Men's and Women's Track & Field

2006 PSAC Outdoor Championship
May 4-6 - California, PA

last updated 10/25/07

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May 6

Kutztown Places Third in Men & Women’s Track & Field at PSACs 

CALIFORNIA, PA – Kutztown University’s men’s and women’s track & field teams each placed third at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships at California University of Pennsylvania.

             The women’s title was won by Slippery Rock, which had 207 points, 100 ahead of second-place Lock Haven.  KU was third with 101, followed by Shippensburg (87) and Indiana (PA) 78. 

             The men’s crown was taken by Shippensburg with 168 points.  Slippery Rock was second with 140.5, followed by KU with 115.5.  Lock Haven was fourth (88) and Indiana (PA) fifth (72). 

            The Golden Bear women claimed one individual title on Saturday, as Alison Maurer won the hammer throw with a distance of 176-2.  Maurer was named the PSAC Women's Field Most Valuable Player.  Christine Procopio was second in the event (167-3).

            Also placing second were Doofan Tor-Agbidye In the 400-meter dash (56.74), Laura Kline in the 400 hurdles (1:02.23) and the 4x400 relay of Jewel Daye, Tor-Agbidye, Renee Marchand and Kline (3:53.52). 

            KU’s men won three titles.  Tony Hegedus won the 400 hurdles with a time of 52.40.  Steve Winters won the pole vault with a  height of 15-7.  He was one of four Golden Bears to place in the event as Brian Dodds (15-1) was second, Mike Provenzano (15-1) was fourth and Mike Zebert (14-7) was fifth.  KU’s 4x400 relay team of Steve Hixson, Kendel Dixon, Matt Carroll and Hegedus won the gold with a time of 3:14.60. 

            Also placing second for KU’s men were Carroll in the 400 (48.24) and Steve Tyson in the shot put (48-11).

             See below for complete Golden Bear highlights and place winners. 

Final Women’s Standings

1. Slippery Rock 207, 2. Lock Haven 107, 3. Kutztown 101, 4. Shippensburg 87, 5. Indiana (PA) 78, 6. Edinboro 57, 7. West Chester 52.5, 8. East Stroudsburg 49.5, 9. Clarion 41, 10. Mansfield 39, 11. Bloomsburg 20, 12. Millersville 13, 13. Cheyney 6, 14. California (PA) 0 

Kutztown Women’s Highlights
400 – 2. Doofan Tor-Agbidye 56.74 (ran school record & NCAA provisional time of 56.15 in prelims)
1500 – 4. Cheryl Dingman 4:45.51
3000 – 6. Chelsea Thomas 10:38.57
5000 – 6. Stephanie Williams 18:20.53
100 hurdles – 7. Jaci Pfeiffer 15.53
400 hurdles – 2. Laura Kline 1:02.23 (NCAA prov), 5. Jessica Donovan 1:04.55
3000 steeplechase – 4. Desiree Bower 11:24.36
4x100 relay – 3. Kutztown (Kathleen Quinn, Kline, Jewel Daye, Tor-Agbidye) 48.72
4x400 relay – 2. Kutztown (Daye, Tor-Agbidye, Renee Marchand, Kline) 3:53.52
Discus – 3. Alison Maurer 136-5
Hammer – 1. Alison Maurer 176-2 (NCAA prov), 2. Christine Procopio 167-3 (NCAA prov)

Final Men’s Standings

1. Shippensburg 168, 2. Slippery Rock 140.5, 3. Kutztown 115.5, 4. Lock Haven 88, 5. Indiana (PA) 72, 6. East Stroudsburg 51, 7. Millersville 41, 8. California (PA) 32, 9. Cheyney 29, 10. Edinboro and West Chester 26, 12. Mansfield 18, 13. Clarion 7, 14. Bloomsburg 5 

Kutztown Men’s Highlights
100 – 6. Mike Turner 11.00
400 – 2. Matt Carroll 48.24
800 – 4. Billy Boorse 1:56.79, 6. Ryan Jagielski 1:57.35m 8. Dave Tidey 2:10.81
1500 – 5. Dave Tidey 4:01.10
110 hurdles – 4. Justin Gibbs 15.05, 6. Vonkurt Redley 15.07
400 hurdles – 1. Tony Hegedus 52.40 (NCAA provisional)
4x100 relay – 6. Kutztown (Turner, Kendel Dixon, Steve Hixson, Gibbs) 42.44
4x400 relay – 1. Kutztown (Hixson, Dixon, Carroll, Hegedus) 3:14.60
High Jump – 4. Cody Hartzler 6-4 3/4
Pole Vault – 1. Steve Winters 15-7, 2. Brian Dodds 15-1, 4. Mike Provenzano 15-1, 5. Mike Zebert
14-7
Long Jump – 3. Mike Turner 22-11 1/4
Shot Put – 2. Steve Tyson 48-11

May 5

Marchand Wins Heptathlon, KU Women 4th, Men 6th after Day 2

KU's Renee Marchand won her second-straight heptathlon at the PSAC Championships (photo courtesy of California (PA) public relations)

CALIFORNIA, PA - Kutztown University's Renee Marchand repeated as champion in the heptathlon, while the Golden bear women are fourth and the men are sixth after the second day of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship at California University of Pennsylvania. 

Marchand finished with 4,485 points, 171 points ahead of Leslie Martin of East Stroudsburg.  In the men's decathlon, KU's Ian Clark placed third to earn All-PSAC honors, with 5,881 points, 658 points off the pace of champion Paul Schwab of Slippery Rock.

Also on Friday, KU had placewinners in four women's and four men's finals. 

For the women, Stephanie Williams earned All-PSAC honors in the 10,000, placing third.  Laura Deller (4th) and Alexandra Butler (8th) placed in the long jump, while Lindsay Runkle was seventh in the pole vault and Michelle Hughes was eighth in the shot put.

Kutztown is fourth after six events with 25 points.  Slippery Rock has a sizable early lead, with 69 points.  Lock Haven (40) and Shippensburg (26) are second and third.

For Kutztown's men, Mike Turner earned All-PSAC honors in the long jump, placing third.  Pat Bone was sixth in the 10,000, Steve Tyson (7th) and Benn Trasatt (8th) placed in the discus, and Tyson was sixth in the hammer. 

KU stands in fourth after six events with 21 points.  Shippensburg leads with 54, followed by Slippery Rock (40), Lock Haven (29), East Stroudsburg (25) and IUP (24).

The PSAC Championships conclude with the remainder field events and the finals of the track events on Saturday.

Kutztown Men's Highlights:
10,000 - 6. Pat Bone 32:16.75
Long Jump - 3. Mike Turner 22-11 1/4
Discus Throw - 7. Steve Tyson 132, 8. Benn Trasatt 128-7
Hammer Throw - 6. Steve Tyson 136-5
Decathlon - 3. Ian Clark 5,881

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May 4

Marchand Leads Heptathlon after Day 1

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(parts of story provided by California PA sports information)