Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 3/28/2026 9:58:00 PM

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Bloomsburg women's track and field team picked up an NCAA-provisional mark, nine PSAC-qualifying marks and seven event wins en route to claiming the team victory at the Jim Taylor Duals hosted by Susquehanna on Saturday.
 
Kelly Leszcynski (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth) posted an NCAA-provisional mark of 47.18 meters (154' 9") in the Javelin, winning the event by over five meters. Leszcynski currently sits fifth in the nation in the event.
 
Abby Parise (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) finished the meet as the top scorer, claiming the win in the 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles and the long jump. The sophomore posted a time of 14.81 in the 100-meter hurdles to take the win while Madeline Ikeler (15.51) and Lindsey Pelaez (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) (16.29) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
 
Parise posted a winning time of 1:04.17 in the 400-meter hurdles while Ikeler tallied another fourth-place finish with a time of 1:07.06.
 
Five Huskies finished in the eight in the long jump, with Parise matching her career-best mark of 5.80 meters (19' 0.5") to take the win. Devin Hubler (Minersville, Pa./Minersville Area) qualified for the PSAC championships with a mark of 5.49 meters (18' 0.25"). Aria Messner (Avoca, Pa./Pittston Area) placed fourth with a jump of 5.36 meters (17' 7") while Sophia Shults (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) placed eighth with a mark of 4.87 meters (15' 11.75").
 
Hubler went on to win the triple jump, posting a mark of 11.31 meters (37' 1.25"). Shults took second with a jump of 10.77 meters (35' 4") while Pelaez finished fourth with a 10.54-meter (34' 7") jump.
 
Julia Beccari (Lake Ronkonkoma, Pa./Sachem North) won the discus throw with a PSAC-qualifying mark of 40.63 meters (133' 4"). Mikaela Sullivan (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) followed behind in fourth with a throw of 35.51 meters (116' 6"). Sarah Trimble (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford Area) claimed seventh with a 31.81-meter (104' 4") throw.
 
Sullivan found success even more success in the shot put, winning the event with a mark of 12.98 meters (42' 7"). Laura Dunn (/) finished fourth with an 11.83-meter (38' 9.75") throw.
 
On the track, Kendra Stout (/) recorded a pair of PSAC-qualifying times. The freshman ran a 59.08 in the 400-meter to take second while finishing third in the 200-meter with a 25.72.
 
Three Huskies posted PSAC-qualifying times in the 1500-meter while Bloomsburg notched five top-tens with a 2-3-4-5-8 finish. Lexi Tepper (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) took second with a 4:48.65 followed by Cori McCormick (Ashland, Pa./North Schuylkill) at 4:49.57 and Sydney Werner (Reading, Pa./Conrad Weiser) at 4:51.50 to round of the PSAC-qualifiers in the event. Josephine Reed (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) ran a 4:54.83 to take fifth while Alyssa Cunningham (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) finished eighth ith a time of 5:04.59.
 
Amanda Kelly (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) qualified for the PSAC championships in the 5000-meter, finishing second with a time of 17:46.91. Olivia Magagna (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter Strasburg) ran a time of 18:30.04 to take fourth.
 
In the field, Beccari also recorded a third-place finish in the hammer throw with a throw of 44.35 meters (145' 6"). Jewel Little (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg Area) and Aria Messner (Avoca, Pa./Pittston Area) tied for fifth in the high jump, each clearing a height of 1.53 meters (5' 0.25").
 
Bloomsburg is back in action on Saturday, April 4 as the compete in the All-American Invite hosted by East Stroudsburg.