ITHACA, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team traveled to Ithaca on Saturday afternoon to compete in the Kane Invitational at Cornell University.

Katie Spade (Warren, PA/Warren) qualified for ECACs in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:16.43. That was good for a second place finish overall and it set a new Behrend indoor record.

Paige Allen (Butler, PA/Butler) broke her own school record with an ECAC qualifying time of 26.97 seconds in the 200 meter dash. That constituted a 17^th place finish. Allen also finished 12^th in the 60 meter dash with a time of 8.09.

In the 5000 meter run, Catie Bertges (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) qualified for ECACs with a sixth place finish and a time of 18:52.07.

Jamie Szramowski (Pittsburgh, PA/Oakland Catholic) carded a 15^th place finish in the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:27.54. Abby Gilmore (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) finished two spots later with a time of 1:27.81.

The Lions team of Gilmore, Szramowski, Haley Hughes (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton), and Spade came in third place in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 10:08.42.

Behrend will next compete at Mt. Union on February 8.