Braden Balaski
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- Hometown:
- Mercer, PA
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Mercer
Bio
Career Highlights | TFRRS
2024-25
* Placed fifth with a throw of 145-10 at SUNYAC Outdoor Championships - Outdoor
* Tossed a season best of 160-3 for fourth at the Ashland Open - Outdoor
* Joined the men's track & field team as a freshman
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in applied mathematics
Personal
* Son of Jennifer Cebula and Barry Balaski
* Three sport athlete at Mercer Area Senior High School
* Four-year letterwinner in track & field, three-year in basketball, and two-year in soccer
* State qualifier in javelin
* All-Region selection in soccer, basketball, and track & field
* Student Council Class Officer
* Sister, Julia, is a current member of the Behrend women's basketball and track & field teams
News mentions
The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team had five athletes punch their ticket to finals in their respective events on the first day of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday, hosted by Cortland.
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track & field teams will head to Cortland for the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 1-2. The two-day championships will take place at Cortland’s Stadium Complex, beginning at 2 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Five different Penn State Behrend track & field athletes placed first in their respective events at the Lions home invitational held on Saturday.
Alex Cotton won the shot put to lead the Penn State Behrend men’s outdoor track & field team at the John Homon Invitational at Mount Union on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams will compete at the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Conference Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 – 28. The two-day championships will take place at the Special Events Recreation Center in Brockport, NY, beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.