ERIE, Pa. – Penn State Behrend men's and women's track & field athletes swept the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week, while softball sophomore pitcher Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) earned Pitcher of the Week honors.
Senior Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan) kicked off the Carnegie Mellon Invite with an AARTFC qualifying clearance of 11-3 for fourth place in the pole vault. She was a member of the 4x1 relay team that tallied a fifth-place finish with a time of 51.40. Kappeler completed her solid start to the outdoor season with a score of 15-11 3/4 in the long jump for eighth place to notch Women's Field Athlete of the Week.
Ivy Laffan (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) ran a 10th place time of 1:02.75 in the 400m on Saturday. She was also a member of the 4x1 relay team that finished fifth with a time of 51.40 to secure Women's Track Athlete of the Week.
Men's Track Athlete of the Week went to Kody Klein (North East, PA/Cathedral Prep), who finished with an AARTFC qualifying time of 1:55.51 en route to a fourth-place finish in the 800m at Carnegie Mellon.
Thrower Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) tallied a first-place finish at Carnegie Mellon with an AARTFC qualifying score of 167-07 in the discus to register Men's Field Athlete of the Week.
Tingley recorded her second shutout of the season and sixth win by allowing just three hits over seven innings for a complete game in game one vs. John Carroll. Tingley also delivered her 100th career strikeout, fanning eight in the Lions victory.
Behrend track & field is back in action this Saturday at Slippery Rock, while softball begins conference play at Mount Aloysius this weekend.
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April 18, 2024
Dabrowski Breaks Own School Record At John Papa Invitational
April 13, 2024
Three Lions Win At Westminster Saturday
February 19, 2024
Rhodes, Hetrick Earn AMCC Athlete of the Week Honors
February 17, 2024
Hetrick, Egizio Score Top Finishes At Ashland
February 12, 2024
Laslavic Earns AMCC Field Athlete of the Week Honors
February 10, 2024
Behrend's 4x4 Relay Team Sets New School Record At SPIRE Indoor Games
January 29, 2024
Six Behrend Student-Athletes Earn AMCC Weekly Honors
January 27, 2024
Lions Compete in Jim Wuske Invitational
January 22, 2024
Festa, DiRienzo Named AMCC Athletes of the Week
January 20, 2024
Men’s Indoor Track & Field Back In Action Saturday at SPIRE
December 11, 2023
Behrend Sweeps AMCC Track & Field Weekly Awards
December 9, 2023
Festa, Seevers Earn Victories At Mount Union
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October 4, 2023
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