2015-16 Top Stories

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Men's and Women's Track and Field Earn All-Academic Honors
Men's and Women's Track and Field Earn All-Academic Honors

The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track and field teams, along with Josh Natalie and Luke Patten were named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team.

26 Earn CSAC All-Academic Honors
26 Earn CSAC All-Academic Honors

The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams combined to feature a total of 26 student-athletes named to the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) 2015-16 Winter/Spring All-Academic Team.

Lions Finish Final Day of NCAA Championships
Lions Finish Final Day of NCAA Championships

Matt McWilliams and Mitchell Obenrader competed in their final day of the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday afternoon.

Obenrader Finishes Third in NCAA Shot Put
Obenrader Finishes Third in NCAA Shot Put

Mitchell Obenrader took third place in the shot put in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday.

Patten Takes 17th at NCAAs; McWilliams Sets Top Qualifying Mark
Patten Takes 17th at NCAAs; McWilliams Sets Top Qualifying Mark

Luke Patten, Matt McWilliams and Paige Allen all competed on day one of the 2016 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday.

Obenrader Tabbed Mideast Field Athlete of the Year; Kregel, Patterson Assistant Coaches of the Year
Obenrader Tabbed Mideast Field Athlete of the Year; Kregel, Patterson Assistant Coaches of the Year

Mitchell Obenrader was selected as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast Region Field Athlete of the Year and assistant coaches Kayla Kregel and Katie Patterson earn Assistant Coaches of the Year honors.

Five Named Outdoor Track & Field All-Region
Five Named Outdoor Track & Field All-Region

Five Penn State Behrend track and field athletes were named 2016 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field All-Region, announced on Monday.

Four Lions Set for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Four Lions Set for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Paige Allen, Matt McWilliams, Luke Patten and Mitchell Obenrader are all set to represent the Penn State Behrend track and field teams at the Division III NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this Thursday through Saturday, May 26-28 at Walston Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.

Men's Track & Field Takes Sixth at ECAC Championships
Men's Track & Field Takes Sixth at ECAC Championships

The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team finished in 6th out of 53 (37.5) scoring teams in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships Thursday.

McWilliams, Obenrader Break Records at Allegheny
McWilliams, Obenrader Break Records at Allegheny

The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team competed in the 11th annual Gator Invitational at Allegheny College Friday afternoon.

30 Earn All-CSAC Honors; Cooper Named Coach of the Year
30 Earn All-CSAC Honors; Cooper Named Coach of the Year

The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams each won a Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championships May 8, and a total of 18 men and 12 women earned All-Conference honors by finishing in the top three of their respective events.

Men's Track & Field Takes CSAC Crown; Obenrader Earns Field MVP Honors
Men's Track & Field Takes CSAC Crown; Obenrader Earns Field MVP Honors

The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team captured the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship in their inaugural season in the league with a combined score of 317, 159 points ahead of second-place finisher Keystone with 158 points.

Track & Field Seeks First CSAC Championship
Track & Field Seeks First CSAC Championship

The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track and field teams are ready for their first-ever Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship meet Saturday, May 7.

Natalie Earns CSAC Track Athlete of the Week
Natalie Earns CSAC Track Athlete of the Week

Senior Josh Natalie was named the Colonial State Athletic Conference (CSAC) male track Athlete of the Week after his performance in the Behrend Invitational Saturday.

Men's Track & Field Wins Behrend Invite
Men's Track & Field Wins Behrend Invite

The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team won their second meet in a row, finishing first out of nine teams with 309.5 points on their home track Saturday at the Behrend Invitational.

Obenrader, Yenchik Named CSAC Athletes of the Week
Obenrader, Yenchik Named CSAC Athletes of the Week

Mitchell Obenrader and Haley Yenchik were named Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) male and female field Athletes of the Week, announced on Tuesday.