Track and Field Set to Host Behrend Invitational Sunday
The Penn State Behrend track and field team is set to host the Behrend Invitational on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend track and field team is set to host the Behrend Invitational on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m.
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions most recently competed at the Slippery Rock Invitational on Thursday
* Behrend had four athletes qualify for the All-Atlantic meet
* Antonio Stello (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) qualified in the 200m dash, running a time of 22.20 for a second place finish
* In the discus, Dan Dabrowski (Erie, PA/Harborcreek) took home first place with an All-Atlantic qualifying throw of 45.56m
* Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) and Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley) went one and two in the men's high jump with leaps of 2.06m and 2.01m, respectively. Both qualified for the All-Atlantic meet
* The men's track and field team holds a fifth-place ranking in the Mideast Region of NCAA Division III and a first place CSAC rank
* The women hold down the third spot in the CSAC rankings
* The Lions rank first in the Colonial State Athletic Conference (CSAC) in 19 events
* On the women's side, Savanna Carr (Franklin, PA/Franklin Area) leads the pack in the 1500m (5:24.31) and the 5000m (20:12.01)
* Phoenix Myers (Erie, PA/Seneca) has the top finishes in both the 1500m run and 5000m run on the men's side. He holds a time of 4:04.69 in the 1500 and 15:39.01 in the 5000