INDIANA, Pa. - The IUP track & field program has added one final meet to the 2021 outdoor season as they'll compete in the Westminster (University) Last Chance Thursday in New Wilmington. Four IUP seniors are set to compete in order to post NCAA qualifying and/or personal bests.
The meet at Westminster's Burry Stadium is set for a 2 p.m. start time.
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Live Results:
Athletics.Westminster.edu
PSAC performance list:
TFRRS.org
NCAA qualifying standards:
PSACsports.org
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Last time out
>> IUP competed in the 2021 PSAC Outdoor Championships last weekend in Shippensburg. The women finished seventh while the men were 12th.
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Nickeela Austin successfully defended her triple jump title and led all IUP athletes with 16.75 points scored, earning all-conference honors in the TJ, LJ and 4x100.
>> Also earning All-PSAC honors at the meet were
Jessica Jones (800m),
Cahsia Page (4x100),
Cassidy Kline (400h, 4x100),
Taylor Nissly (4x100),
Trejon Turner (HJ).
Competing at Westminster
>> Set to compete Thursday are Austin in the women's triple jump, Jones in the women's 800m,
Justin Jones in the men's 800m, and
Sam Lenze in the men's 3000 steeplechase.
>> Austin is ranked 22nd in Division II with a provisional mark of 12.15 meters she posted at Lock Haven in March. At the last NCAA outdoor meet in 2019, 20 triple jumpers earned qualification. In 2018, 24 were selected.
