BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Junior
Kelly Groth (Audubon, Pa./Methacton) of the Kutztown University women's track & field team set a new school record in the 60m, running a time of 7.73, 0.05 faster than the previous record, to highlight the second and final day of the Fast Times Before Finals meet at Lehigh University's Stabler campus.
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Groth won the 60m with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-qualifying time, and led a group of five Golden Bears that earned top-10 marks in program history, and a total of nine PSAC marks. Groth also finished first in the 200m with a PSAC time of 26.07.
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Taye Dairo (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) won the high jump in her first collegiate meet, clearing a mark of 1.65m (5-5), which ranks fifth all-time at KU and is a qualifying mark.
Shelby Samuels (Bensalem, Pa./Conwell-Egan Catholic) and
Becca Hemingway (Perkiomenville, Pa./Boyertown Area) also posted PSAC marks of 1.55m (5-1) each.
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Joanne Mason (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby (East Stroudsburg)) placed second in the 60m hurdles finals with a PSAC and personal-best time of 9.06, ranking third all-time.
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Hemingway was third in the long jump at 5.38m (17-8), a PSAC and personal-best mark that also ranks sixth all-time in program history.
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Ashley Stewart (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Township) ran a personal-best time of 1:20.05, which ranks ninth all-time.
Ashley Petre (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) and
Olivia Morano (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) each earned a PSAC-mark in the weight throw at throws of 14.61m (47-11.25) and 13.82m (45-4.25)
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Julia Wiemken (Howell, N.J./Howell) ran a personal-best time of 1:21.43 and finished in the top-10 in the 500m.
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Kutztown does not compete until the new year when it hosts the Golden Bear Invitational on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Friday, Jan. 11.
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Kutztown Results
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High Jump
1. Dairo – 1.65m (5-5) (PSAC-new) (fifth-all-time)
4. Samuels – 1.55m (5-1) (PSAC-new)
4. Hemingway – 1.55m (5-1) (PSAC-new)
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Long Jump
3. Hemingway – 5.38m (17-8) (PSAC-new) (sixth all-time) (personal-best)
18. Sokan – 4.82m (15-9.75)
28. Silverman – 3.53m (11-7)
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Triple Jump
10. Julsaint – 9.42m (30-11)
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Shot Put
10. Morano – 10.31m (33-10)
15. Jett – 9.68m (31-9.25)
Weight Throw
5. Petre -- 14.61m (47-11.25) (PSAC-new)
9. Morano -- 13.82m (45-4.25) (PSAC-new)
25. Jett -- 9.93m (32-7)
30. Schweitzer -- 8.44m (27-8.25)
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60m Finals
1. Groth – 7.73 (PSAC-new) (first all-time) (personal-best)
7. Sokan – 8.09
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60m Hurdles Finals
2. Mason – 9.06 (PSAC-new) (third all-time) (personal-best)
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500m
4. Stewart – 1:20.05 (ninth all-time) (personal-best)
9. Wiemken – 1:21.43 (personal-best)
15. Graham – 1:22.85
17. Iaccarino – 1:23.03
21. Stratton – 1:24.36
32. Motolese – 1:37.20
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1000m
12. Montanari – 3:13.47
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200m
1. Groth – 26.07 (PSAC-new)
9. Sokan – 27.13
31. Graham – 28.07
53. Junious – 30.38
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4x4 Relay
5. Groth, Stewart, Iaccarino, Graham – 4:09.08
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