Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/6/2023 11:33:00 PM

LOCK HAVEN, Pa – Freshman Kelly Leszcynski (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth) continues to rewrite the Bloomsburg women's track & field record books as she hit a new college PR and school record throw to win the javelin and lead the Huskies at the LHU Qualifier, Saturday. The Huskies won four events and placed in the top-10 31 times.
 
Leszcynski demolished her own school record in the javelin and won with a toss of 45.28 meters (148' 7"), 1.8 meters further than her previous best at Bloomsburg. Her throw is currently the best in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, ninth best in NCAA DII, and the best in the Atlantic region. Molly Raville (Gettysburg, PA/Delone Catholic High School) took second overall in the javelin with a throw of 34.68 meters (113' 9") and Becca Martin (Wellington Florida/Cushing Academy) took fourth (32.52 meters • 106' 8"). Madison Baudille (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) finished sixth overall with a distance of 28.93 meters (94' 11") and Lily Slater took ninth at 24.17 meters (79' 3").
 
In the other throwing events, Kelly Gilmore (Colmar, Pa./North Penn) took fourth in the hammer (45.41 meters • 149' 0") while Briannan Eckard (Danville, PA/Danville Area High School) took seventh (41.26 meters • 135' 4"). Alyssa Dalmagro (Prospect, Pa./Slippery Rock) finished eighth overall with a throw of 37.09 meters (121' 8"). In the shot put, Baudille took second with a toss of 11.57 meters (37' 11.5") and Martin finished fourth at 10.80 meters (35' 5.25"). Bailey Corrigan (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra High School) finished eighth overall with a throw of 8.32 meters (27' 3.75").
 
Makayla Force (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) finished sixth with a throw of 37.73 meters (123' 9") in the discus, her furthest of the spring this year to improve her PSAC mark and is ranked 16^th in the conference. Anna Palm (Landenburg, Pa./Saint Mark's High School) finished 10^th with a distance of 26.97 meters (88' 6").
 
Junior Sydney Beaverson (York, Pa./Red Lion) won the triple jump with a college personal best and PSAC qualifying mark of 10.78 meters (35' 4.5"). Isabella Horvath (Cresco, PA/Pocono Mountain East High School) took third with a jump of 9.63 meters (31' 7.2"). Emma Kay (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone Area High School) finished fifth overall with a jump of 9.41 meters (30' 10.5").
 
Lorelei Eberly (Downingtown, Pa./Coatesville Area High School) took second overall in the long jump with a jump 4.95 meters (16' 3") and Melissa Sicinski (Fountainville, Pa./Pennridge) finished third with a jump of 4.90 meters (16' 1"). Beaverson also took fifth for the Huskies with a jump of 4.56 meters (14' 11.5").
 
Sydney Derr (Fogelsville, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) won the pole vault as she cleared 2.75 meters (9' 0.25") and Horvath cleared 1.45 meters (4' 9") to take third in the high jump.
 
On the track, Sicinski finished third overall in the 100-meter dash at 12.82 and Kay took fifth at 13.29.
 
Sarah Castronova (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) won the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.23 and Sicinski finished eighth at 27.63.
 
The Huskies placed three in the top-10 in the mile as Emma Fortune (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./James M. Coughlin) took fourth at 5:36.63 and Gabrielle Wetzel (Manchester Township, NJ/Manchester Township) finished sixth at 5:42.37. Kayla Kinney (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) finished seventh overall at 6:23.92.
 
Julia Magee (Chalfont, Pennsylvania/Central Bucks South) grabbed a top-10 finish in both the 100-meter hurdles (17.30) and the 400-meter hurdles (1:11.88) while Yamilet Ferrufino (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) took sixth in the 400-hurdles at 1:15.62.
 
The Huskies now prepare for the 2023 PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships beginning on Thursday, May 11 at Slippery Rock University. A full preview along with heat sheets, declared athletes, and links to follow live will be available next week prior to the championships.