Bennett Kerr
Bennett Kerr
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Murrysville, PA
  • High School:
    Franklin Regional
Bio

Career Highlights

2024

* All-AMCC
* Earned fourth at AMCC Championships with a time of 29:00.9
* Registered the third (27:31.5), fifth (27:36.1), and 15th (28:16.5) fastest conference times during the regular season
* Tallied a season-best time of 27:31.5 at Fredonia
* Placed 86th at NCAA Regionals (27:49.0)
* Led the Lions to their fifth consecutive conference title

2023

* All-AMCC
* Ran a time of 26:48.17 for a third-place finish at AMCC Championships
* Helped lead the Lions to fourth consecutive conference title

2022

* All-AMCC
* Took fifth at AMCC Championships (29:07.9)
* Helped lead the team to third consecutive AMCC title

2021

* Helped Behrend capture consecutive AMCC Championships
* Academic All-AMCC

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in mechanical engineering
* Member of Penn State Behrend track and field team

Personal

* Son of Baja and Thomas Kerr 
* Three-year letterwinner in track & field and cross country
* Two-time Most Improved in cross country
* Coach's Award in cross country
* Most Improved in track & field
* Leadership Award in track & field
* Three-time WPIAL Qualifier in cross country
* WPIAL Qualifer in track & field
* National Honors Society
* Boy Scouts

News mentions
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Men's Cross Country Finishes Season At NCAA Regionals

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team placed 15th with a team score of 382 at NCAA Regional Championships Saturday afternoon, hosted...

November 16, 2024

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Men’s Cross Country Bound for Regional Race Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team will compete in the 2024 NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Fredonia State...

November 14, 2024

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Boyd Earns Conference Runner of the Year; Six Lions Nab All-Conference Honors

Sophomore Lucas Boyd (North East, PA/North East) was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Runner of the Year and...

November 6, 2024

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Men’s Cross Country Captures 16th Conference Title; Boyd Earns AMCC Champion

The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team captured its fifth straight and 16th overall AMCC Championship with 23 total points at the...

November 2, 2024

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Men’s Cross Country Seeking Fifth Straight Conference Championship

The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team will compete in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Saturday,...

November 1, 2024

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Lions Deliver Several Season Best Marks In Aubrey Shenk Invitational

The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team finished 12th in its final regular season race of the season in the Aubrey Shenk Invitationa...

October 19, 2024

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Behrend Takes Part In Kara Hall Memorial Invite

The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team placed 11th at the Kara Hall Memorial Invitational, hosted by Fredonia Saturday afternoon.

October 5, 2024

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Men’s Cross Country Competes In Rochester 8K

The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team finished 17th with a team score of 460 at the Yellowjacket Invitational, hosted by Rochester...

September 21, 2024

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Boyd, Kerr Lead Way For Behrend In Twilight Meet

The Penn State men’s cross country earned a runner-up finish with a team score of 43 in the Behrend Twilight Invite at the Behrend Fields...

September 13, 2024

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Men’s Cross Country Hosts Annual Twilight Invitational

The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team will host its annual Behrend Twilight Invitational at the Behrend Fields on Friday, Sept....

September 12, 2024

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Boyd Scores Top Finish for Behrend In Season-Opening Race

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's cross country began the 2024 season with a third-place finish, accumulating 73 team points at...

August 30, 2024