[Kutztown Press Release] KU TRACK & FIELD HEADED TO PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

[Leiboff, Joshua]

April 29, 2008
KU TRACK & FIELD HEADED TO PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The Kutztown University outdoor track and field squads will head to Indiana University (Pa.) for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Outdoor Championships May 1-3.
The Golden Bears, under second-year head coach Ray Hoffman, are coming off fourth and fifth place finish, by the women and men, respectively, this winter at the PSAC Indoor Championships.  At Last year's outdoor meet, KU's women were the runners-up, while the men placed eighth.
The competition kicks off on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. with the first day of the decathlon and heptathlon.  Action continues on Friday at 8 a.m., with running of the 10,000.  The field events will begin with the hammer throw at 8:30 a.m..  On Saturday, field events begin at 9:30 a.m., with opening ceremonies at 11 a.m., followed by the finals for the track events.
KU's women have a number of athletes capable of bringing home individual PSAC crowns. Doofan Tor-Agbidye (jr. Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) ranks second in the 200-meter dash (56.90) among PSAC athletes this season.  She is also slated third in the 400 (56.90), and is seventh in the 100 (12.59).
Joanna Horstmann (jr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) is seeded fourth in the 800 (2:15.22), while Keri Brown (fr. Southampton, NJ/Seneca) is fifth (2:17.11) in the 800 and seventh in the 1,500 (4:41.93).  Heather Spangenberg (so. Clarks Summit/Abington Heights) is ranked seventh in the 400m with a time of 59.16.
Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside [Ellwood City]) is poised to make an impact in several distance events.  Williams will enter the championships as the second seed in the 3,000 with a time of 9:58.78, sixth in the 5,000m with a time of 17:29.81, and is seventh in the 10,000 with a time of 37:17.56.
Kristin Cupido (fr. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) is seeded third in the 10,000 (37:17.56), while Christina Reimer (fr. Chester Springs/Downingtown East) is slated sixth in the 3,000 steeplechase (11:49.93).
The Golden Bears relays are both ranked fifth, with a time of 49.78 in the 4x100 and a time of 4:00.20 in the 4x400.
KU's throwers are expected to make the most noise in the field events.   Ashley Pinter (fr. Bethlehem/Liberty) is the top-ranked participant in the discus (138-0) and hammer (159-4), while earning a sixth seed in the shot put (40-1).  Michelle Hughes (sr. Warminster/William Tennent) has the third best throw in both the discus (133-2) and shot put (40-7 3/4), and is ranked fifth in the hammer (149-7).
In the pole vault, Rachel Weigle (so. Red Lion/Red Lion) is ranked third,(10-11 3/4) and Kelly Strickland (fr. Bear, Del./Caravel Academy) is ranked sixth (10-6).
Laura Deller (sr. York/Dallastown) is ranked eighth in the long jump (17-4 1/4), while Rebekah Leitzel (fr. Spring Mills/Penns Valley) is fourth in the javelin with a throw of 12711.
Katie Colburn (fr. Hanover/South Western) is KU's top threat in the heptathlon, with a season-best score of 3,910 points, good for fifth in the league.
On the men's side, KU's top contenders come in the field events, with throwers Jim Dart (sr. Havertown/Haverford) and Steve Tyson (sr. Bridgeport/Upper Merion) leading the way. Dart is seeded first in the shot put with a throw of 521, second in the discus (161-10) and third in the hammer (171-10). Tyson is the second seed in the shot put (51-6 1/4) and is sixth in the discus (147-8).
Jason Rebuck (so. Southampton/William Tennent) is ranked third in the discus (160-5) and is fifth in the hammer (165-7), while classmate Chris Boutsikaris (so. Andover, NJ/Newtown) is ranked fourth in the hammer throw (171-3).
Sophomore Sam Wall (so. Newville/Big Spring) rounds out KU's throwers, as he is seeded seventh in the shot put (48-0 1/2)
Ian Clark (jr. Troy, NH/Monadnock Regional) is ranked seventh in the decathlon (5,755 points), while Cody Hartzler (jr. Belleville/Indian Valley) is currently seeded fourth in high jump (6-9).
Justin Germani (fr. Birdsboro/Daniel Boone) is ranked fourth in the pole vault (15-7), while Devin Peterson (fr. Kutztown/Kutztown) is ranked eighth in the long jump (22-0 3/4).
On the Track, KU's top events will likely be the hurdles, where three athletes are seeded in the top eight in both the 110 and 400.  Vonkurt Redley (sr. Philadelphia/Cheltenham) has the PSAC's third best time in the 110 hurdles (14.63) and fourth best in the 400 hurdles (54.63) this season.
Shane Harvey (fr. Potterburg, N.J./North Hunterdon) is seventh in the 400 hurdles (55.45) and eighth in the 110 (15.07). Justin Gibbs (sr. Pottstown/Pottstown) is seeded sixth in the 110 hurdles (15.01) and Jason Rowles (so. Broomall/Marple Newtown) is eighth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.87.
The 4x400 relay squad is seeded third with a time of 3:17.52, while the men's 4x100 relay is seeded eighth, with a time of 42.44.
Kutztown's results from the meet will be available at kubears.com.



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Josh Leiboff
Kutztown University Sports Information
Phone: (610) 683-4182
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Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu
Website: http://www.kubears.com
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