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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Saxonburg, PA
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- High School:
- Knoch
Bio
Career Highlights | TFRRS
2024-25
* All-SUNYAC Indoor Third Team with a distance of 51-8 1/4 in the shot put at SUNYAC Indoor Championships - Indoor
* Named to USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region Team in shot put - Indoor
* Placed eighth at regionals in the shot put with a toss of 48-7 1/2 - Indoor
* Placed top five at six meets during the regular season - Indoor
2023-24
* Named to USTFCCCA All-Region Team
* United East Indoor/Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
* All-United East Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Champion
* All-United East outdoor honors with a distance of 139-2 in discus
* Qualified for regionals in shot put in both indoor and outdoor
* Academic All-AMCC
2022-23
* Team Rookie of the Year for both indoor and outdoor
* Joins the Penn State Behrend men's track and field team as a freshman
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in mechanical engineering
Personal
* Son of Noelle and Lane Cotton
* Three-sport athlete at Knoch High School
* Four-year letterwinner in track & field, hockey, and three in football
* Voted Most Athletic
* National Honors Society
* Spanish Club
News mentions
Tobin Tallies Two Event Wins Saturday
The Penn State Behrend men’s track & field team competed at the Westminster Invitational Saturday.
April 12, 2025

Six Behrend Men Track & Field Athletes Punch Ticket To Regionals
The Penn State Behrend men’s track & field team had six athletes qualify for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC)...
April 5, 2025
Four Lions Record AARTFC Qualifying Marks To Open Outdoor Campaign
The Penn State Behrend men’s track & field team tallied 13 personal bests and hit four regional qualifying marks to begin the 2025...
March 28, 2025
Konieczki Wins Long Jump At Regionals; Breaks Own School Record
For the second straight time in about a month span, sophomore Brandon Konieczki (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) set a new men’s indoor track &...
March 7, 2025

10 Lions Prepped For AARTFC Indoor Championships
The Penn State Behrend indoor track & field team will send 10 athletes to the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Indoor...
March 6, 2025

Three Lions Earn Medals on Final Day of SUNYAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field placed fourth out of 10 teams at the State University of New York Athletic Conference...
March 1, 2025

Behrend Indoor Track & Field Set To Be First Time Competitors in SUNYAC Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams will compete for the first time as a member of the State...
February 27, 2025
Five Lions PR At Houghton
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team competed in its final tune-up meet prior to conference championships at the Last...
February 22, 2025
Cotton Throws Personal Best At SPIRE Indoor Games
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team participated in the SPIRE Indoor Games on Saturday.
February 15, 2025

Konieczki Breaks Indoor Long Jump Record At Brockport Multi
Sophomore Brandon Konieczki (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) set a new Penn State Behrend indoor men’s track & field record in the long jump on...
February 8, 2025

Men’s Track & Field Competes At Mount Union
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team took part in the Jim Wuske Invitational, hosted by Mount Union on Saturday.
February 1, 2025

Three Lions Finish First At Highlander Invitational
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team was back in action at the Houghton Highlander Invitational on Saturday.
January 25, 2025
Festa Picks Up Pole Vault Win To Open Men’s Track & Field Indoor Season
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team began the 2024-25 season at the Mount Union Toy Drive Invitational on Saturday.
December 7, 2024