April 6, 2003

Contact: Bob McComas (724) 738-2777 e-mail: robert.mccomas@sru.edu

DURHAM, N.C. -- Slippery Rock University field event standout Karyn McCready (Johnstown/Westmont Hilltop HS) won the women's javelin event to highlight SRU's effort at the Duke Invitational outdoor track and field meet.

McCready had a personal-best toss of 153 feet, 10 inches to improve upon her provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Division II national competition.

Ben Steingrabe (jr., Hermitage/West Middlesex HS) placed fourth in the men's 110-meter hurdles event with a time of 14.62 that improved his provisional-qualifier status for the national competition.

SRU's Tony Carr (fr., Turtle Creek/Woodland Hills HS) was second in the men's javelin with a throw of 183-3, while Rob Flatt (sr., Butler/Butler HS) placed fifth in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:41.99.

Mackenzie Gurcak (jr., Pittsburgh/Baldwin HS) finished sixth in the women's discus with a toss of 131-6 and was seventh in the women's shot put with a toss of 42-4.

In developmental heats, SRU's Meredith Hubbard (jr., Gibsonia/Pine Richland HS) was fourth in the women's 1500m with a time of 4:59.41, while Allison Gardner (fr., Broadview Heights, OH/Brecksville HS) was seventh in the women's 400m with a time of 60.40.

The Rock men's and women's teams will host California, Pa., and Mansfield in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference triangular meet on Saturday, April 12, at N. Kerr Thompson Stadium.

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