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April 30, 2003
Contact: Bob McComas (724) 738-2777 e-mail: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
Shane
Meling (724) 738-4830 e-mail: shanemeling@yahoo.com
ROCK TRACK ROLLS WITH CARR QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University men’s
javelin thrower Tony Carr (Turtle Creek/Woodland
Hills) hit the NCAA automatic qualifying mark with a launch
of 202 feet, 1 inch at the SRU Qualifier Meet on Wednesday.
The meet, designed to give athletes an extra chance to reach
qualifying marks was a great success.
Junior Ben
Steingrabe (Hermitage/West Middlesex) had an outstanding
day on the track and in the field. Steingrabe provisionally
qualified for nationals with a long jump of 24 feet, 7.5
inches. This was the first time all season that Steingrabe
jumped for The Rock. He also won the 110-meter hurdles in a
time of 14.86 seconds and anchored the winning 400-meter-relay team
that clocked a time of 42.78 seconds.
Freshman hurdler
Melissa Sopher (Slippery Rock/Slippery Rock) took
first in the 400-meter-hurdles in a time of 1:03.51, good enough to
provisionally qualify for nationals. She hopes to join
teammate Linsey Westerman (Freeport/Freeport) at
nationals in the 400 hurdles. Westerman did not run the 400
hurdles, but clocked an outstanding 25.80 seconds in the 200-meter
dash and 14.52 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles.
The pole vault was
a strong event for The Rock. Five Rock vaulters went 14 feet,
6 inches or better with Nick Wilpula (Mercer/Mercer)
taking first with a 16 feet, 2.25 inch vault. On the
women’s side, Jen Mehall (Erie/McDowell) won
with a vault of 10 feet, 6 inches.
Sophomore jumper
Kristen Jones (Enola/Bible Baptist)was strong once
again with a first place in the triple jump (36-7.5) and second
place in the long jump (18-4).
The Rock women
dominated the throwing events with Mackenzie Gurcak
(Pittsburgh/Baldwin) winning the shot put and discus and
Karyn McCready (Westmont Hilltop) taking the
javelin. Gurcak threw 42 feet, 9.5 inches in the shot put and
148 feet, 8 inches in the discus. McCready tossed the javelin
156 feet, 1 inch.
The Rock’s
next meet is Saturday, May 3 at Indiana, Pa.
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