There is not much more the Shippensburg University outdoor track & field team can do that would be a surprise. Consistently one of the top schools in the area, the Raider squad outdid itself this past Wednesday from Seth Grove Stadium at its first home meet of the season.
Sophomore Sarah Hunt broke a 12-year-old school record in the long jump and senior Liz Smith eclipsed her own school record in shot put to highlight the women’s team performances. The men’s 4x400-meter relay recorded the fastest time in the history of Seth Grove Stadium on the day as well, and now ranks No. 3 in Division II.
Hunt recorded her record-setting jump of 20 feet, 1/4 inches, which earned her third place on the NCAA DII rankings and improved her personal record by more than 10 inches.
Smith improved the school record for the second time this season, recording a personal record throw of 45 feet, 3 inches, good for No. 2 on the PSAC performance list.
The 4x400 team, consisting of seniors Eric Bologa, Andrew Kujawski and Robert Bales and sophomore Tim Usher, posted a time of 3:11.75 one year removed from setting the previous record of 3:12.05 at last year’s PSAC Championships.
Senior Grant Smith broke his own school record in shot put on the day, landing a PR of 58 feet, 8 inches. He also threw the hammer 160 feet, 4 inches and hurled the discus 145 feet, 10 inches on the day.
Shippensburg returns to action on Saturday, April 25 in the Paul Kaiser Classic at Seth Grove Stadium.
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