Lions Compete at Tiger Invitational
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team competed at the Rochester Institute of Technology Tiger Invitational on Saturday to open their 2014 season.
ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed at the Rochester Institute of Technology Tiger Invitational on Saturday to open their 2014 season.
Katie Spade (Warren, PA/Warren) won the 800m run with a time of 2:23.10.
In the 60m dash final, Paige Allen (Butler, PA/Butler) came in second place with at time of 8.14. Allen also finished second in the preliminary round with a time of 8.17.
Corinne Conto (Bruin, PA/Karns City Area) earned a top-10 finish in the triple jump, coming in ninth with a distance of 9.57m.
In the 500 meter dash, Abby Gilmore (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) finished seventh with a time of 1:29:82.
The Behrend team of Allen, Spade, Franki Disalvo (Erie, PA/McDowell) and Kati Piger (Williamsport, PA/Loyalsock) finished fifth in the 800m relay with a time of 1:53.61.
Piger also finished sixth in the triple jump, going 9.82 meters.
The Lions netted a top-10 finish in the 1600m relay as well. Gilmore, Jamie Szramowski (Pittsburgh, PA/Oakland Catholic), Lauren Smith (Greencastle, PA/Pine Richland), and Jen Gibson (Hookstown, PA/South Side) finished ninth with a time of 4:39.09.
Catie Bertges (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) carded a sixth place finish in the 3000m run with a time of 11:10.84
The Lions will next compete at the Jan Spire Open in Geneva, Ohio on January 25.