Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 4/12/2015 7:34:00 PM

Complete Results

LEWISBURG, Pa.  – The Bloomsburg University women's track and field team competed in the Bison Outdoor Classic on Saturday and Sunday.

Kaylee Caruso (Montoursville/Montoursville) led the Huskies with a win in the long jump after posting a 5.87m (19-03.25) leap to win an event filled with over 30 competitors including many Division I challengers on Saturday.

In the triple jump, Caruso finished eighth with a leap of 11.43m to also qualify for conference championships.

Kate Dodds (Ambler/Upper Dublin) took home a fourth place finish in the 5000 meters with her time of 16:53.93 and was the top finishing Division II runner in the event, also posting an NCAA provisional mark. The next highest Division II competitor was 11th.

Hannah Boudreau (Hampstead, MD/North Carroll) finished ninth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:37.61 which good enough to qualify for not only the conference championships but also registers as an NCAA provisional time.

In the 1500 meters, Teresa Ortiz (Philadelphia/Saint Huberts) came in 21st out of 45 runners with a time of 4:39.01. Also in the 1500, Erika Edwards (Bethlehem/Notre Dame Green Pond) was a new qualifier for the PSAC conference meet in the 1500 meters with her time of 4:57.24.

Keelan McDonald (Chalfont/Central Bucks West) also posted a PSAC qualifying time in the 5000 meters at 18:29.96, finishing 23rd out of 60 runners.

Three Huskies punched tickets for the conference championships in the 800 meters – Ortiz (2:18.88), Alexis Rankin (Hatboro/Hatboro-Horsham) (2:20.50) and Lauren Lehman (Mt. Holly Springs/Boiling Springs) (2:21.56).

Jena Toner (Mill Hall/Central Mountain) had the top Bloomsburg finish in the 400, taking 11th of 56 runners with a time of 58.13 while Alyssa Barthelmes (Lindenhurst/Lindenhurst) became a new conference qualifier with her time of 58.77 to finish 22nd.  

The Huskies are back in action next Saturday at the All-American Meet hosted by East Stroudsburg.