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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Cecil, PA
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- High School:
- Canon McMillan
Bio
2017: CSAC Field Athlete of the Year…First-Team All-CSAC in pole vault, triple jump, and 4x100 team…Second-Team All-CSAC in long jump…Honorable mention in 100m, 200m, and high jump…All-ECAC…ECAC qualifier in 4x100 relay…Set Behrend indoor 4x200m run of 1:45.16 and outdoor 4x100m run of 48:39.
2016: CSAC All-Academic...First-Team All-CSAC (Triple Jump, Pole Vault)... Third-Team All-CSAC (Long Jump)
Personal: Daughter of Steven and Janet Yenchik...Majoring in nursing...Five-time letterwinner at Canon Mac High School...Two-sport athlete in track and gymnastics...Two-time district medalist...Two-year consecutive county pole vault champion...Indoor pole vault champion in 2015...Placed 10th in pole vault at 2015 states...Three-time national qualifier in gymnastics.
News mentions
Track & Field Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track & field teams received All-Academic Team honors by the USTFCCCA.
July 30, 2018
Lions Compete at NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships
Penn State Behrend track & field junior Haley Yenchik and senior Rachel Pell competed at the 2018 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field...
May 24, 2018
Pell, Yenchik Set for NCAA Championships
Penn State Behrend senior Rachel Pell and junior Haley Yenchik are making their first-ever appearance at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track &...
May 21, 2018
Lions Place Fourth at ECAC Championships; Pell Named Most Outstanding Performer
Rachel Pell struck gold twice, winning the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles to help the Penn State Behrend women’s track & field team...
May 17, 2018
25 Tab All-CSAC Honors; Cooper Named Coach of the Year
The Penn State Behrend women’s outdoor and track and field team won a Colonial States Athletic Championship on May 6, and a total of 25...
May 14, 2018
Women’s Track and Field Run as Gator Invite
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team ran at the Gator Invitational on Friday afternoon.
May 11, 2018
Women’s Track and Field Crown CSAC Champs; Pell Named Athlete of the Year
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team won the Colonial State Athletic Conference title Sunday afternoon after combining for a...
May 6, 2018
Yenchik Breaks Two School Records on Day One of CSAC Championships
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field squad holds second place after day one of the 2018 Colonial States Athletic Conference...
May 5, 2018
Pell Sets New School Record at Ashland Alumni Open
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team ran at the Ashland Alumni Open on Saturday.
April 28, 2018
Three Named CSAC Athletes of the Week
Penn State Behrend track and field athletes Rachel Pell, Haley Yenchik, and Matt Michael have been named Colonial States Athletic Conference...
April 24, 2018
Women’s Track & Field Runs at Home Meet
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team competed at the Behrend Invitational this weekend.
April 21, 2018
Yenchik Sets New School Record at SRU Open
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track & field team traveled to Slippery Rock to compete in the SRU Open for a one-day...
April 19, 2018
Women’s Track & Field Takes 13th at Westminster
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team placed 13th out of 20 teams in the Westminster Invitational Saturday with a team score of 14.
April 14, 2018
Women’s Track & Field Runs as Mount Union
ALLIANCE, Oh. – The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed at the John Homon Invitational hosted by Mount Union Sunday.
April 7, 2018
Women’s Track and Field Takes Second at Quad Meet
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team took second place out of four teams in their first scored meet of the outdoor season.
March 31, 2018
Three Named Track and Field All-Region
Two members of the Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team, and one men’s athlete were named Division III All-Region,...
March 5, 2018
Lions Break School Records in First Ever ECAC Championship
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team won the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships for the first time in program...
March 3, 2018
Behrend Competes at First Day of ECAC Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track team competed in day one of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on...
March 2, 2018
Pell Sets School Record on the Weekend; Lions Claim Second at Kenyon
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track and field team took second out of 10 teams at the Kenyon College Classic on Saturday.
February 17, 2018
First-Place Finishes was the Theme at Tiffin
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team battled at the Tiffin Grand Prix on Saturday.
February 10, 2018
Pell Takes Control at Mt. Union
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed at the Jim Wuske Invitational hosted by Mount Union Sunday.
February 3, 2018
Women's Track and Field Breaks Records at SPIRE
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team traveled back to Spire Saturday to compete in another round.
January 27, 2018
Women’s Track and Field Runs at Spire
Riley Crissman set a set new school record and was an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference qualifier for the Penn State Behrend women’s...
January 20, 2018
Women's Track and Field Compete at Toy Drive Invite
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed in the Toy Drive Invitational Saturday afternoon hosted by Mount Union.
December 2, 2017