ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's and women's track and field teams are set to compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships this weekend at the Armory Track in New York, NY.
On the men's team, 15 runners have qualified to run at the championships. The qualifiers and their respective events are listed below:
Colton Barger (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) – 1000m
Michael Cross (Fairview, PA/Fairview) – 500m
Elijah Dangrow (Greenville, PA/Greenville) – Pole Vault
Chris Drozynski (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) – 1000m and Mile Run
Kurt Eberhardt (Gibsonia, PA/Hampton) – 200m
Jack Georgetson (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) – Pole Vault
Greg Graf (South Park, PA/South Park) – 500m
Kyle Grimm (Beaver, PA/Beaver Area) – Pole Vault
Jarrod Lipsey (Kersey, PA/St. Mary's Area) – 1000m
Grant Rodgers (Oil City, PA/Oil City) – 200m
Devin Ross (Shenango, PA/Shenango) – 500m
Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) – High Jump
Zach Wortman (St. Mary's, PA/Elk County Catholic) – 3000m
4x200m Relay – Eberhardt, Rodgers, Graf, Ross
4x400m Relay – Ross, Nick Coleman (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin), Graf, Rodgers
4x800m Relay – Cross, Alex Kubala (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills), Drozynski, Lipsey
As for the women, they qualified 10 athletes to compete at the championships. Their respective events are listed as follows:
Ashlyn Carlsson (Butler, PA/Knoch) – 200m and 500m
Savanna Carr (Franklin, PA/Franklin Area) – 3000m
Riley Crissman (Bradford, PA/Bradford Area) – 3000m and 5000m
Gabriella Loeffler (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) – Pole Vault
Rachel Pell (Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward) – 200m, 400m, and 60m High Hurdles
Caitlin Plazony (Fairview, PA/Fairview) – 1000m
Courtney Sargent (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) – 1000m
Jenna Shelton (Cabot, PA/Knoch) – 800, 1000m, and Mile Run
Haley Yenchik (Cecil, PA/Canon McMillan) – Pole Vault
4x200m Relay – Yenchik, Pell, Carlsson, Loeffler
4x400m Relay – Loeffler, Yenchik, Carlsson, Pell
4000m DMR – Carr (1200m), Tiayerra Stroncek (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills) (400m), Shelton (800m), Sargent (1600m)
The Lions are looking to make improvements in their times and qualify for NCAAs. To qualify, men must be in the Top 15 and women must have a Top 17 time, or distance, in the country.
The ECAC meet is set to get started on Friday at 12 a.m., and will be followed by a 9 a.m. started on Saturday to wrap things up.