Striver named PSAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet; Marauders place ninth

Saturday, February 29

Edinboro, PA

11:00 AM

Millersville University

PSAC Indoor Championships

Striver named PSAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet; Marauders place ninth

3/1/2020 3:30:00 PM | Women's Indoor Track and Field

Results

By: Ethan Hulsey, Director of Athletic Communications

EDINBORO, Pa. - Aliyah Striver completed the throwing sweep Sunday at the PSAC Indoor Championships with a victory in the shot put, and at meet's end, the Millersville University junior was named PSAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet. As a team, Millersville finished ninth in the 15-team field.

Striver joins Sunflower Greene (2018 and 2019) as Millersville athletes to win both throwing events at the same PSAC Championship. A Marauder has now won both the weight throw and the shot put in three consecutive seasons.

Striver wasn't the only Marauder to claim an top three, All-PSAC finish. Freshman De'Asia Holloman recorded a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles. It was the highest finish by a Marauder in the event, and Holloman is the first Marauder freshman to earn an All-PSAC finish since 2012.

SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
• After fouls on two of her first three attempts, Striver found herself in fifth place. But on her fifth attempt, Striver hit 44-5 1/4, putting her 1 3/4 inches in front of Katie Mastrisciano of Shippensburg. Striver's mark held up through the final round of throws.
• Holloman became the second Marauder ever to crack 9.0 in the 60 hurdles. After running a 9.14 in the prelims to qualify second, Holloman ripped off a PR of 8.91, just .05 off the school record. She was edged at the finish line by West Chester's Carline Lewis, who ran an 8.78.
• Destinee Holloman also gave the Marauders points with a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter dash. Holloman ran a 6.79 in the finals. She was within .07 of second place. Cal U's Divonne Franklin took first place.
• Yoangelys Rijo-Cedeno placed 10th in the 800-meter run with a PR of 2:21.52. That time was the fastest by a Marauder since 2012 and stands as the fifth-fastest in program history.
• Katy Alberici jumped 34-8 1/2 for a 17th-place finish in the triple jump .

COACHES' THOUGHTS ON THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Coach Brittany Hartman on Striver's MVP performance: "Aliyah's awareness of the sport and her events has grown to a new level. She continues to work hard and that consistency has served her well."
• Coach Andy Young on the team's overall performance: "We had some ups and downs this weekend. The learning experiences along with near misses will be fuel for this team as we head towards outdoors. With tons of PRs or season bests we have a lot to build on. We will obviously have to up our game a bit come outdoor, though."

NOTES
• Slippery Rock won the team championship with 99.5 points, topping West Chester's 80. Millersville finished with 45 points, just 6.5 out of seventh.

UP NEXT
• Striver currently ranks eighth in Division II in the shot put and should receive an invitation to the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 13-14 in Birmingham, Ala. Madison Martin has an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the weight throw and ranks 41st. Destinee Holloman also owns a provisional mark in the 60.