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READING, Pa. \u2013 Lizzie Brown<\/a> (Wallingford, Conn.\/Mark T. Sheehan) cruised to victory in the 5,000-meter run and Natalie Holland<\/a> (Lancaster, Pa.\/Lampeter-Strasburg) tied for top honors in the pole vault as the Kutztown University women’s track & field team returned to action at Saturday’s Alvernia Winter Invitational.
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\nHolland was one of two student-athletes to achieve PSAC cuts along with Mackey Donovan<\/a> (Blauvelt, N.Y.\/Tappan Zee) (800m), while the Golden Bears accounted for 12 top five event finishes across individual events and relays.
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\nHolland set a new indoor PR by clearing 3.40m (11-1.75) to match Shippensburg’s Carissa Bender for the top mark at Saturday’s meet. Teammate Marissa McNamee<\/a> (Harrisburg, Pa.\/Central Dauphin) finished fifth in the event with a best vault of 3.20m (10-6).
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\nBrown led three Golden Bears in the top five of the 5k with a winning time of 19:04.51. Sage Dunkleberger<\/a> (Watsontown, Pa.\/Warrior Run) was the runner-up, finishing in 19:31.64, and freshman Nina Castellano<\/a> (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.\/Hasbrouck Heights) was fifth in 20:06.04.
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\nDonovan contended for the win in the 800m before placing third in a PSAC qualifying time of 2:23.34, just 1.2 seconds off the winning pace. It was one of two top three finishes for the senior from Blauvelt, N.Y. She also teamed with Aubrey Carlson<\/a> (Lebanon, N.J.\/North Hunterdon), Deandra Young<\/a> (East Stroudsburg, Pa.\/Stroudsburg) and Kadia Stover<\/a> (Hershey, Pa.\/Hershey) to take third in the 4x400m relay (4:31.20).
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\nJunior sprinter Brook Smith<\/a> (Lancaster, Pa.\/Hempfield) collected a pair of top four finishes on the day with a third-place showing in the 200m (27.18) and a fourth-place performance in the 60m (8.18).
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\nDeandra Young<\/a> (East Stroudsburg, Pa.\/Stroudsburg) took fifth in the mile (5:27.27) and Maura Lenhart<\/a> (Center Valley, Pa.\/Southern Lehigh) was fifth in the 3000m (10:49.28) to complete the Bears’ top five contingent on the track.
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\nMaria Clark<\/a> (Mechanicsburg, Pa.\/Mechanicsburg) recorded the fourth-best throw in the shot put among 55 competitors with a top mark of 11.53m (37-10).
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\nSaturday’s meet kicked off a busy stretch for the Maroon and Gold, which will compete each of the next six weekends ahead of the PSAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-March 1.
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\nKutztown travels to Bucknell next Saturday for the Gulden Invitational.
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\nALVERNIA WINTER INVITATIONAL<\/p>\n
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\nKUTZTOWN WOMEN’S RESULTS
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\n60m Prelims (49 competitors)
\n4. Brook Smith<\/a> (Lancaster, Pa.\/Hempfield), 8.20q
\n26. Aziah Wilkins<\/a> (Bethlehem, Pa.\/Liberty), 8.89
\n32. Samantha Boyle<\/a> (Bayville, N.J.\/Central Regional), 8.99
\n33. Grace Tedesco<\/a> (Ocean View, N.J.\/Ocean City), 9.12
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\n60m Finals (8 competitors)
\n4. Brook Smith<\/a> (Lancaster, Pa.\/Hempfield), 8.18
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\n200m (58 competitors)
\n3. Brook Smith<\/a> (Lancaster, Pa.\/Hempfield), 27.18
\n32. Aziah Wilkins<\/a> (Bethlehem, Pa.\/Liberty), 29.43
\n55. Addison Houck<\/a> (Mount Joy, Pa.\/Donegal), 32.78
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\n400m (33 competitors)
\nNone
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\n800m (37 competitors)
\n3. Mackey Donovan<\/a> (Blauvelt, N.Y.\/Tappan Zee), 2:23.34, PSAC Qualifier
\n15. Olivia Solomon<\/a> (Sunbury, Pa.\/Shikellamy), 2:33.12
\n19. Aubrey Carlson<\/a> (Lebanon, N.J.\/North Hunterdon), 2:36.08
\n22. Faith Belote<\/a> (Easton, Pa.\/Easton), 2:38.08
\n23. Maya McDonnell<\/a> (East Stroudsburg, Pa.\/East Stroudsburg South), 2:39.04
\n29. Kadia Stover<\/a> (Hershey, Pa.\/Hershey), 2:41.52
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\nMile (42 competitors)
\n5. Deandra Young<\/a> (East Stroudsburg, Pa.\/Stroudsburg), 5:27.27
\n6. Olivia Solomon<\/a> (Sunbury, Pa.\/Shikellamy), 5:28.16
\n11. Faith Belote<\/a> (Easton, Pa.\/Easton), 5:33.89
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\n3000m (31 competitors)
\n5. Maura Lenhart<\/a> (Center Valley, Pa.\/Southern Lehigh), 10:49.28
\n17. Allie Pavone<\/a> (Broomall, Pa.\/Marple Newtown), 11:41.22
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\n5000m (15 competitors)
\n1. Lizzie Brown<\/a> (Wallingford, Conn.\/Mark T. Sheehan), 19:04.51
\n2. Sage Dunkleberger<\/a> (Watsontown, Pa.\/Warrior Run), 19:31.64
\n5. Nina Castellano<\/a> (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.\/Hasbrouck Heights), 20:06.04
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\n60m Hurdles Prelims (35 competitors)
\n23. Samantha Boyle<\/a> (Bayville, N.J.\/Central Regional), 10.56
\n28. Addison Houck<\/a> (Mount Joy, Pa.\/Donegal), 10.90
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\n4x200m Relay (7 teams)
\nNone
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\n4x400m Relay (7 teams)
\n3. Kutztown ‘A’ (A. Carlson, M. Donovan, D. Young, K. Stover), 4:31.20
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\n4x800m Relay (4 teams)
\nNone
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\nHigh Jump (25 competitors)
\n8. Samantha Boyle<\/a> (Bayville, N.J.\/Central Regional), 1.45m (4-9)
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\nPole Vault (21 competitors)
\nT1. Natalie Holland<\/a> (Lancaster, Pa.\/Lampeter-Strasburg), 3.40m (11-1.75), PSAC Qualifier
\n5. Marissa McNamee<\/a> (Harrisburg, Pa.\/Central Dauphin), 3.20m (10-6)
\n10. Evelyn Kruczek<\/a> (Mountain Top, Pa.\/Crestwood), 2.90m (9-6.25)
\n11. Cassandra Tipa-Bowman<\/a> (Grantville, Pa.\/Lower Dauphin), 2.75m (9-0.25)
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\nLong Jump (21 competitors)
\nNone
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\nTriple Jump (17 competitors)
\nNone
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\nShot Put (55 competitors)
\n4. Maria Clark<\/a> (Mechanicsburg, Pa.\/Mechanicsburg), 11.53m (37-10)
\n11. Sofia Beard<\/a> (York, Pa.\/Red Lion), 10.33m (33-10.75)
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\nWeight Throw (45 competitors)
\n8. Kennedy Bulger<\/a> (Manahawkin, N.J.\/Southern Regional), 13.19m (43-3.25)
\n17. Maria Clark<\/a> (Mechanicsburg, Pa.\/Mechanicsburg), 11.72m (38-5.5)
\n23. Sofia Beard<\/a> (York, Pa.\/Red Lion), 10.48m (34-4.75)<\/p>\n