Kutztown University Indoor Track & Field
at PSAC Championships - East Stroudsburg, PA
Saturday-Sunday, February 28-29, 2004
official site (maintained by East Stroudsburg sports information)
KU Women win first PSAC Indoor team title; Collins
named men's Outstanding Field Athlete
The Golden Bear women won the first Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Indoor Championship in school history with a total of
124 points. On the men's side, Justin Collins earned Outstanding Field
Athlete honors after winning both the long and triple jumps with NCAA
provisional qualifying marks.
Three school records for the women's team were
eclipsed at the meet, as were a pair of meet records. Molly Lare set the
KU record in the 3,000m with her time of 10:20.04, which placed her
second. She also finished fourth in the mile with a time of 5:12.02.
Both the 4x400 relay and 4x800 set school records. Lauren Maxwell, Sara
Otis, Madonna Patterson and Niya Adams teamed up for a 3:57.66 to win the 4x400,
set a KU record and make the provisional time for the NCAA's. Maxwell,
Chelsea Thomas, Patterson and Janelle Kostishion comprised the winning and
school-record 4x800 team with their time in 9:28.55. Alison Maurer set a
meet record in the weight throw with a toss of 52-8. Candice Bullard
cleared 5-03 1/2 to win the PSAC title in the high jump, while Kaleena Lockard's
mark of 42-07 1/2 was the winner in the shot put. In the 800, the trio of
Patterson (2:15.78), Adams (2:16.61) and Maxwell (2:16.97) finished second,
third and fourth, respectively, and all ran NCAA provisional times.
The KU men finished third with 88 points.
Collins won the long jump with a leap of 23-10 1/2 and the triple with his mark
of 48-0 3/4. Both were NCAA provisional marks. In the pole vault,
Brett Cook finished second by clearing an NCAA provisional height of 15-3.
Dave Bartolomucci won the 400 with a time of 49.92.
Kutztown highlights and a link to complete
results can be found below.
Kutztown Highlights:
Women's Team Standings: 1. Kutztown, 124; 2. Shippensburg, 97.5; 3. East Stroudsburg, 79; 4. Slippery Rock, 72.5; 5. Indiana, 71; 6. Millersville, 34; 7. Lock Haven, 21; 8. Clarion 20; 9. West Chester, 18; 10. Mansfield, 8; 11. Edinboro 7; 12. Bloomsburg, 6
Individual Event Results:
400 meters: 4. Laura Kline, K, 59.78
800 meters: 2. Madonna Patterson, K, 2:15.78 (NCAA provisional); 3. Niya Adams, K,
2:16.61 (NCAA provisional); 4. Lauren Maxwell, K, 2:16.97 (NCAA provisional)
Mile: 2. Molly Lare, K, 5:12.02
3000 meters: 4. Molly Lare, K, 10:20.04 (school record)
55m Hurdles: 5. Amie Bennett, K, 8.51; 6. Jaclyn Pfeiffer, K, 8.53
4 x 400 meter Relay: 1. Kutztown (L. Maxwell, S. Otis, M. Patterson, N. Adams),
3:57.66 (meet record) (school record) (NCAA provisional)
4 x 800 Relay - 1. Kutztown (Lauren Maxwell, Chelsea Thomas,
Janelle Kostishion, Madonna Patterson) 9:28.55 (meet record) (school record)
Distance Medley Relay - 4. Kutztown 12:37.55
Pole Vault - 2. Stephanie Sukal (K) 10-6, 3. Emily Cook (K) 10-6
High Jump: 1. Candice Bullard, K, 5-03.50
Triple Jump: 6. Christine Procopio, K, 35-05.50
Shot Put: 1. Kaleena Lockard, K, 42-07.50
Weight Throw - 1. Alison Maurer (K) 52-8 (meet record) (NCAA provisional), 2. Christine Procopio (K)
49-11
Pentathlon - 3. Renee Marchand (K) 3,118, 4. Candice Bullard (K) 3,055
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Men's Team Standings: 1. Lock Haven, 150 points; 2. Shippensburg, 103.50;
3. Kutztown, 88; 4. Slippery Rock, 58.50; 5. Millersville, 37; 6. East Stroudsburg, 32; 7. West Chester, 28; 8. Bloomsburg, 24; 9. Mansfield, 17; 10. Indiana, 15; 11. California, 5
Individual Event Results:
55 meters: 3. Kareef Wallace, K, 6.53
200 meters: 2. David Bartolomucci, K, 22.39
400 meters: 1. David Bartolomucci, K, 49.92; 3. Tony Hegedus, K, 50.96
4 x 400 meter Relay: 2. Kutztown, 3:23.79
4 x 800 Relay - 4. Kutztown 7:56.64
Pole Vault: 2. Brett Cook, K, 15-03.00 (NCAA provisional); 3. Sean Loomis, K, 14-09.00; 4. Michael Provenzano, K,
14-09.00; 6. Steve Winters, K, 14-09.00
Long Jump - 1. Justin Collins (K) 23-10 1/2 (NCAA provisional)
Triple Jump: 1. Justin Collins, K, 48-00.75 (NCAA provisional); 5. Matthew Reffie, K, 43-08.50; 6. Cornel Crawford, K, 42-11.50
Pentathlon - 4. Steve Winters (K) 3,316
Outstanding Field Athlete - Justin Collins, Kutztown (1st Triple Jump, 1st Long Jump)
KU TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW
KUTZTOWN, PA—The Kutztown University men’s and
women’s Track and Field teams will take part in the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference Championships at East Stroudsburg, February 28-29. This two-day event will showcase the top performers in the
conference.
The women are competing for the top spot in the PSAC. The Golden Bears hope to unseat two-time defending champion Lock Haven, and will have strong competition from Slippery Rock, East Stroudsburg and Shippensburg.
Kutztown has qualified two or more
athletes in all but three events.
Jen Baney is the sole qualifier in
the 55 dash and 200 meters. Jaci
Pfeiffer and Amie Bennett are hoping to score in the 55 hurdles.
Sara Otis, Laura Kline and Pfeiffer have qualified in the 400.
Madonna Patterson, Lauren Maxwell
and Niya Adams are seeded first through third in the 800.
Adams, the 2 time reigning champion, is looking for her third trip to the
podium. Youth reigns in the mile
for KU as Danielle Mousley, Desiree Bower, and Molly Lare have qualified.
Lare will also be seen in the 3000, while teammates and Erin Peiffer and
Amanda Grant are will be in the 5000 and 3000.
Candice Bullard and Renee Marchand
are looking to cause some damage in the high jump and the pentathlon.
Emily Cook and Steph Sukal are in the pole vault and Amy Schaeffer and
Chrissy Procopio are in the triple jump. Kaleena
Lockard is ranked fifth in the shot put, while NCAA qualifiers Alison Maurer and
Chrissy Procopio hope to leave their mark in the weight throw.
The relays will be a source of
strength for Kutztown, as the 4x400 ranks second, the distance medley ranks
fifth and the 4x800 is seeded first.
On the men’s side, Lock Haven is the prohibitive favorite to a third-straight indoor title. Despite a clear favorite in the team race, several individual titles will be up for grabs and KU has a number of top competitors.
NCAA qualifier Dave Bartolomucci
will compete in both the 200 and 400. Tony
Hegedus will join him in the 400. D’andre Pearson and Kareef Wallace represent
Kutztown in the 55.
The distance events are looking to
the younger athletes for points. Gerard
Ganey is running the 3000, while Billy Borse and Dave Tidey run the 800.
After setting last year’s PSAC
record in the long jump, Justin Collins is competing in both the long and the
triple jump. Teammates Cornel
Crawford and Matt Reffie will also compete in the triple jump. The pole vault will be exciting because Kutztown has
qualified seven athletes.
Chris Feighner and James Dart will
represent Kutztown in the throwing events, and Steve Winters is the lone
competitor in the pentathlon.