Track and Field Heads to Grove City This Week
The Penn State Behrend track and field team travels to Grove City, PA on Wednesday and Thursday for the PAC Invitational.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend track and field team travels to Grove City, PA on Wednesday and Thursday for the PAC Invitational.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 12 – Throwing Events at Grove City College
Thursday, May 13 – Track and Jumping Events at Westminster College
Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions most recently competed at the CSAC Championship at Keystone College on Saturday
* The men's team won the championship with a score of 342 and the women's team place second scoring 139
* Savanna Carr (Franklin, PA/Franklin Area) was named the Women's CSAC Track Athlete of the Year
* Carr won the 1500m and 5000m runs and finished second in the 800m run
* On the men's side, Phoenix Myers (Erie, PA/Seneca) earned CSAC Track Athlete of the Year and Matt Michael (Erie, PA/Iroquois) was named Field Athlete of the Year
* Myers competed in three events, winning all three. He won the 3000m steeplechase (9:53.19), the 1500m run (4:07.60), and the 5000m run (15:47.10)
* Michael threw the shot put, discus, hammer throw, and javelin. He took home the gold in the shot put throwing 14.80m
* Michael also finished third in the discus (38.72m), hammer throw (43.75m), and the javelin (33.22m)
* Behrend is looking to reach qualifying marks before the All-Atlantic Championship on May 19-20
