Bison Open & Multi. Fellin, a junior from Sheppton, Pa., who already set a share of the school record with a 6.80 at Alvernia two weeks prior, ran 6.83 in prelims to earn the top seed for the finals. He threw down a blistering 6.76 to win the event final over teammate Daron Haggans by .25 seconds, establishing a new program record and his second NCAA provisional time of the day. Fellin's season- and career-best time currently ranks 26th in NCAA DII and second in the PSAC this season.


Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
 
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Matthew Muthler
Lock Haven
Multis
Senior
Pottstown, Pa. / Owen J. Roberts

Muthler broke the Lock Haven men's track and field program record in the Heptathlon to headline a standout day for the Bald Eagles at the two-day Bison Open & Multi. He scored 4975 points to break a 14-year program record in the heptathlon for the Bald Eagles. Muthler sealed the record and event victory by running a 2:36.24 in the 1000m, which broke a Bucknell facility record by eight seconds. Muthler's score is a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and NCAA provisional mark, ranking in the top-20 in the country. Muthler's hep high jump of 6-5 is also a PSAC qualifier and is ranked No. 14 all-time in program history.