Track and Field Tallies Top Finishes at Home Meet
The Penn State Behrend track & field team hosted the Behrend Invitational today.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend track & field team hosted the Behrend Invitational today.
Key Moments:
* The Lions had many top finishes at their home meet
* Amory Coleman-Reeves (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) tallied a first-place finish in the 100m dash with a time of 11.10 to match a career-best
* Coleman-Reeves also won the 200m dash, running 22.24 to beat his best career time
* The women's 4x100m team of Haley Felton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry), Kira Nicholson (Scottdale, PA/Southmoreland), Maria Campbell (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy), and Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan) took home the gold with a time of 56.46
* Behrend had the top-three finishers in the 3000m steeplechase. Phoenix Myers (Erie, PA/Seneca) led the way (9:50.43) followed by Nick Temel (Conneaut Lake, PA/Conneaut Area) (10:28.92) and Aidan Domencic (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) (10:30.08)
* The Lions also had the first three finishers in the high jump. Behrend was led by Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) (2.00m). Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley) finished in second (1.90m) and Evan States (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) finished third (1.80m)
Top Remaining Finishers
400m
Zachary Tingley (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) – 3rd (53.15)
200m
Felton – 5th (29.89)
800m
John Anderson (Emlenton, PA/A-C Valley) – 6th (2:14.62) – Men's
Izzy Spires (Erie, PA/Seneca) – 3rd (2:36.34) – Women's
1500m
Ferrans – 5th (5:29.48)
5000m
Christopher Annear (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia) – 3rd (16:51.99)
110m Hurdles
Blake Burns (Jefferson, OH/Jefferson Area) – 4th (16.07)
400m Hurdles
States – 5th (1:02.90)
Pole Vault
Jack Georgetson (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) – 2nd (4.40m) – Men's
Campbell – 6th (2.90m) – Women's
Long Jump
Coleman-Reeves – 4th (6.47m)
High Jump
Caroline Upham (Erie, PA/Iroquois) – 3rd (1.50m)
Shot Put
Matt Michael (Erie, PA/Iroquois) – 2nd (14.96m)
Emily Mischen (Gibsonia, PA/Deer Lakes) – 5th (11.07m)
Discus
Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harborcreek) – 2nd (46.32m)
Hammer Throw
Michael – 5th (44.78m)
Mischen – 6th (31.20m)
Javelin
Felton – 3rd (30.52m)
Next Up:
* The Behrend Lions will compete at the CSAC Championship on May 8 at Keystone College.