Shippensburg University hosted the Third Annual SU Track & Field Invitational on Wednesday at Seth Grove Stadium and both the men and women performed exceptionally well, taking Top 3 in all but one event on the day.

There were several first-place finishes for both the men and the women. One of the standout performances of the day came from Sarah Hunt, who broke her previous school record in the long jump and earned two other PRs in the 100 meters and in the triple jump. Caleb Bartlett took first in the hammer and third in both the shot put and the discus.

The Raiders took first place 25 times Wednesday; 14 by the women and 11 by the men. The 5K was the only event for the women in which a Raider did not finish in the Top 3. The competition included Dickinson College and Juniata College, among others.

Multiple SU athletes reached NCAA-provisional marks, including Hunt, who grabbed an automatic qualifier with her new record long jump of 20 feet, 9 3/4 inches, on her first attempt.

Since she had already reached this mark, Hunt opted to skip the final round and compete in the 100 meters instead. Her choice worked out and she won the event with a new PR of 12.10 seconds. Hunt did not stop there, however, and finished her day with a new PR of 41 feet, 0 1/2 inches in the triple jump.

Hunt was not the only Raider to excel in the long jump, with Danielle Sciremammano and Abby Wagner taking second and third with NCAA-provisional marks of 19 feet, 7 1/2 inches, and 19 feet, 4 inches, respectively. Wagner’s distance in the long jump was a new PR and she also took second in the triple jump with a mark of 40 feet, 9 3/4 inches.

On the men’s side of the track, Chris Craig once again stood out with another NCAA-provisional time of 10.58 seconds to take first in the 100 meters. It was a new PR for Craig, who has been on a tear lately. He now sits at the top of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rankings in both the 100 and 200 meters.

The high jump was once again a high point for the men, with Tra-C Davis and Jalen Ramsey claiming first and second, respectively. Davis reached an NCAA-provisional mark of 6 feet, 9 inches, and Ramsey had a PSAC qualifier of 6 feet, 7 inches. The two Raiders have been having a friendly competition in recent meets, with both athletes swapping positions on the leaderboards in the event.

The field was strong for both the men and the women. Usual suspects Bartlett and Tamara Ovejera put on a show in their events. Bartlett was just three feet shy of his season best with a top throw of 195 feet, 2 inches, on Wednesday.

“I think it was good. I’ve been in kind of a funk lately, but these last two meets have been an improvement,” Bartlett said of his performance.

Ovejera took first in the shot put with an NCAA-provisional throw of 45 feet, 3 1/2 inches, and also placed first in the discus with a top mark of 139 feet, 1 inch. After the discus, Ovejera said that she was not too pleased with her performance, but she was able to sit at the top of the board in the end.

The javelin was another strong event for the Raiders, with both the men and the women finishing in Top 2 positions. Morgan DeFloria took first for the women with an NCAA-provisional throw of 138 feet, 7 inches, while Derek Nothstein finished second with a top mark of 217 feet, 7 inches, which was another NCAA-provisional qualifier.

Both teams will compete at the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday.

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