Men's Track Heads to Nazareth Friday
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field program is set to compete in the Nazareth Invitational on Friday in Rochester, New York. The meet begins at 4 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's indoor track & field program is set to compete in the Nazareth Invitational on Friday in Rochester, New York. The meet begins at 4 p.m.
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are ranked third in the Mideast Region this week after competing in the Cornell Invite on Sunday
* The pole vault team of Nick Lachut (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin), Kyle Grimm (Beaver, PA/Beaver Area), Jack Georgetson (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell), and Elijah Dangrow (Greenville, PA/Greenville) are ranked the third pole vault event squad in NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field based on the USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings
* At Cornell on Sunday, Behrend had four first-place finishes
* Phoenix Myers (Erie, PA/Seneca) came home with two gold medals in the mile and 800m
* Myers won the men's mile run with a time of 4:20.40 and the 800m in 1:59.01
* Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) won the high jump event for the third time this season with a height of 2.08m
* Antonio Stello (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) took home first in the 200m (22.72)
* As a team, the Lions have 11 individuals and one relay that are qualifiers for the All-Atlantic championship