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Men's and Women's
Indoor Track and Field
2009 Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference Championships
at East Stroudsburg University - East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Feb 28 - March 1, 2009 last updated
03/03/09
Recap
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. —
Ashley Pinter (so. Bethlehem/Liberty) had a first-place
finish, while
Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) and
Cheryl Dingman (jr. Lansdale/North Penn) broke KU school
records at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference meet on Sunday
at East Stroudsburg.
The KU women's team finished in fifth place with 62 points. Slippery Rock stayed in
first place with 146 points, just edging out Shippensburg with 142.
Lock Haven with 101 points took third, followed by Indiana (Pa.) at
fourth with 84.
Pinter got her
first-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 42-11. She also
claimed fourth-place in the weight throw with a mark of 52-0 1/2.
Horstmann's record
breaking performance of 5:03.42 got her a fourth-place finish, which
was also gave her an NCAA provisional qualifying time. The record
was formerly held by Diane Gallo with a time of 5:03.70.
Horstmann also finished in eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:22.02.
Dingman set the new
KU record in the 3,000 with a time of 10:12.21, to break
Stephanie Williams' mark of 10:18.66 which was set last season.
Dingman placed fifth in the event.
The team of
Doofan Tor-Agbidye (sr. Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg),
Horstmann,
Katie
Colburn (fr. Hanover/South Western) and
Jessica Schlechter (jr. Chalfont/Central Bucks South)
placed in sixth in the 1600 relay, with a time of 4:06.15.
Cody Hartzler (sr. Belleville/Indian Valley) led the men
with a second-place showing in the high jump. Hartzler had a height
of 6-6, just behind Shippensburg's Andrew Batula at 6-9 3/4.
The Golden Bear's
men's team finished the PSAC championships in sixth place with 43
points. The Shippensburg men remained in first with 134 points,
followed by Lock Haven (129) and East Stroudsburg (120). Rounding
out the top five were Slippery Rock with 91 points and Indiana (Pa.)
with 80.
Kendel Dixon (jr. Atglen/Octorara) placed fourth in the 400
(49.47) and sixth in the 200 (22.74)
In the 55-hurdles,
T.J. Longmore (jr. Lititz/Manheim Twp.) took fourth place,
posting a time of 7.80.
Joseph Tavormina (fr. Hellertown/Saucon Valley),
Shane Harvey (so. Pattenburg, N.J./North Hunterdon),
Dixon and
Shaun Crump (jr. Boyertown/Boyertown) placed seventh in
the 1,600 relay, posting a time of 3:26.11.
Crump had an
eighth-place finish in the 800 with a time of 1:59.60.
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. —
Kelly Strickland (jr. Bear, Del./Caravel Academy)
took first in the pole vault to lead the Kutztown University men’s
and women’s indoor track and field teams at the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference meet Saturday at East Stroudsburg University.
Strickland won the individual title the event with a
mark of 10-11 3/4. Her first-place finish has the Golden Bears in
third with 34 points, behind first-place Slippery Rock (51) and
second-place Shippensburg (35). Lock Haven is fourth with 30 points
and Indiana (Pa.) is fifth with 26 points.
On the men’s side, Shippensburg leads the two-day
event with 49 points, followed by Lock Have (44), East Stroudsburg
(40) and Slippery Rock (34). Indiana (Pa.) is fifth with 28 points
and KU is in sixth with 16 points.
Chris Boutsikaris (sr. Newton/Newton)
led the men, placing
fourth in
the weight throw with a toss of 53-7 3/4.
Craig Sherwood (fr. Perkasie/Pennridge)
and
William Hodges (jr. Levittown/Neshaminy)
were back to back in the pole vault, with Sherwood
placing sixth and Hodges seventh, both with a mark of 14-7 1/4.
Ryan Reich (fr. Oley/Oley Valley),
Ben Loht (jr. Leistown/Indian Valley),
Matt Reightler (so. Bethlehem/Northampton)
and
Shaun Crump (jr. Boyertown/Boyertown)
led the 3,200-meter relay team to a fourth-place finish (8:03.03).
Loht also ran with
Jeffrey Collier (fr. Philadelphia/Lankenau),
Jubilant Kunce (fr. Red Lion/Red Lion)
and
Frank Nick (fr. Kintnersville/Palisades)
in the distance medley relay, placing eighth
(11:07.77).
On the women’s side,
Rachel Weigle (jr. Red Lion/Red Lion)
and
Melissa Fellenbaum (fr. Landisville/Hempfield)
placed behind Strickland in the pole vault, with
Weigle taking fifth (10-6) and Fellenbaum placing sixth (10-6).
Katie Colburn (so. Hanover/South Western)
and
Cristina Reimer (so. Chester Springs/Downingtown East)
were sixth in their respective events, with
Colburn scoring 2,917 points in the pentathlon and Reimer finishing
the 5,000 in 17:59.00.
Christina Costanzo (fr. Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan)
was seventh in the long jump (17-3 1/4).
The 3,200 relay, ran by
Jessica Schlecter (jr. Chalfont/Central Bucks South),
Jill Kostishion (fr. Hilltown/Pennridge),
Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West)
and
Keri Brown (so. Southampton, N.J./Seneca),
finished fourth in 9:39.28.
In the distance medley relay,
Lynn Lisofsky (so. Wilkes-Barre/James M. Coughlin),
Kristy Ulrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita),
Cheryl Dingman (sr. Lansdale/North Penn)
and Brown, finished fifth in 12:33.48.
The Golden Bears will continue at the
PSAC Championships Sunday.
Results
Women's Team Standings
1. Slippery Rock 146, 2. Shippensburg 142, 3.Lock
Haven 101, 4. Indiana (Pa.) 84, 5. Kutztown 62, 6. East Stroudsburg
41, 7. Millersville 39, 8. Clarion 36, 9. West Chester 28, 10
Edinboro 18, t-11. Mansfield 2, t-11. California (Pa.) 2, 13.
Bloomsburg 1.
KU Women's Results
Pentathlon: 6. Katie Colburn, 2,917 points.
800: 8. Joanna Horstmann, 2:22.02.
Mile: 4. Joanna Horstmann, 5:03.42 (school record, NCAA
provisional)
3,000: 5. Cheryl Dingman, 10:12.21 (school record)
5,000: 6. Cristina Reimer, 17:59.00.
1,600 relay: 6. KU (Doofan Tor-Agbidye, Joann Horstmann,
Katie Colburn, Jessica Schlecter), 4:06.15.
3,200 relay: 4. KU (Jessica Schlecter, Joanna
Horstmann, Jill Kostishion, Keri Brown), 9:39.28.
Distance Medley Relay: 5. KU (Kristy Ulrich,
Lynn Lysofsky, Keri Brown, Cheryl Dingman), 12:33.48.
Pole Vault: 1. Kelly Strickland, 10-11 3/4; 5. Rachel
Weigle, 10-6; 6. Melissa Fellenbaum, 10-6.
Long Jump: 7. Christina Costanzo, 17-3 1/4.
Shot put: 1. Ashley Pinter, 42-11.
Weight throw: 4. Ashley Pinter, 52-0 1/2
Men's Team Standings
1. Shippensburg 134, 2. Lock Haven 129, 3. East Stroudsburg 120, 4.
Slippery Rock 91. Indiana (Pa.) 80, 6. Kutztown 43, 7. West
Chester 32.5, 8. Cheyney 22, 9.Mansfield 19, 10. Millersville 18.5, 11.
California (Pa) 12,
12. Bloomsburg 1.
KU Men's Results
55 hurdles: 4. T.J. Longmore, 7.80.
200: 6. Kendel Dixon, 22.74.
400: 4. Kendel Dixon, 49.47.
800: 8. Shaun Crump, 1:59.60.
1,600 relay: 7. KU (Joe Tavormina, Shane Harvey, Kendel
Dixon, Shaun Crump), 3:26.11.
3,200 relay: 4: KU (Ryan Reich, Matt Reightler, Ben
Loht, Shaun Crump), 8:03.03.
Distance Medley Relay: 8. KU (Ben Loht, Jeff
Collier, Jubilant Kunce, Frank Nick), 11:07.77.
High jump: 2. Cody Hartzler, 6-6.
Pole Vault: 6. Craig Sherwood, 14-7 1/4; 7. William
Hodges, 14-7 1/4.
Weight Throw: 4. Chris Boutsikaris, 53-7 3/4.
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