LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Delaney Beard (Sinking Spring, Pa./Governor Mifflin) improved upon her second-best indoor triple jump in school history to win the event and Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) was victorious in the 500m to lead Kutztown University women's track & field at the Bucknell Bison Open & Multi on Saturday.

The duo of event winners were joined by a program top 10 performer in Kiana Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), who recorded Kutztown's sixth-fastest time in the 60m.

Beard, who came into the meet with a personal best of 11.60m (38'0.75") in the triple jump at last year's PSAC Indoor Championships, put forth a mark of 11.62m (38'1.50") on her only registered jump of the day to best runner-up Megan Baggetta of Division I Bucknell by nearly one-and-a-half feet. The new PR keeps Beard second on the school's all-time top 10 behind only Katie Catania, who went 11.76m (38'7") back in January, 2013.

Though it's not a PSAC Championship event and contested often, Bonner stepped into the 500m and dominated with a 1:19.02, more than 2.4 seconds clear of second place.

Young paced three Golden Bear entries in 60m prelims with the seventh-best time (8.05) to qualify for finals. She was joined in the top eight by Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) (8.09). In the finals, Young broke the eight-second threshold for a new PR of 7.95, which is tied for sixth in school history with Kimberly Richardson (2012 PSAC Indoor Championships).

Kiana's twin sister, Deandra Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), also made her mark Saturday by finishing second in the mile with a PSAC cut time of 5:20.80. Teammate Jensen Kraft (Nutley, N.J./Saint Mary) was sixth of 25 runners in 5:26.12.

Distance specialist Jaelyn D'Amelio (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) ran a PSAC qualifying 10:32.38 in the 3000m to place fifth.

The Maroon and Gold also received top 10 event finishes from Beard in the long jump (fourth, 5.21m/17'1.25"), Smith in the 60m (sixth, 8.05), Kennedy Bulger (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) in the weight throw (eighth, 13.39m/43'11.25") and Taniyah Lawler (Chester, Pa./Chester) in the 400m (10th, 1:02.21).

Kutztown will take a contingent of athletes to Penn State next Saturday for the Sykes & Sabock Invitational.
 

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BISON OPEN & MULTI
Friday, Jan. 31-Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 | Lewisburg, Pa. | Gerhard Fieldhouse (200m Flat)
 
KUTZTOWN WOMEN'S RESULTS

SATURDAY, FEB. 1
 
60m Prelims (33 competitors)
7. Kiana Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), 8.05q
8. Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield), 8.09q
31. Aziah Wilkins (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), 8.93
 
60m Finals (7 competitors)
5. Kiana Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), 7.95, T-6th all-time at KU
6. Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield), 8.05
 
Mile (25 competitors)
2. Deandra Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), 5:20.80, PSAC Qualifying
6. Jensen Kraft (Nutley, N.J./Saint Mary), 5:26.12
12. Olivia Solomon (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy), 5:30.39
 
400m (19 competitors)
10. Taniyah Lawler (Chester, Pa./Chester), 1:02.21
14. Grace Tedesco (Ocean View, N.J./Ocean City), 1:04.33
 
800m (25 competitors)
None
 
500m (5 competitors)
1. Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), 1:19.02
 
1000m (9 competitors)
None
 
3000m (19 competitors)
5. Jaelyn D'Amelio (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional), 10:32.38, PSAC Qualifying
 
4x400m Relay (9 teams)
6. Kutztown 'A', 4:18.94
 
Long Jump (19 competitors)
4. Delaney Beard (Sinking Spring, Pa./Governor Mifflin), 5.21m (17'1.25")
 
Triple Jump (10 competitors)
1. Delaney Beard (Sinking Spring, Pa./Governor Mifflin), 11.62m (38'1.50"), PSAC Qualifying, 2nd all-time at KU
 
High Jump (13 competitors)
None
 
Weight Throw (26 competitors)
8. Kennedy Bulger (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional), 13.39m (43'11.25")
17. Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), 12.22m (40'1.25")
26. Sofia Beard (York, Pa./Red Lion), 9.70m (31'10")