Park Breaks School Record in Weight Throw; Women's Track & Fields Places Ninth at SUNYAC Championships

BROCKPORT, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's indoor track & field team placed ninth out of 11 teams at the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships this weekend.

Team Scores:

1) Cortland St. 199.5 2) Oneonta 147 3) SUNY Delhi 80 4) Plattsburgh St. 50 5) Fredonia 47 6) Buffalo State 42 7) Oswego State 37 8) Alfred State 28.5 9) PSU-Behrend 15.5 10) Morrisville State 12 11) SUNY Cobleskill 4.5

Key Moments:

* Jessica Park broke the school record in the weight throw, tossing 47-8 ½ on her fourth attempt to claim sixth overall
* Morgan Martin also took sixth in the pole vault (9-0 1.4) on her second attempt at that height
* Caroline McDevitt had a seventh-place finish in the 400m dash with a personal-best time of 1:01.91
* Lindsey Hartle ran a  personal-best and AARTFC qualifying time of 18:43.52 in the 5000m to take seventh and also placed eighth in the 3000m (10:46.95)
* Alivia Hetrick, Ella McGowan, Lynzey Reinsel and Abby Major ran 14:42.19 in the distance medley relay for eighth place
* Ruby Lormejuste ran a personal-best time of 8.15 in the 60m dash for eighth place
* Hetrick also led the Lions in the one-mile run, clocking in at 5:39.84 (season-best time) for eighth place
* Lormejuste, Abigail Falk, Reinsel and McDevitt made up the eighth-place 4x400 meter relay that took eighth in 4:28.32

Next Up:

* The Behrend Lions return to action next weekend at the AARTFC Indoor Championships at the Armory.