SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Sophomore Natalie Holland (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) delivered the first medal-winning performance of her career, Friday, capturing silver in the pole vault to lead the Kutztown University women's track & field team on the second day of the PSAC Outdoor Championships at Shippensburg University.
 
Holland, who finished 11th at last year's conference outdoor meet, made a huge jump in year two and came within an attempt of sharing the PSAC title. The Lancaster, Pa., native tied Aina Galan with the top clearance of 3.75m (12-3.5), but Galan took gold by virtue of getting over the bar on her first attempt to Holland's second.
 
Still, Holland collected eight points towards Kutztown's team score and moved up to fourth on the program's top 10 list (from fifth) while setting a PR and securing All-PSAC Second Team honors.
 
The Golden Bears, who had four student-athletes in the event, also got points from Taylor Funk (Denver, Pa./Cocalico). Funk tied for fifth by clearing 3.55m (11-7.75).
 
Kutztown boasted another pair of point-scorers and top five finishers in the 3000m steeplechase, where Jensen Kraft (Nutley, N.J./Saint Mary) took fourth and Faith Belote (Easton, Pa./Easton) fifth. Kraft's time of 11:33.60 is the seventh-fastest in school history, while Belote joined the top 10 in ninth with an 11:34.55.
 
Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) placed sixth in the discus throw with a best effort of 40.70m (133-6).
 
In preliminary heats on the track, Mackey Donovan (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee) clocked in with the fifth-best time in the 800m (2:17.57) to qualify for Saturday's final. Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) advanced to the final in the 200m with the sixth-fastest time (25.02).
 
The Maroon and Gold also put its 4x100m relay team of Andrea Danciu (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin), Schearer, Maggie Coleman (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights) and Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) through to the final with a 48.39 that ranked sixth among 15 teams.
 
Slippery Rock sits atop the team standings with 59.5 points. Millersville (38), East Stroudsburg (28), Kutztown (26.5) and California (25) make up the rest of the top five.
 
The PSAC Outdoor Championships conclude Saturday with events beginning at 11 a.m.
 

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PSAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday-Saturday, April 30-May 2, 2026 | Shippensburg, Pa. | Shippensburg University
 
KUTZTOWN WOMEN'S RESULTS

FRIDAY, MAY 1
w indicates wind-aided performance
 
TEAM: 4th/15 (26.5 pts.)
 
Heptathlon (16 competitors)
15. Samantha Boyle (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional), 3702 points
Thursday
100m Hurdles: 15.75, 7th, 745 pts.
High Jump: 1.51m (4-11.5), 6th, 632 pts.
Shot Put: 5.79m (19-0), 16th, 258 pts.
200m: 27.60, 15th, 663 pts.
 
Friday
Long Jump: 4.92m (16-1.75), 11th, 538 pts.
Javelin: 21.06m (69-1), 15th, 309 pts.
800m: 2:41.37, 13th, 557 pts.
 
Long Jump (20 competitors)
None
 
Discus Throw (20 competitors)
6. Maria Clark (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), 40.70m (133-6), 3 pts.
 
Pole Vault (19 competitors)
2. Natalie Holland (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg), 3.75m (12-3.5), 8 pts., All-PSAC Second Team, 4th all-time at KU
T-5. Taylor Funk (Denver, Pa./Cocalico), 3.55m (11-7.75), 3.5 pts.
11. Marissa McNamee (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), 3.40m (11-1.75)
15. Evelyn Kruczek (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood), 3.10m (10-2)
 
4x100m Relay Prelims (15 teams)
6. Kutztown 'A' (A. Danciu, B. Schearer, M. Coleman, B. Smith), 48.39q
 
100m Hurdles Prelims (27 competitors)
None
 
400m Prelims (19 competitors)
10. Maggie Coleman (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights), 58.32
 
100m Prelims (21 competitors)
None
 
800m Prelims (20 competitors)
5. Mackey Donovan (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee), 2:17.57q
15. Emma Newton (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown), 2:20.96
 
400m Hurdles Prelims (19 competitors)
None
 
200m Prelims (26 competitors)
6. Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), 25.02wq
 
3000m Steeplechase (19 competitors)
4. Jensen Kraft (Nutley, N.J./Saint Mary), 11:33.60, 5 pts., 7th all-time at KU (prev. 10th, 11:46.27)
5. Faith Belote (Easton, Pa./Easton), 11:34.55, 4 pts., 9th all-time at KU