KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown women's indoor track & field finished up its regular season with its annual Golden Bear Invitational inside O'Pake Fieldhouse Friday evening.
 
Natalie Holland (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) highlighted the event for the Golden Bears, winning the pole vault with a best clearance of 3.50m (11-5.75), which is a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying mark.
 
Five other Golden Bears won their respective events, including Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) in the 55m, Aubrey Carlson (Lebanon, N.J./North Hunterdon) in the 800m, Lizzie Brown (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan) in the 3000m, Samantha Boyle (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional) in the high jump and Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) in the shot put.
 
Now Kutztown will set its sights on the postseason as it will compete in the two-day PSAC Indoor Championships at Lehigh University's Rauch Fieldhouse next Saturday and Sunday.
 
GOLDEN BEAR INVITATIONAL
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 | Kutztown, Pa. | O'Pake Fieldhouse (200m Flat)
 
KUTZTOWN WOMEN'S RESULTS
 
55m (4 competitors)
1. Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield), 7.58
2. Samantha Boyle (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional), 7.80
4. Grace Tedesco (Ocean View, N.J./Ocean City), 8.24
 
200m (4 competitors)
2. Aziah Wilkins (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), 30.04
3. Grace Tedesco (Ocean View, N.J./Ocean City), 30.37
4. Brook Spano (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone), 33.54
 
400m (4 competitors)
2. Isabella Hughes (Schuylkill Haven, Pa./Schuylkill Haven), 1:05.20
3. Brook Spano (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone), 1:07.74
4. Gracie Trexler (Allentown, Pa./Parkland), 1:08.35
 
800m (5 competitors)
1. Aubrey Carlson (Lebanon, N.J./North Hunterdon), 2:31.03
2. Maya McDonnell (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South), 2:36.18
4. Kadia Stover (Hershey, Pa./Hershey), 2:39.12
 
3000m (5 competitors)
1. Lizzie Brown (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan), 10:47.42
2. Faith Belote (Easton, Pa./Easton), 11:01.48
3. Sage Dunkleberger (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run), 11:10.14
4. Nina Castellano (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights), 11:31.96
5. Allie Pavone (Broomall, Pa./Marple Newtown), 11:32.90
 
High Jump (4 competitors)
1. Samantha Boyle (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional), 1.53m (5-0.25)
3. Emily Bozena (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), 1.43m (4-8.25)
 
Pole Vault (8 competitors)
1. Natalie Holland (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg), 3.50m (11-5.75), PSAC Qualifier
2. Marissa McNamee (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), 3.25m (10-8)
3. Evelyn Kruczek (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood), 3.15m (10-4)
 
Long Jump (5 competitors)
5. Emily Bozena (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), 4.50m (14-9.25)
2. Samantha Boyle (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional), 4.91m (16-1.50)
 
Shot Put (13 competitors)
1. Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), 11.76m (38-7)
3. Sofia Beard (York, Pa./Red Lion), 10.79m (35-4.75)
 
Weight Throw (14 competitors)
5. Kennedy Bulger (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional), 14.18m (46-6.25)
7. Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), 13.24m (43-5.25)
12. Sofia Beard (York, Pa./Red Lion), 9.10m (29-10.25)