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EDINBORO, Pa. – The Shippensburg University women's indoor track and field program, ranked No. 1 in the Atlantic Region and No. 7 in Division II, enters the weekend seeking its first ever outright conference title at the 2010 PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championships from the brand new Mike S. Zafirovski Sports & Recreation Dome at Edinboro University.

One-day and two-day passes will be available the day of the event. Adult tickets are priced at $12 for a two-day pass and $7 for a one day pass. Student tickets are $3 for both days and $2 for a single day pass. PSAC students get in free with a valid student ID.

Doors will open at 11 a.m. on Saturday with the first event slated to start at 1 p.m. Doors will open at 9 a.m. on Sunday with the first event scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled to tentatively begin at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday.

TRACK

In sprints, sophomore Katie Craven is Shippensburg's leader in the 55 and 200-meter events. Craven ranks third in the PSAC with a 200-meter time of 25.83 and ranks seventh in the 55.

Junior Erica Hess, a three-time PSAC champion in the 400-meter dash, is once again the favorite in the event after posting the fastest time to date in the conference this past weekend with a school record performance at the Kent State Tune-Up (57.16). Three Lady Raiders are currently among the top eight competitors in the 400.

There is perhaps no finer example of Shippensburg's depth than in its signature event – the 800 meters. The Lady Raiders boast five of the top seven performers in the event and seven of the top 12, including league leader Amanda Raudabaugh. The sophomore recorded a provisional qualifying time of 2:14.29 this past weekend at Kent State.

Shippensburg boasts the three leading mile runners in the conference, including two that have achieved automatic qualifying times for the national championships. Both sophomore Neely Spence and senior Mary Dell aced the event last weekend with respective times of 4:49.54 and 4:53.66 while junior Abby Huber ranks third (5:00.39).

Junior Katie Frey joins Spence and Dell as three of the top five competitors in the 3,000-meters, an event not run at the national championships. Frey is ranked second in the PSAC with a sensational time of 10:02.11 that was achieved at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational.

Spence and Dell are also the top two competitors in the 5,000 meters, with Spence having recorded a PSAC record time of 16:14.81 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational.

The Lady Raiders boast the top times in all three relay events, including a PSAC record performance in the 4x800-meters. Shippensburg and Slippery Rock own identical times in the 4x400-meter relay while the Lady Raider DMR squad has the nation's best time in the event and is just one second off its national meet record pace of one year ago.

FIELD

In the field, freshman Megan Breski ranks second in the pole vault to lead the Lady Raider competitors. Graduate Amanda Spickler ranks fourth in the triple jump, while sophomore Lauren Redington ranks fourth in the long jump.

Junior Steph Harrison is the team's leading thrower, having compiled the third-best effort in the weight throw and the eighth-best performance in the shot put. Junior Rebekah Newhart, who tied a school record last weekend in the high jump, is the team's leading pentathlete having set a school record at the Bison Opener in December.

Numerous PSAC schools are also ranked high in the Atlantic Region. Slippery Rock, indoor champions for three consecutive seasons, is ranked fourth in the Atlantic Region and boasts the current top marks among the conference schools in the 3,000 meters and the pole vault. Kutztown, ranked fifth in the Atlantic Region, boasts a very well-rounded squad that has solid depth in addition to strength in the field with the top performers in the weight throw and the shot put.

Indiana (Pa.), currently sixth in the Atlantic Region, boasts the top sprint time in the 55-meter dash and the conference's leaders in both the triple jump and the long jump. East Stroudsburg (No. 7) and California (Pa.) (No. 9) are also among the region's Top 10 teams according to the most recent data provided by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).