Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Track & Field Championship
Friday, May 13, 2005 (Day 2 of 3)

MARCHAND WINS HEPTATHLON, KU TEAMS 5TH AFTER DAY 2

MANSFIELD, PA - Kutztown is in fifth place in both the men's and women's team standings after the second day of the 2005 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Track & Field Championships at Mansfield University.

Renee Marchand won the Heptathlon on Friday.  She is pictured with KU Head Coach Brian Mondschein.  (photo courtesy of Mansfield University)

For the women, KU has 21.5 points.  Renee Marchand won the heptathlon with a score of 4,349 points.  Stephanie Williams placed third in the 10,000-meter run (38:16.56), Kaleena Lockard was fourth in the shot put (44-0), Stephanie Sukal was sixth in the pole vault (10-9) and Candice Bullard tied for sixth in the high jump (5-2).  Lock Haven leads the women's standings with 33 points.

KU's men have 12 points, with Jim Dart placing third in the discus (146-4) and Justin Reichardt placing third in the decathlon (5,912 points).  Slippery Rock leads the team race with 32 points.

Action concludes tomorrow with the rest of the events.

 

Kutztown Women's Highlights (top 6 finishes)

Team Standings (through 6 events) - 1. Lock Haven 33, 2. Slippery Rock 32.5, 3. IUP 32, 4. Shippensburg 24, 5. Kutztown 21.5, 6. West Chester 13, 7. East Stroudsburg 10, 8. Mansfield 8, 9. Edinboro and Millersville 6.

10,000m - 3. Stephanie Williams 38:16.56
High Jump - t-6. Candice Bullard 5-2
Pole Vault - 6. Stephanie Sukal 10-9
Shot Put - 4. Kaleena Lockard 44-0
Heptathlon - 1. Renee Marchand 4,349

Kutztown Men's Highlights (top 6 finishes)

Team Standings (through 4 events) - 1. Slippery Rock 32, 2. Shippensburg 19, 3. IUP 16, 4. East Stroudsburg 15, 5. Kutztown 12, 6. Edinboro 10, 7. Lock Haven 8, 8. Bloomsburg 6, 9. Millersville 5, 10. Cheyney 1.

Discus - 3. Jim Dart 146-4
Decathlon - 3. Justin Reichardt 5,912

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Track & Field Championship
Saturday, May 14, 2005 (Day 3 of 3)

WOMEN WIN PSAC TITLE, MEN TIE FOR SECOND

MANSFIELD, PA - The Kutztown women won their first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crown since 2000, as the Golden Bears edged out a close field that saw four teams finish within 10 points of first place.

The KU men captured a tie for second place with Slippery Rock, their best finish since winning the PSAC championship in 2002. 

The title came down to the day's final race - the 4x400m relay.  Going into the event, Kutztown had 83.5 team points to Slippery Rock’s 82.50. IUP and Shippensburg were nipping on their heels with 82 and 81 points respectively.  Kutztown won the relay when anchor Laura Kline moved past Shippensburg’s anchor on the backstretch to pull out the win. The team of Janelle Kostishion, Otis, Renee Marchand and Kline finished with a time of 3:53.01.

The Golden Bear women were also fueled by strong performances in the 400m hurdles and discus.  Kutztown had four of the top five finishers in the 400m hurdles, paced by Kline, who won the race with a stadium record and NCAA provisional time of 1:03.10.  Otis was third in 1:04.88, Jaci Pfeiffer took fourth in 1:05.14 and Talia McKinney was fifth in 1:06.48.  The foursome tallied 22 points for KU.

In the discus, Elizabeth Lord led a trio of Kutztown throwers who finished in the top five and combined for 14 points.  Lord was second with a throw of 142-9, followed by Kaleena Lockard in fourth at 133-7 and Alison Maurer in fifth at 124-3. 

Danielle Mousley won the 1,500m with a time of 4:47.56. 

Molly Lare placed third in the 3,000m with a time of 10:31.50 and was fifth in the 5,000m in 18:33.81.  Desiree Bower's 11:35.41 was good for third in the steeplechase.  Pfeiffer added a fifth place finish in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.01. 

The women scored 93.5 points, just 4.5 points ahead of second place Shippensburg.  Indiana (PA) finished with 88, one point behind the Red Raiders.  Slippery Rock, last year's champion, placed fourth with 73.5 points. 

It was the first outdoor team championship for the Golden Bears in five years, and the third in school history (1997).  Kutztown also completed a 2005 sweep of the women's titles after winning the PSAC Indoor Championships in February.

On the men's side, KU had conference champions in the pole vault, shot put and javelin.  Dan Wilson tossed the javelin an NCAA provisional distance, and stadium record, of 209-1 to win a PSAC crown.  Steve Tyson had the winning throw of 50-11 1/2 in the shot put, a stadium record.  Mike Provenzano cleared 15-8 to win the pole vault and set a stadium record. 

Tony Hegedus was second in the 400m hurdles with an NCAA provisional time of 52.63.  Dave Bartolomucci finished the 400m in second place in 48.92.  The duo also competed on the second place 4x400m relay, along with Zach Snyder and Steve Hixson.  The foursome ran a time of 3:14.82, an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.  The 4x100 relay of Bartolomucci, Jake Wieder, De'Andre Pearson and Chris Patterson also finished second, in 41.92.

Wieder and Pearson placed third and fifth in the 100m.  Wieder was third in 10.80, with Pearson's 10.94 claiming fifth.  Vonkurt Redley took fourth in the 110m hurdles in 14.99.  Billy Boorse captured sixth place in the 800m with a 1:57.45 and Chris Feighner placed sixth in the shot put at 48-3 1/4. 

The men tallied 88 points to tie Slippery Rock for second place, well behind Shippensburg's championship total of 145.  Indiana (PA) was fourth with 73.

Kutztown Women's Highlights (top 6 finishes)

Final Team Standings - 1. Kutztown 93.5, 2. Shippensburg 89, 3. Indiana (PA) 88, 4. Slippery Rock 83.5, 5. Lock Haven 74, 6. East Stroudsburg 65, 7. Mansfield 48, 8. West Chester 41, 9. Edinboro 30, 10. Millersville 27, 11. Bloomsburg 10, 12. Clarion 1, 13 (tie). Cheyney and California (PA) 0

1,500m - 1. Danielle Mousley 4:47.56
3,000m - 3. Molly Lare 10:31.50
5,000m - 5. Molly Lare 18:33.81
100m hurdles - 5. Jaci Pfeiffer 15.01
400m hurdles - 1. Laura Kline 1:03.10 (NCAA provisional, stadium record), 3. Sara Otis 1:04.88, 4. Jaci Pfeiffer 1:05.14, 5. Talia McKinney 1:06.48
3,000m steeplechase - 3. Desiree Bower 11:35.41
4x400m relay - 1. Kutztown (Janelle Kostishion, Sara Otis, Renee Marchand, Laura Kline) 3:53.01 (stadium record)
Discus - 2. Elizabeth Lord 142-9, 4. Kaleena Lockard 133-7, 5. Alison Maurer 124-3

Kutztown Men's Highlights (top 6 finishes)

Final Team Standings - 1. Shippensburg 145, 2 (tie). Kutztown and Slippery Rock 88, 4. Indiana (PA) 73, 5. Lock Haven 54, 6. East Stroudsburg 45, 7. West Chester 38, 8. California (PA) 31, 9. Edinboro 18, 10. Cheyney 16, 11. Millersville 9, 12 (tie). Mansfield and Bloomsburg 7, 14. Clarion 0

100m - 3. Jake Wieder 10.80, 5. De'Andre Pearson 10.94
400m - 2. Dave Bartolomucci 48.92
800m - 6. Billy Boorse 1:57.45
110m hurdles - 4. Vonkurt Redley 14.99
400m hurdles - 2. Tony Hegedus 52.63 (NCAA provisional)
4x100 relay - 2. Kutztown (Dave Bartolomucci, Jake Wieder, De'Andre Pearson, Chris Patterson) 41.92
4x400 relay - 2. Kutztown (Dave Bartolomucci, Zach Snyder, Steve Hixson, Tony Hegedus) 3:14.82 (NCAA provisional)
Pole vault - 1. Mike Provenzano 15-8 (stadium record)
Shot put - 1. Steve Tyson 50-11 1/2 (stadium record), 6. Chris Feighner 48-3 1/4
Javelin - 1. Dan Wilson 209-1 (NCAA provisional, stadium record)