SATURDAY, MAY 15
The Kutztown University women’s track & field team placed third at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, while the men finished fourth as a team. 
     Niya Adams and Alison Maurer scored individual titles for the women.  Adams won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.46 and Maurer threw the discus 126-2.  Adams' time was an NCAA provisional qualifying time and marked her fourth career championship in the 800.  Sara Otis and Jessie Spence also ran provisional times.  Spence clocked the second place time of 11:21.83 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Otis ran a 1:03.20 in the 400-meter hurdles to finish third.  Adams and Otis also ran on the winning 4x400-meter relay with Laura Kline and Jaci Pfeiffer.  The foursome combined for a time of 3:55.37.
     Justin Collins added his second title in as many days for the men.  After winning the long jump on Friday, Collins added the triple jump title with a winning mark of 48-5 1/4.  The distance is an NCAA provisional mark.  Sean Loomis won the men's pole vault crown by clearing 14-11.  Greg Yerkes placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a provisional qualifying time of 9:21.70.  In the javelin, Dan Wilson reached the NCAA provisional distance with his throw of 199-8, good for sixth place.

Women's Team Rankings
1. Slippery Rock 156; 2. Shippensburg 93; 3. Kutztown 81; 4. East Stroudsburg 76; 5. Indiana (PA) 66.5; 6. West Chester 42; 7. Edinboro 34; 8. Clarion 30.5; 9. Lock Haven 30; 10. Millersville 27; 11. Bloomsburg 8; 12. Mansfield 6.

KU Women's Highlights
400-meter - 3. Laura Kline, 57.82
800-m - 1. Niya Adams, 2:12.46 (NCAA Provisional time); 5. Lauren Maxwell, 2:17.34; 6. Madonna Patterson, 2:18.33
1500-m - 3. Molly Lare, 4:51.36
100-m Hurdles - 4. Amie Bennett, 14.91; 5. Jaci Pfeiffer, 14.92
400-m Hurdles - 3. Sara Otis, 1:03.20 (NCAA Provisional time)
3000-m Steeplechase - 2. Jessie Spence, 11:21.83 (NCAA Provisional time)
4x100-m Relay - 5. Kutztown (Becky Kauffman, Bennett, Otis, Kline), 49.25
4x400-m Relay - 1. Kutztown (Kline, Pfeiffer, Otis, Adams), 3:55.37
Discus - 1. Alison Maurer, 126-2

Men's Team Rankings
1. Shippensburg 144; 2. Lock Haven 90; 3. Slippery Rock 82; 4. Kutztown 73; 5. Indiana (PA) 41; 6t. Edinboro 39; 6t. Millersville 39; 8. East Stroudsburg 33; 9. Cheyney 27; 10. West Chester 25; 11. California (PA) 14; 12. Mansfield 12; 13. Bloomsburg 1

KU Men's Highlights
400-meter - 2. Dave Bartolomucci, 48.43; 3. Matt Carroll, 48.87
400-m Hurdles - 4. Tony Hegedus, 54.50
3000-m Steeplechase - 3. Greg Yerkes, 9:21.70 (NCAA Provisional time)
4x100-m Relay - 6. Kutztown (Bartolomucci, Kareef Wallace, De'Andre Pearson, Justin Collins), 42.36
4x400-m Relay - 3. Kutztown (Carroll, Hegedus, Billy Boorse, Bartolomucci), 3:22.21
Pole Vault - 1. Sean Loomis, 14-11; 5. Mike Provenzano, 14-5; 6. Bret Cook, 13-11
Triple Jump - 1. Collins, 48-5 1/4 (NCAA Provisional mark)
Javelin - 6. Dan Wilson, 199-8 (NCAA Provisional mark)
 

FRIDAY, MAY 14
     After the first full day of competition, the Golden Bear men sit in third place at the PSAC Championships at Slippery Rock.  Justin Collins set a meet record with a leap of 25-0 3/4 in the long jump, also an NCAA provisional mark.  In the decathlon, Steve Winters finished second with a score of 6528, which is an NCAA provisional score.  The women, meanwhile, are in sixth after one full day.  Steph Sukal placed third in the pole vault by clearing 10-2 to pace KU.  The host school, Slippery Rock, leads both the men's and women's competitions.

Complete Results:  Men/Women

Women's Team Rankings (thru six events)
1. Slippery Rock 67; 2. West Chester 27; 3. Indiana (PA) 20.5; 4t. Shippensburg 19; 4t. East Stroudsburg 19; 6. KUTZTOWN 14; 7. Clarion 8.5; 8. Millersville 6; 9. Edinboro 4; 10. California (PA) 1

KU Women's Highlights
Heptathlon - 5. Renee Marchand, 4137
High Jump - 5. Candice Bullard, 5-0 1/2
Pole Vault - 3. Stephanie Sukal, 10-2; 5. Emily Cook, 9-8
Shot Put - 5. Kaleena Lockard, 41-4

Men's Team Rankings (thru four events)
1. Slippery Rock 24; 2. Edinboro 19; 3. KUTZTOWN 18; 4. Millersville 17; 5. Shippensburg 16; 6. Lock Haven 12; 7. West Chester 10; 8. Indiana (PA) 6; 9. East Stroudsburg 2

KU Men's Highlights
Long Jump - 1. Justin Collins, 25-0 3/4 (meet record) (NCAA Provisional mark)
Decathlon - 2. Steve Winters, 6528 (NCAA Provisional mark)
 

THURSDAY, MAY 13
Women
Heptathlon (through four events) - t5. Renee Marchand, 2574

Men
Decathlon (through five events) - 4. Steve Winters, 3276