BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Kutztown's relay team success continued on the weekend. One day after the DMR team earned the silver medal, the 4x4 relay team, consisting of Kiana Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), Taniyah Lawler (Chester, Pa./Chester), Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) and Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) brought home gold as KU women's track & field finished fifth overall out of 14 teams Sunday at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Indoor Championships inside Rauch Fieldhouse at Lehigh University.
 
It is the highest finish at PSACs for the Golden Bears since the 2021-22 season when they were also fifth. Their 58.5 team points was just 0.5 points shy of Millersville for fourth.
 
The quartet, who hold the school record in the event, won the PSAC Indoor Championship in the 4x4 relay for the second straight year. It is also the fourth time in program history a 4x4 relay team has won gold. They crossed the finish line this year at 3:55.66.
 
Bonner earned the silver medal in the 400m final with a time of 58.08 and eight team points, while placing sixth in the 200m final for three team points. Also on the track, Mackey Donovan (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee) placed fourth in the 800m for five points, while both Schearer and Jaelyn D'Amelio (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) finished fifth in the 200m final and 3000m, respectively, for four points. D'Amelio's 10:19.65 ranks eighth all-time in program history. Deandra Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) and Sophia Knerr (Columbia, N.J./North Warren Regional) both crossed the finish line eighth overall in the mile and 3000m, respectively, for one point each.
 
In field events, Delaney Beard (Sinking Spring, Pa./Governor Mifflin) ended the day on the podium as she was fourth in the triple jump for five team points and Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) was eighth in the shot put for one point.
 
Slippery Rock won the team championship with 153 points, followed by Shippensburg with 90.5 points, East Stroudsburg with 82.75 points and the Marauders with 59.
 
PSAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday-Sunday, March 1-2 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Rauch Fieldhouse (200m Flat)
 
KUTZTOWN WOMEN'S RESULTS
 
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
 
TEAM: 5th/14 (58.5 pts.)
 
Triple Jump
4. Delaney Beard (Sinking Spring, Pa./Governor Mifflin) – 11.69m (38-4.25), 5 pts.
 
Mile
8. Deandra Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) – 5:14.08, 1 pt.
 
400m Final
2. Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) – 58.08, 8 pts.
 
Shot Put
8. Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) –11.93m (39-1.75), 1 pt.
 
800m
4. Mackey Donovan (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee) – 2:20.0, 5 pts.
11. Jensen Kraft (Nutley, N.J./Saint Mary) – 2:25.04
 
200m Final
5. Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) – 25.55, 4 pts.
6. Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) – 25.60, 3 pts.
 
3000m
5. Jaelyn D'Amelio (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) – 10:19.65, 4 pts., 8th all-time at KU
8. Sophia Knerr (Columbia, N.J./North Warren Regional) – 10:29.87, 1 pt.
 
4x4 Relay
1. Kiana Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), Taniyah Lawler (Chester, Pa./Chester), Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) – 3:55.66, 10 pts.