Trio of Lions Tabbed As AMCC Athletes of the Week
A trio of Penn State Behrend student-athletes have been selected as Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week for the week of September 9-15.
ERIE, Pa. – A trio of Penn State Behrend student-athletes have been selected as Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week for the week of September 9-15.
Sophomore Lucas Boyd (North East, PA/North East) registered Men's Runner of the Week with a top finish at the Behrend Twilight Invite on Friday. Boyd ran a third place time of 27:53.1 to help the Lions garner a runner-up finish as a team.
On the women's side, Lindsey Hartle (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth) was named Women's Runner of the Week, leading the way at Behrend's home invitational with a ninth place time of 26:20.4.
Women's tennis junior Tamanna Sharma (Brampton, Canada/Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School) notched Player of the Week honors, winning at No. 1 doubles and singles against Penn State Altoona.
The cross country teams are at Rochester this Saturday, while the women's tennis team is in action on Wednesday and Sunday this week.