SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Leah Graybill improved her school record in the 100 meters on Saturday and Kate Matrisciano posted a NCAA provisional qualifier in the shot put as the Shippensburg University women's outdoor track & field team hosted the majority of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) for the 16th Annual Paul Kaiser Classic on a sunny and breezy day at Seth Grove Stadium.
 
With the PSAC Championships just two weeks away, the Paul Kaiser Classic was an excellent barometer for the schools in competition. SU won six events – four on the track and two in the field.
Sprints
 
Graybill battled Cal U's Divonne Franklin in the 100 and the 200 on Saturday, claiming victory in the latter with a time of 25.00 seconds. Franklin won the clash in the 100 with a Top 10 national time of 11.65 seconds, but Graybill's second-place time of 11.96 seconds is the first time in school history that a woman has broken the 12-second mark in the 100 meters. It's a new PR of .05 seconds.
 
Caroline Mastria had a great battle in the 400 meters with Kutztown's Raechel Bonner. Mastria was just 0.25 seconds behind Bonner, finishing second with a season best of 57.21 seconds. Bonner, Mastria and Graybill rank 1-2-3 on the conference leaderboard for the 400.
 
Rachel Bruno finished fourth in the 200 with a time of 25.78 seconds and fourth in the 400 with a season best of 57.95 seconds that has her ranked fifth on the conference performance list.
 
Hurdles
 
Lieke Black won the 400-meter hurdles with a PR of 1:04.69 that puts her second on the league leaderboard. Malayna Rowe ran sixth in 1:07.25 and Megan Kendall ran eighth in 1:07.54.
 
Kendall finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdle finals with a time of 15.03 seconds, and Brooke Emery took seventh in 15.27 seconds. Both times are season bests for the SU freshmen. Emery improved by eight-tenths of a second from her prelim time.
 
Relays
 
The 4x400-meter relay team of Bruno, Mastria, Black and Graybill won by more than four seconds with a season best of 3:55.28 that affirms its top ranking in the conference.
 
The 4x100-meter relay team of Adriana Baxter, Sara McKean, senior Zarria Williams and Kayla Dalhouse finished second to Cal U but posted a season best of 48.56 seconds that has the Raiders ranked third in the league. Baxter ran a strong opening leg to put the Raiders in position to challenge the Vulcans.
 
Mid-Distance
 
Kyra Gerber paced four Raiders in the 800 meters with a seventh-place time of 2:21.11. SU did not have any runners in the 1,500 meters.  
Distance
 
Isabelle Gulgert won the 5K with a season best of 18:32.92 that moves her into fifth on the league leaderboard. Gulgert won by a second and a half over Bloomsburg's Nicole Keeley.
 
Leah Moffitt had a busy day, running 3,000 meters twice. Moffitt paced the Raiders in the 3K, running third in 11:33.33, and the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a fifth-place time of 12:29.84 that is just eight-tenths of a second off her season best. Jade Fry and Mackenzie Kurtz finished seventh and eighth in the steeplechase.  
Jumps
 
Williams moved up to third on the league leaderboard in the long jump with a win on a season best of 19 feet. She exceeded 18 feet (5.50 meters) on four of her six attempts. Dalhouse finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 5 feet, 1 inch.
 
Jenna Lytle paced the Raiders in the triple jump, recording a new personal best of 36 feet, 7 ¾ inches for a fourth-place finish. Ariel Jones was one place and one quarter-inch behind Lytle.
 
Throws
 
Matrisciano's new PR of 46 feet, 3 ¼ inches won the shot put competition Saturday and keeps her atop the league leaderboard. She ranks 22nd in the nation for the event.
 
Madisen Kling finished second in the discus on a top throw of 140 feet, moving her into fourth on the conference performance list for the event.
 
Up Next
 
Shippensburg heads to West Chester on Saturday for a quad meet. It is the team's final competition before the PSAC Championships.
 
100
2. Leah Graybill 11.96 (12.11p)
Sara McKean 12.57
Adriana Baxter 12.75
 
200
1. Leah Graybill 25.00
4. Rachel Bruno 25.78
Kayla Dalhouse 26.66
Zarria Williams 26.93
Regan Craig 28.58
 
400
2. Caroline Mastria 57.21
4. Rachel Bruno 57.95
Regan Craig 1:05.40
 
800
7. Kyra Gerber 2:21.11
Phylicia Hockman 2:24.94
Taylor Thomas 2:36.17
Shelby Hay 2:49.22
 
1500
None
 
3000
3. Leah Moffitt 11:33.33
 
5000
1. Isabelle Gulgert 18:32.92
Ava Franklin 20:21.67
Amanda LaVana 20:35.73
Olivia Sommers 21:30.01
 
100 Hurdles
4. Megan Kendall 15.03 (15.11p)
7. Brooke Emery 15.27 (16.02p)
Carson Pennings 16.14
Kayla Brooks 16.64
 
400 Hurdles
1. Lieke Black 1:04.69
6. Malayna Rowe 1:07.25
8. Megan Kendall 1:07.54
Kiamorey Clark 1:08.93
 
3000 Steeplechase
5. Leah Moffitt 12:29.84
7. Jade Fry 12:49.77
8. Mackenzie Kurtz 12:50.69
 
4x100
2. Adriana Baxter, Sara McKean, Zarria Williams, Kayla Dalhouse 48.56
 
4x400
1. Rachel Bruno, Caroline Mastria, Lieke Black, Leah Graybill 3:55.28
7. Malayna Rowe, Kayla Brooks, Kyra Gerber, Regan Craig 4:09.95
'C' 4:29.79
 
High Jump
2. Kayla Dalhouse 5' 1" (1.55m)
T4. Sara Fletcher 4' 11" (1.50m)
Norah Vallon 4' 9" (1.45m)
Carson Pennings NH
Ariel Jones NH
 
Pole Vault
Ashlee Newton NH
Ellie Kuhn NH
 
Long Jump
1. Zarria Williams 19' (5.79m)
8. Jenna Lytle 16' 4 ½" (4.99m)
Kayla Brooks 16' 2 ¼" (4.93m)
Norah Vallon 15' 7" (4.75m)
Angel Tenneh ND
 
Triple Jump
4. Jenna Lytle 36' 7 ¾" (11.17m)
5. Ariel Jones 36' 7 ½" (11.16m)
Angel Tenneh 29' 2 ¾" (8.91m)
 
Shot Put
1. Kate Matrisciano 46' 3 ¼" (14.10m) (NCAA 'P')
Madisen Kling 34' 5 ½" (10.50m)
Emily Titus 33' 9 ¼" (10.29m)
Deja Winkler 33' 0 ½" (10.07m)
Kayla Brooks 29' 9 ¼" (9.07m)
 
Discus
2. Madisen Kling 140' (42.68m)
6. Kate Matrisciano 121' 2" (36.94m)
Deja Winkler 103' 9" (31.63m)
Ashley Adams 101' 8" (30.98m)
 
Hammer
5. Madisen Kling 137' 6" (41.90m)
Deja Winkler 118' 9" (36.20m)
Ashley Adams 117' 7" (35.85m)
 
Javelin
6. Maddie Sieg 109' 10" (33.48m)
Erika Ebersole 64' 5" (19.64m)
Carson Pennings 54' 9" (16.69m)