Shippensburg's Amanda Raudabaugh, Kutztown's Rachel Eshleman and IUP's Laurie Ajavon
PSAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week - 4
Lock Haven, Pa. - Shippensburg's Amanda Raudabaugh, Kutztown's Rachel Eshleman, and IUP's Laurie Ajavon earn PSAC Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors after notable finishes in their respective events.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Amanda Raudabaugh-Shippensburg
Senior - Distance
Carlisle/Big Spring
Raudabaugh posted a 2:12 split in the 800-meter leg on the Ship Distance Medley Relay squad that posted an NCAA provisional qualifier time at the Penn State National Invitational. That time (if counted) would be the fastest in the PSAC in the 800 meters. Entering Friday, no Division II school had achieved an NCAA automatic or provisional qualifier in the Distance Medley Relay. Raudabaugh also broke the 22-year-old school record in the non-NCAA 500 meter event with a blistering time of 1:16.16 and later anchored in the 4x400 relay.
Women’s Field Co-Athlete of the Week
Laurie Ajavon - IUP
Junior - Long Jump
France
Ajavon took seventh place in the long jump at the Penn State National Invitational. The distance of 5.68m was an NCAA provisional qualifier and is currently first in the PSAC and 13th in Division II. In addition, Ajavon finished in fifth place in the triple jump at the Spire Midwest Indoor Open on Saturday.
Women’s Field Co-Athlete of the Week
Rachel Eshelman - Kutztown
Sophomore
Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg
Eshelman broke an 11-year old school record and moved to first place in the PSAC in the high jump with a measure of 5' 7" at the Bison Open and Multi at Bucknell University. This is also a NCAA provisional qualifier mark, which places her 13th in Division II and is two inches higher than her nearest conference competitor.