Track and Field Compete at John Homon Open
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed Satuday afternoon at the John Homon Open hosted by Mount Union.
ALLIANCE, OH. - The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed Satuday afternoon at the John Homon Open hosted by Mount Union.
Rachel Pell (Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward) took part in three top-five finishes on the day including a first place and school record performance in the 400 meter hurdles. She finished the race with a time of 1:04.49.
Pell also ran a leg in both the 4x100 and 4x400 team relay. Paige Allen (Butler, PA/Butler), Ashlyn Carlsson (Butler, PA/Knoch), Haley Yenchik (Cecil, PA/Canon McMillan), along with Pell took first place in the 4x100 meter race with a time of 49.40.
Allen, Carlsson, Pell, and Katelyn Hancock (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) ran to a time of 4:02.98 in the 4x400 relay to capture a third-place finish.
Allen, Hancock and Yenchik also added top five finishes in other events. Allen took fourth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.05 and then raced to 12.37 second finish in the 100, giving her fifth place.
Yenchik competed in the pole vault, earning fifth after posting a height of 3.36 meters (11'0.25").
Hancock qualified for ECACs and set a new personal record in the 800 meter race after taking fourth place with a time of 2:18.44.
Rachel Ramsey (North Versailles, PA/East Allegheny) competed in the 10000 meter race, taking second after crossing the finish in 42:03.11.
The Lions will be back in action on April 22 when they host the Behrend Invitational beginning at 11 a.m.