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EAST STROUDSBURG – Junior Danielle Smith, a five-time PSAC sprint champion, senior Elizabeth Madden (weight throw) and junior Christina O'Connor (high jump) will all look to defend their 2013 PSAC titles as East Stroudsburg University heads to the PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.

Smith is the PSAC's defending indoor champion in the 60m dash and 200m, and defending outdoor champion in the 100m dash, entering her junior season. She owns the PSAC's #2 time in the 200m (25.77) and #4 time in the 60m (7.76) going into the weekend.

O'Connor, a returning All-American who won her first career PSAC title in the high jump last winter, has the PSAC's top mark this season at 5-8.

Madden, the PSAC weight throw champion last year, has the conference's #4 mark with a school-record 52-3 3/4, which she set last week at Kutztown.

The Warriors' men are led by junior Travis Toth, who owns the PSAC's top mark in the weight throw this year at 63-7 3/4, which he set at the prestigious Millrose Games in New York City on February 14.

ESU has several athletes who are expected to contend for PSAC titles on both sides.

For the women, senior Rachel Pierantozzi is ranked 2nd in the 60m dash (7.76), Smith is 2nd in the 200m (25.77), O'Connor is 1st in the high jump (5-8) and senior Theresa Horn is 2nd in the pentathlon (3,238).

For the men, junior Damien Boham, the reigning PSAC outdoor champion in the 400m, is ranked 2nd in the indoor 400m (49.67) and freshman Steven Morgan is 2nd in the 60m hurdles (8.36).

Toth is first and junior Mike Smith is 3rd (57-5) in the weight throw. ESU has the 2nd- and 3rd-ranked men's high jumpers in sophomores William Berry (6-11 3/4, school record) and Seth Bailey (6-11). Bailey is the reigning PSAC outdoor champion.

Senior Keith Parker-Washington goes into the weekend with four PSAC relay championships, including the indoor 4x400m relay last year.

The Warriors enter the PSAC Championships with eight athletes with PSAC provisional qualifying marks – Travis Toth and Mike Smith (weight), William Berry and Seth Bailey (high jump), Damien Boham (400m), Christina O'Connor (high jump), Theresa Horn (pentathlon) and senior Kim Wernerspach (3000m).

On the team side, the Warriors' women return 64 of their 72 individual points from last year's squad that finished 4th in the PSAC with 83 points (including relays). The Warriors were fifth outdoors last year, and have placed in the top five in 13 of the last 14 PSAC Championships (indoors and outdoors, since 2007).

The men were 2nd indoors and 3rd outdoors last year, but must replace a number of scorers. The Warriors return 43.5 of their 95.5 individual points from last year's indoor team that scored 119.5 points (including relays).

ESU has been the runner-up in five of the last nine PSAC Championships (since 2009 outdoors) and has finished in the top four in 13 of the last 14 meets.

Profiles of ESU's top individual qualifiers are below:


Women's Top Qualifiers

Danielle Smith (junior): ranked 2nd in 200m (25.77, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) and 4th in 60m dash (7.78 – adjusted from 55m, Feb. 2 at ESU) … also qualified in 400m (6th, 58.98 converted from banked track) … 5-time PSAC champion … won 60m (7.66) and 200m (25.04) indoors last year … won 100m (12.10) outdoors last year … won 100m (12.00) and 200m (24.60) outdoors as a freshman in 2012.

Rachel Pierantozzi (senior): ranked 2nd in 60m (7.76, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) and 6th in 200m (25.95 – adjusted for banked track, Feb. 14 at Armory) … 4-time PSAC scorer … placed 4th in 60 and 6th in 200 indoors last year … 7th in 60 as a freshman, and 6th as a sophomore.

Colleen Murphy (senior): ranked 9th in 400m (59.25, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) … 6-time PSAC scorer in relays, including three that placed 3rd in the conference.

Kim Wernerspach (senior): ranked 6th in 800m (2:19.96), 13th in mile (5:13.11), 4th in 3000m (10:11.21, converted from banked track) and 7th in 5000m (18:05.85, converted from banked track) … ran NCAA provisional qualifying time in 3000m at the Armory … 3-time PSAC scorer individually … 4th indoors in the 800 last year … 4th outdoors in the 1500 … 7th outdoors in 1500 as a sophomore … coming off NCAA Division II Championships appearance in cross country in the fall.

Christina O'Connor (junior): ranked 1st in high jump (5-8, Feb. 14 at Armory) … tied for 10th on NCAA DII provisional list … returning PSAC indoor champion, winning at 5-7 3/4 last year … All-America with 6th-place finish last winter … tied for 4th outdoors last spring … placed 4th indoors and t-2nd outdoors as a freshman.

Kelley Anne Stuetz (freshman): ranked t-9th in high jump (5-3) in season opener at Lehigh on Dec. 7 … first career PSAC Championships.

Kirsten Muhaw (sophomore): ranked t-6th in pole vault (11-4 1/4), hitting mark last weekend at Kutztown … looking for first PSAC scoring performance.

Laura Beimfohr (senior): ranked t-8th in pole vault (11-3 3/4, Feb. 14 at Armory) … 5-time PSAC scorer, placing 3rd three times in her career … t-5th indoors last year.

Julia Molloy (sophomore): ranked t-8th in pole vault (11-3 3/4, Feb. 14 at Armory) … looking for first PSAC scoring performance.

Elizabeth Madden (senior): ranked 4th in weight throw (52-3 3/4), improving her own school record last weekend at Kutztown … returning PSAC champion with mark of 52-1 3/4 … placed 2nd as a sophomore (51-10) … 8th as a freshman … 4-time PSAC scorer overall … member of ESU volleyball team in the fall.

Theresa Horn (senior): ranked 2nd in pentathlon (3,238, Feb. 12 at Kutztown) … also 8th in high jump (5-3 1/4, also Feb. 12) … PSAC qualifier in 60m hurdles as well … 6-time PSAC scorer (4 times in multis, 2 times in high jump) … 4th in pentathlon last year (3,134) and was 8th as a sophomore … 5th in heptathlon and t-8th in high jump outdoors last year.


Men's Top Qualifiers

Damien Boham (junior): ranked 2nd in 400m (49.67, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) … also ranked 17th in 800m (1:58.89, Feb. 2 at ESU) … won PSAC title in 400m outdoors (47.66) and finished 2nd in 400 indoors (49.00) as a sophomore … also rank 3rd leg of last year's PSAC indoor champion 4x400m relay … 9-time PSAC scorer (3 individual events) … set ESU record in 500m (1:04.90) on Feb. 7 at the Armory.

Keith Parker-Washington (senior): ranked 10th in 200m (22.98, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) and also qualified in 400m last weekend … 15-time PSAC scorer (6 individual events) … placed 4th in 200m in PSAC indoors (22.37) and 2nd outdoors (21.61) last year … has won 4 PSAC relay titles – 4x400 2013 indoors, 2011 indoors, 2011 outdoors, and 4x100 2012 outdoors.

Steven Morgan (freshman): ranked 2nd in 60m hurdles (8.36, Feb. 14 at Armory) and 12th in 200m (23.00, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) … first career PSAC Championships.

Adam Robertino (sophomore): ranked 8th in 60m hurdles (8.54, Feb. 8 at Susquehanna) … looking for first PSAC scoring performance.

Derrick Washington (sophomore): ranked 10th in 60m hurdles (8.66, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) … 15th in 400m (51.30, converted from banked track) … ran on 2nd-place indoor 4x400m relay as a freshman in 2012.

Chris Schneider (senior): ranked 10th in mile (4:22.34), 9th in 3000m (8:42.49, converted from banked track) and 5th in 5000m (15:05.87, converted from banked track) … placed 4th in 3000m indoors last year in 8:35.95) … standout on ESU's cross country team.

Steve Ruch (junior): ranked 14th in 800m (1:58.23), 11th in mile (4:22.88, converted from banked track) and 17th in 3000m (8:49.96, converted from banked track) … ran on scoring 4x800m relay at 2012 indoor championships as a freshman.

William Berry (sophomore): ranked 2nd in high jump (6-11 3/4), setting school record last weekend at Kutztown … ranks 8th on NCAA DII provisional list … also ranked 15th in triple jump (42-5 1/2) … placed t-3rd in high jump indoors (6-6 3/4) and 3rd outdoors (6-6 3/4) as a freshman … ran on winning 4x400m relay and 3rd-place DMR indoors last year.

Seth Bailey (sophomore): ranked 3rd in high jump (6-11) and 11th in 60m dash (7.16, converted from 55) … t-10th on NCAA DII provisional list in high jump … broke 12-year-old school record in high jump on Feb. 14 at the Armory before it was broken by Berry eight days later … PSAC outdoor champion (6-10 1/4) as a freshman … placed 5th indoors (6-6 3/4) … NCAA DII outdoor qualifier last year.

Corey Smith (sophomore): ranked t-5th in pole vault (14-11, Jan. 17 at Kutztown) … looking for first PSAC scoring performance.

John Alston (freshman): ranked 4th in heptathlon (4,389 points, Jan. 17 at Kutztown) … ranked 9th in long jump (21-8, Jan. 17 at Kutztown) … first career PSAC Championships.

La Treil Ridgeway (freshman): ranked 10th in triple jump (44-2, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) … also qualified in high jump (t-19th, 6-0 3/4) … first career PSAC Championships.

Travis Toth (junior): ranked 1st in weight throw (63-7 3/4), hitting mark on Feb. 15 at the Millrose Games … mark is 5th on NCAA DII provisional list … also ranked 11th in shot put (48-5 1/4, Feb. 2 at ESU) … 2nd in PSAC in weight throw indoors (59-1 1/2) and hammer outdoors (184-10) as a sophomore … also 5th in hammer as a freshman … NCAA DII outdoor qualifier in hammer last spring.

Mike Smith (junior): ranked 3rd in weight throw (57-5, Jan. 25 at Bucknell) and 9th in shot put (49-3 1/2, Jan. 17 at Kutztown) … NCAA provisional qualifier in weight throw … placed 5th last year at 56-2.

Casey Ciaston (junior): ranked 12th in shot put (47-10, Feb. 2 at ESU) and 18th in weight throw (50-7 1/2, also at ESU) … placed 4th outdoors in discus (140-3) last year.