SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Sasha Lee won the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump on Wednesday, delivering the second-best mark in school history in the latter, to highlight seven event victories for the Shippensburg University women's outdoor track & field team in action at the Mid-Week PR Bonanza held at Seth Grove Stadium.
 
Lee landed a huge personal best of 20 feet, 2 ¼ inches (6.15 meters) on her sixth and final attempt to move into second place in school history for the long jump and now trails only her coach, Sarah Hewitt. Her PR currently ranks ninth on the NCAA Division II qualifying list; the 3.6 wind reading associated with the jump is just under the 4.0 threshold for consideration.
 
It capped a strong jumps sequence in which she also landed a six-meter jump on her fifth attempt – marking the first two such leaps of her career. The achievement moved her up five spots in the SU record book and makes her the fourth 20-foot long jumper in school history (Hewitt 20-9.75 [6.34m], Zarria Williams 20-1 [6.12m], Sara McKean 20-0.5 [6.11m]).
 
On the track, Lee won the 100-meter hurdles by crossing the finish line in 14.27 seconds.
 
Riyah Whigham was the top finisher in the triple jump with a season best of 38 feet, 5 inches (11.71 meters) that ranks third on the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) leaderboard behind Lee and fellow first-year competitor Shannon Harnett of East Stroudsburg. It improved her No. 7 all-time ranking at SU by one inch.
 
Ashley Laukus won the high jump and paced five Raiders in the event with a clearance of 5 feet, 5 inches (1.65 meters) that matches her personal best. It puts her into a five-way tie for third place on the league leaderboard.
 
Likewise, Carissa Bender matched her personal best in the pole vault, placing third on a top clearance of 11 feet, 7 ¾ inches (3.55 meters).
 
Among the highlights in throwing events were new PRs in the discus for Makayla Decker and ShanAnn Simmons that rank them fourth and sixth in the league respectively. Decker placed third on a new top throw of 142 feet, 4 inches (43.38 meters), while Simmons was fourth with a PR of 132 feet, 5 inches (40.37 meters).
 
Decker remains ninth all-time at SU in the discus with her improved personal best.
 
Ella Hartel, the reigning PSAC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year, made her Raider track & field debut Wednesday and delivered a conference qualifier in the 1,500 meters, winning the event in 4:54.07.
 
Other event victories included Emily Calamia in the 200 meters (25.89 seconds) and the Raider 4x400-meter relay.
 
Shippensburg returns to action in nine days when it hosts the Paul Kaiser Classic, which is now a two-day meet that begins Friday, April 25 with the hammer throw and the 10K.
 
100
6. Abby Urban 13.45
 
200
1. Emily Calamia 25.89
2. Alyssa Wert 26.23
5. Camryn Pyle 27.62
7. Madison Malcolm 27.92
Michelle Olak 28.25
Abby Urban 28.55
 
400
No entries
 
800
5. Lexi Kapschull 2:33.89
6. Kira Logiovine 2:34.64
8. Lilah Drager 2:35.62
Ella Hartel 2:37.28
Ella Smith 2:46.37
 
1500
1. Ella Hartel 4:54.07 (PSAC)
3. Livi Rieck 4:55.55
4. Kelsey Hull 4:59.12
5. Kira Logiovine 5:11.84
Ella Smith 5:42.53
 
5K
2. Shaela Kruskie 18:52.80
3. Victoria Bartholomew 18:58.08
4. Caleigh Vincent 19:34.34
5. Morgan Hess 19:49.65
6. Faith Wilson 19:50.95
7. Katy Todd 19:51.12
 
100H
1. Sasha Lee 14.27 (PSAC)
2. Madison Malcolm 14.93 (PSAC)
4. Michelle Olak 15.49
6. Camryn Pyle 16.03
 
400H
No entries
 
3K Steeplechase
Brooke Miller DNF
Leah Moffitt DNF
 
4x1
Melanie Barger, Sasha Lee, Emily Calamia, Riyah Whigham DQ
 
4x4
1. Emily Calamia, Camryn Pyle, Madison Malcolm, Alyssa Wert 4:04.65
4. Lexi Kapschull, Lilah Drager, Natalie DiCriscio, Kira Logiovine 4:34.90
 
High
1. Ashley Laukus 5' 5" (1.65m) (PSAC)
2. Allyson Richwine 5' 3" (1.60m) (PSAC)
4. Elliot Oliphant 5' 1" (1.55m)
7. Maryn Spitzlay 4' 9" (1.45m)
Kaitlin Calvello 4' 7" (1.40m)
 
Pole
3. Carissa Bender 11' 7 ¾" (3.55m) (PSAC)
 
Long
1. Sasha Lee 20' 2 ¼" (6.15m) (NCAA 'P') (No. 2 all-time at SU)
4. Anne Gardner 17' 9 ¾" (5.43m)
5. Riyah Whigham 17' 8 ¾" (5.40m)
8. Ellie Manyara 16' 5 ¾" (5.02m)
Michelle Olak NM
 
Triple
1. Riyah Whigham 38' 5" (11.71m) (PSAC) (improved No. 7 all-time at SU)
3. Anne Gardner 36' 5 ½" (11.11m) (PSAC)
7. Ellie Manyara 33' 6" (10.21m)
 
Shot
4. ShanAnn Simmons 38' 10 ½" (11.85m)
6. Makayla Decker 38' 8 1/4" (11.79m)
Payton Bauer 35' 11 ¼" (10.95m)
Lauren Bellows 29' 4 ¾" (8.96m)
 
Discus
3. Makayla Decker 142' 4" (43.38m) (PSAC) (improved No. 9 all-time at SU)
4. ShanAnn Simmons 132' 5" (40.37m) (PSAC)
Lauren Bellows 122' 10" (37.44m) (PSAC)
 
Hammer
5. Lauren Bellows 147' 8" (45.02m) (PSAC)
Makayla Decker 128' 11" (39.30m)
ShanAnn Simmons 116' 3" (35.43m)
 
Javelin
2. Abby Reasoner 129' 3" (39.39m) (PSAC)
3. Hannah Cassner 127' 3" (38.78m) (PSAC)
4. Katie Mancino 121' 11" (37.16m) (PSAC)
7. Maddie Sieg 110' (33.53m)
8. Abby Gotwals 109' 8" (33.44m)
Alexis Keefer 101' 6" (30.95m)
ShanAnn Simmons 99' 3" (30.25m)
Tess Patterson 84' 10" (25.86m)