Lions Compete at Robert J. Kane Invitational
On Saturday afternoon the Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed in the Robert J. Kane Invitational at Cornell University.
ITHICA, NY - On Saturday afternoon the Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed in the Robert J. Kane Invitational at Cornell University.
Katie Monoskey (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) led the way for the Lions with a ninth place finish in the weight throw. The senior thrower hit a distance of 13.16m which also set a school record. Monoskey broke her own record set in 2009.
The 4x800m relay team also had a big day. The team of Haley Hughes (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton), Katie Spade (Warren, PA/Warren), Catie Bertges (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy), and Victoria Harwood (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven) finished with a time of 10:04.35 for fifth place. The squad qualified for ECAC's as well.
After the relay, Spade competed in the 800m run. Spade finished in 2:26.24 to bring home ninth place.
In the pole vault, Nicole Teribery (Bradford, PA/Bradford) cleared 3.15m for eighth place.
Bertges also had a top-15 finished. The sophomore runner finished the 5000m run in 19:14.89 for 15th place.
Behrend will travel to Gambier, OH on Saturday for the Kenyon Invitational at 12 p.m.
