LEWISBURG, Pa. – Heather Sternby (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) hit a pair of qualifying times and turned in two top-10 performances as the IUP track & field teams competed on the second day of Bucknell's Bison Outdoor Classic.
 
Sternby finished third in the 400 meters with a time of 57.64 and crossed the line in 10th in the 200 meters with a time of 25.92.

RESULTS
 
The third place finish by Sternby in the 400 was one of two top-three finishes for the Crimson Hawks Sunday. Raven Russell (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills) sprinted to a time of 12.27 in the 100 meters, finishing first in her flight and third overall.
 
Other IUP sprinters with top-10 finishes and qualifying performances included Jada Wilson (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) in the 100 meter hurdles and Julius Rivera (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) in the 100 meters. Wilson finished 10th with a time of 15.45 seconds and Rivera was fourth at 10.81.
 
Four more IUP athletes hit conference meet qualifying times Sunday: Jessica Jones (South Park, Pa./South Park) with a time of 2:19.97 in the 800 meters, Liz Coppella (Bradford, Pa./Bradford) with a height of 3.40 meters in the pole vault, and Derek Noll (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) and Justin Jones (Lansdown, Pa./Cardinal O'hara) in the 800 meters with times of 1:55.33 and 1:56.73, respectively.
 
Up next
The Crimson Hawks have a busy weekend as they're scheduled to send athletes to Slippery Rock for Thursday's SRU Open and to Columbus, Ohio for the Jesse Owen Classic Friday and Saturday.
 
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