Men's Track

2015 Men's Track & Field Top Stories

  • Obenrader Takes Second at NCAA Championships
    May 23, 2015
    Mitchell Obenrader took second place in the javelin throw at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
  • Obenrader Set to Defend National Title
    May 18, 2015
    Sophomore javelin hurler Mitchell Obenrader will look to defend his national title at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Canton, NY.
  • Lions Notch Tenth Place Finish at ECAC's
    May 15, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team capped off their 2015 season with a 10th place team finish at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) outdoor championships. The Lions earned 24 total points which included one victory from Mitchell Obenrader.
  • Men's Track and Field Wraps Up Regular Season
    May 11, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team competed in their final regular-season invitational Monday afternoon at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational.
  • Men's Track and Field Posts Four ECAC Qualifications
    May 08, 2015
    Three Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team athletes posted ECAC qualifying scores at the Allegheny Invitational Friday afternoon while Dylan Buffington set a new school record in the 800m run.
  • Men's Track and Field Travels to Grove City Invitational
    May 01, 2015
    Coming off a victory at the Penn State Behrend Invitational, the Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team continued their success with eight victories Friday at the Grove City Invitational.
  • Men's Track and Field Wins Behrend Invitational
    April 25, 2015
    Hosting the annual Penn State Behrend Invitational, the Penn State Behrend men’s track field team notched the victory with 328 total points. The victory was the Lions third of the season.
  • Buffington Named ECAC South Division III Rookie of the Week
    April 23, 2015
    Penn State Behrend men’s track and field athlete Dylan Buffington has been named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Rookie of the Week.
  • Men's Track and Field Sets Three New School Records
    April 18, 2015
    Three school records were broken by the Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team Saturday on the second day of the Cortland Classic Invitational. Dylan Buffington, Mitchell Obenrader and Matthew Grafton (Worthington, PA/Kittanning) all set new school marks.
  • Men's Track and Field Opens Cortland Classic With Strong First Day
    April 17, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team opened up competition at the Cortland Classic Invitational Friday with victories in four different events. Matthew Grafton is leading the decathlon after the first day with a score of 3,360.
  • Men's Track and Field Takes First at Westminster
    April 11, 2015
    For the second straight week the Penn State Behrend men's track and field team notched a first place team finish. The Lions took first in a field of twenty teams and posted a team score of 112.50.
  • Men's Track and Field Takes First at Carnegie Mellon
    April 04, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team notched a first place finish Saturday at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. The Lions finished with a team score of 212 and won six different events.
  • Men's Track and Field Ranked Sixth in Mideast Region
    March 31, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team is ranked sixth in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast rankings for week one.
  • Men's Track and Field Wins Six Events at Westminster
    March 29, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team posted an impressive day at Westminster highlighted by victories in six events. As a team the Lions finished in second place with a team score of 196.
  • Men's Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season
    March 21, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men's track and field team opened the outdoor season Saturday at California University of Pennsylvania. The Lions picked up two victories in the 4x800 relay and the shot put.
  • Gardner Finishes Sixth at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
    March 14, 2015
    Kevin Gardner (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) tied for sixth place in the high jump competition at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. Gardner eclipsed a mark of 2.04m.
  • Track and Field Continues Competition at ECAC's
    March 07, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up ECAC competition Saturday with six athletes competing in three different events. The Lions placed 15th out of 87 teams at the event.
  • Men's Track and Field Posts Five Victories at the Kenyon Invitational
    February 21, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team has a magnificent day notching five victories and two second place finishes at the Kenyon Invitational Saturday afternoon. Five victories are the most the track and field team has had this season.
  • Men's Track and Field Notches Three Victories Saturday
    February 14, 2015
    Competing at the Tiffin Invitational, the Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team notched three victories including the win in the DMR. In total Behrend notched six top five finishes.
  • Men's Track and Field Has Strong Day
    February 07, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team earned nine top five finishes including a victory in the 4,000m distance medley relay Saturday at the Mount Union Invitational.
  • Grafton Sets New School Mark in the Heptathlon
    February 01, 2015
    Matthew Grafton placed sixth in the heptathlon for the Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team at the Ithaca Invitational on Sunday. Grafton broke the school record with 3,988 points.
  • Men's Track and Field Has Impressive Outing at Ithaca
    January 31, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men's track and field team had an impressive showing Saturday at the Ithaca Invitational. The Lions had numerous top five finishes and all around had solid depth.
  • Two School Records Broken for Men's Track and Field
    January 24, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team broke two records on Saturday at the Spire North Invitational. Dylan Buffington broke the school record in the mile run and Mitch Obenrader set a new program mark in the shot put.
  • Men's Track and Field Opens Season at RIT
    January 17, 2015
    The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team opened up their season Saturday at the Rochester Institute of Technology Tiger Invitational. The Lions finished sixth in the team rankings out of 14 squads.