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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Cecil, PA
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- High School:
- Canon-McMillan
Bio
Career Highlights | TFRRS
2024-25
* All-SUNYAC Indoor Third Team in the pole vault with a height of 10-11 3/4 at Championships - Indoor
* Ran a personal-best time of 8.13 in the 60m at the Houghton Last Chance Qualifier - Indoor
* Earned three runner-up finishes during the regular season - Indoor
2023-24
* Named to USTFCCCA All-Region Team
* All-United East indoor and outdoor pole vault champion
* All-United East indoor honors with a first-place finish in the 4x4 relay and second-place finish in the long jump
* All-United East outdoor honors with a second-place finish in the long jump and third-place finishes in the 200m, 4x1 relay, and 4x4 relay
* All-AARTFC honors with fourth and fifth-place finishes in the pole vault at indoor and outdoor regionals
* Member of the 4x2 relay team that placed 20th at indoor regionals
* Academic All-AMCC
2022-23
* CSAC Champion in the pole vault and 100m
* First Team All-CSAC in the pole vault
* First Team All-CSAC in the 100m
* Second Team All-CSAC in the 4x100m relay
* Won four events during home invitational
* Helped Penn State Behrend capture its third straight CSAC Championships
* CSAC All-Academic
* Team MVP for outdoor
2021-22
* CSAC Champion in the pole vault, 4x100m and 4x400m relays
* First Team All-CSAC in the pole vault
* First Team All-CSAC in the 4x100m relay
* First Team All-CSAC in the 4x400m relay
* Honorable Mention All-CSAC in the long jump
* Helped Penn State Behrend capture the CSAC Championships
* CSAC All-Academic
2020-21
* Clinched first place in the pole vault at the CSAC Championship with a mark of 3.05m
* First-Team All-CSAC in pole vaulting
* Second-Team All-CSAC in the 5000m
* Joins the Penn State Behrend track and field team as a freshman
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in nursing
* Minoring in biology
* SNAP Club member
* 2022-24 Resident Assistant
* THON member
* Tri-Beta member
* Welcome Week member
* 2021-24 Fall Concert Committee/Co-Chair
Personal
* Daughter of Cindy and Matthew Kappeler
* Eight-time varsity letter winner
* Team Captain
* Marching and concert band
* Fifth-place WPIAL finish in pole vault
News mentions
Lions Sit In Fifth After First Day of Indoor Championships; Duncan Delivers AARTFC 60m Time
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team is currently in fifth out of nine teams with 16 team points after the first day...
February 28, 2025

Behrend Registers Eight Event Wins In Last Chance Qualifier Meet
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team competed in its final tune-up meet prior to conference championships at the...
February 22, 2025

Kappeler Named SUNYAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Penn State Behrend women's indoor track & field senior Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan) was selected the State University of New...
February 17, 2025
Kappeler Tallies Second In Pole Vault At SPIRE
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team participated in the SPIRE Indoor Games on Saturday.
February 15, 2025
Kappeler Scores AARTFC Qualifying Height At Brockport
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team took part in the Brockport Multi on Saturday.
February 8, 2025

Hartle Earns Runner-Up Finish In Jim Wuske Invite
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team took part in the Jim Wuske Invitational, hosted by Mount Union on Saturday.
February 1, 2025

Women’s Track & Field Back In Action At Houghton
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team was back in action at the Houghton Highlander Invitational on Saturday.
January 25, 2025

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Began Season In Mount Union Invitational
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team began the 2024-25 season at the Mount Union Toy Drive Invitational on Saturday.
December 7, 2024