The Shippensburg University men and women’s track-and-field teams had many stand out performances Saturday at the 13th Annual Paul Kaiser Classic held at Seth Grove Stadium.
For the men, Chris Craig, Harrison Schettler and Austin Shupp set new meet records in the 200 meters, 3K and 110-meter hurdles, respectively. Craig clocked in at 21.24 seconds for the 200 meters, taking first place as well as qualifying for NCAA provisionals. Craig also competed in the 100 meters and placed second with a time of 10.69.
Schettler ran the 3K in 8:32.25 to take first, followed by teammates Calvin Conrad-Kline who took second place with a time of 8:35.52 and Rob Moser who took third with a time of 8:50.41.
Shupp ended the day not only with a meet record, but also a PR in both the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles, as well as NCAA-provisional qualifying times in both events. Shupp crossed the finish line first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.47 seconds and came in second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.81 seconds.
Other PRs on the day included Bryan Pearson’s hammer throw (193 feet, 6 inches), Alec Rideout’s hammer throw (168 feet, 6 inches), Tommy Haas’ javelin throw (183 feet, 7 inches), Danny Meyer’s pole vault (15 feet, 1 inch) and Dominic Stroh’s 800-meter run (1:53.03).
At the end of the day, the men’s team left with eight first-place finishes, 19 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifiers and 14 NCAA-provisional qualifiers.
For the women, a total of five meet records were set by Kali Hepner, Sarah Hunt, Abby Wagner and Tamara Ovejera.
Hepner’s performance in the pole vault, a jump of 12 feet, 9 1/2 inches, tied the school record, broke the meet record and earned her a new PR.
Hunt shattered her own meet record in the long jump by more than seven inches with an NCAA-automatic qualifying jump of 20 feet, 6 1/2 inches. Hunt proved consistent, as it was the third meet in a row in which she landed an NCAA-automatic qualifying mark.
Wagner also excelled in the jump pit, setting the meet record in the triple jump with a mark of 41 feet, 4 1/2 inches. The jump improved Wagner’s PR by more than four inches.
Ovejera broke two meet records in the shot put and discus. Her throw of 47 feet, 11 1/4 inches in the shot put set a new meet record, as well as broke her own school record in the event. Her discus throw of 151 feet, 7 inches was the mark that broke the meet record.
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