NEW YORK, NY - Seven Lions from the Penn State Behrend men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) indoor championships on Friday and Saturday.

Conor MacMannis (Fredericksburg, VA/Kubeszki) led the way for Behrend with a third place finish in the high jump.  The freshman cleared 1.97m.

In the pole vault, Dylan Bilka (Seven Fields, PA/Seneca Valley) took sixth place.  Bilka got over 4.86m to set a new team record. Bilka now ranks among the best freshmen Division III pole vaulters in the nation.

John Cerminara (Williamsburg, VA/Jamestown) competed in the shot put for the Lions. Cerminara hit a distance of 13.47m for 19th place.

Victoria Harwood (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven) qualified for two events on the women's side.  Harwood first competed in the pole vault.  She cleared 3.05m to tie for 28th place. Harwood then teamed up with Haley Hughes (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton), Katie Spade (Warren, PA/Warren), and Catie Bertges (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) for the 4x800m relay. The squad crossed the line at 9:53.79 for 19th place.