The Shippensburg University women’s indoor track & field team recorded four place-winning performances Saturday on the first day of the 2026 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships at Lehigh University.
Shaela Kruskie (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) won the 5,000 meters in 17:16.21, finishing 31 seconds ahead of the next competitor. The time converts to 17:08.34 on a banked/oversized track and ranks fifth all-time in program history. Kruskie is the fourth Raider to win a PSAC women’s indoor 5K title, joining Casey Norton (2017), Neely Spence (2010) and Kelly Stewart (2004). The 31-second margin is the largest in the event at the conference meet since 2009.
Kaitlin Calvello (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown Community) placed fifth in the pentathlon with 3,193 points. Her total converts to 3,214 points and ranks sixth all-time at Shippensburg.
Lauren Bellows (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 50 feet, 9 ¼ inches (15.47 meters). Carissa Bender (Newmanstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) tied for third in the pole vault after clearing 11 feet, 5 ¾ inches (3.50 meters).
In other finals, Victoria Bartholomew placed 10th in the 5K with a collegiate-best 18:21.34 (18:12.97 converted). The distance medley relay team of Grace Nesko, Melanie Barger, Ava Whysong and Anna Schaeffer finished ninth in 12:48.54. Riyah Whigham placed 10th in the long jump at 17 feet, 4 inches (5.28 meters), and Ellie Manyara was 11th at 17 feet, 3 ½ inches (5.27 meters).
In preliminaries, Madison Malcolm ran 8.90 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to qualify for the final, tying for the fifth-fastest time in school history. Layla Duggan (9.07) and Linda Hussein (9.08) each posted collegiate-best times in the event.
Emily Calamia qualified for the finals in both the 200 meters (25.76) and 400 meters (58.75; 57.98 converted), with her 400 marking a collegiate best. Alyssa Wert also advanced to the 400-meter final with a time of 59.53. Izzy Slezak placed 15th in the 60 meters (8.08) and 13th in the 200 meters (26.18). Camryn Pyle ran 9.39 in the 60-meter hurdles.
Through the first day of competition, Shippensburg sits in third place in the team standings, 2.5 points behind Bloomsburg and 22.5 points behind Slippery Rock.
