Sam Abate
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- Hometown:
- North East, PA
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- North East
Bio
Career Highlights
2024
* AMCC All-Conference
* Academic All-AMCC
* Registered a 10th place time of 27:48.0 at AMCC championships
* Ran a season-best time and 12th fastest conference time of 26:13.7 at Gettysburg
* Finished 121st at NCAA Regionals (27:04.0)
* Helped the Lions to sixth consecutive conference title
* Joined the women's cross country team as a freshman
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in mechanical engineering
* Member of the Penn State Behrend women's track & field team
Personal
* Daughter of Jan and Steven Abate
* Three-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at North East High School
* All-Region Second Team in cross country
* Cross Country MVP
* Distance MVP
* Two-year district qualifier in track & field
* National Honors Society
* Member of PJAS, AFS, Lifesmarts, Science Olympics, Student Council, and Junior Class Committee
News mentions
Senior Lindsey Hartle was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Women’s Runner of the Year and freshman Kelsey Hanna earned Newcomer of the Year, while head coach Greg Cooper earned Coach of the Year honors.
Senior Lindsey Hartle was the individual champion at the 2025 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships, helping the Lions capture their seventh straight conference title on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team will host the 2025 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Saturday, Nov. 1. The 6k race begins at 12 p.m. at Behrend Fields.
The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team competed at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble on Saturday, placing 18th out of 25 teams.
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team competed at the Fredonia Kara Hall Memorial XC Invite on Saturday afternoon. The Lions placed third out of seven teams.
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team competed at the Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational held at the Genesee Valley Park on Saturday morning. The Lions took 14th out of 24 teams.
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team won the Behrend Twilight Invitational on Friday night with a team score of 25 and had individual winner Kelsey Hanna.
The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country finished sixth out of 11 teams to open the 2025 season at the 7th annual St. John Fisher Rodenbeck Invitational.