Women's Track and Field to Open Season on Saturday at Mount Union
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team opens their season with the Toy Drive Invite, hosted by Mount Union on Saturday.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team opens their season with the Toy Drive Invite, hosted by Mount Union on Saturday.
Behrend News and Notes:
* In 2020-21, Behrend finished second in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship
* The Lions return seven total All-CSAC selections, four first-team and three second team
* Jessie Johnson (Edinboro, PA/General McLane) returns as one of Behrend's top runners, pacing all competitors at the CSAC Championship a year ago in the 1000m with a time of 43:20.44
* Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan) and Caroline Upham (Erie, PA/Iroquois) are back as two of the top Lions in field events after earning first-team All-CSAC honors in pole vault and high jump, respectively
* The Behrend Lions return a total of nine athletes while adding 10 new faces to the roster
* Olivia Nola (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) joins the women's track and field team after earning Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Runner of the Year for women's cross country this fall