Ivy Laffan

Ivy Laffan
  • Hometown:
    Waterford, PA
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Fort LeBoeuf
Bio

Career Highlights

2021-22

* CSAC Track Athlete of the Year
* Three-time CSAC Champion (100m, 200m, 400m)
* CSAC Champion in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays
* CSAC All-Academic
* Ran a career best in the 400m with a 59.46 finish for 25th place at the AARTFC Championships
* Helped the Lions capture the CSAC Outdoor Championships

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in environmental science
* Member of the Penn State Behrend cross country team

Personal

* Daughter of Cynthia and TJ Laffan
* Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Fort LeBoeuf
* Cross Country Captain
* Four-time Second Team All-Region for cross country
* Two-time First Team All-Region for track & field
* three-time Second Team All-Region for track & field
* National Honor Society
* Class Council
* Student Council
* Model UN
* Hoofprint School Newspaper
* TEAMS Engineering Club
* Balttle of the Books

News mentions
Behrend Track & Fields Heads to AARTFC Championships
Behrend Track & Fields Heads to AARTFC Championships

The Penn State Behrend men's and women's track and field team heads to Susquehanna University for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships beginning on Wednesday, May 17.

Behrend Lions Capture CSAC Outdoor T&F Championships; Nola, Litwiler Individual Award Winners
Behrend Lions Capture CSAC Outdoor T&F Championships; Nola, Litwiler Individual Award Winners

The Penn State Behrend outdoor women’s track & field team captured their second straight and fifth overall Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship on Sunday.

Nola, Balaski Break CSAC Meet Records; Women's Track & Field in First Place
Nola, Balaski Break CSAC Meet Records; Women's Track & Field in First Place

The Penn State Behrend outdoor women’s track & field team broke two Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship meet records and sit in first place after day of competition on Saturday.

Nola Breaks School Record; Women's Outdoor T&F Competes at Ashland
Nola Breaks School Record; Women's Outdoor T&F Competes at Ashland

Olivia Nola broke a 21-year old program record in the 1500m to lead the Penn State Behrend women’s outdoor track & field team at the Ashland Invitational on Saturday.

Nola Leads Behrend Women's Outdoor T&F at Sparky Adams Invitational
Nola Leads Behrend Women's Outdoor T&F at Sparky Adams Invitational

The Penn State Behrend women’s outdoor track & field team finished 11th out of 16 teams at the Sparky Adams Invitational hosted by Baldwin Wallace on Saturday.

Behrend Women's Outdoor Track & Field Competed at John Papa Invitational
Behrend Women's Outdoor Track & Field Competed at John Papa Invitational

The Penn State Behrend women’s outdoor track & field team competed at the John Papa Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock on Thursday. 

Kappeler Wins Four Events at Behrend Invitational
Kappeler Wins Four Events at Behrend Invitational

Madison Kappeler won four events to lead the Penn State Behrend women's track & field team at the Behrend Invitational on Sunday.  

Behrend Women's Track & Field Competes at John Homon Open
Behrend Women's Track & Field Competes at John Homon Open

The Penn State Behrend women’s track & field team had three first-place finishes at the John Homon Open hosted by Mt. Union on Friday.

Behrend Women's Outdoor T&F Competes at CMU; Balaski Breaks Javelin Record
Behrend Women's Outdoor T&F Competes at CMU; Balaski Breaks Javelin Record

The Penn State Behrend women’s track & field team opened up the outdoor season with a 13th place finish at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational held on Friday and Saturday.

Nola Wins 3000m, Breaks Program Record at AARTFC Championships
Nola Wins 3000m, Breaks Program Record at AARTFC Championships

Sophomore Olivia Nola is the All-Atlantic Region Indoor Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Champion in the 3000m, leading Penn State Behrend at the AARTFC Championships at the NYC Armory this weekend.

Nola Breaks 3000m School Record; Women's Indoor T&F Competes at Wittenberg
Nola Breaks 3000m School Record; Women's Indoor T&F Competes at Wittenberg

Olivia Nola broke the school record in the 3000m event to lead the Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team at the Wittenberg Collegiate Meet on Saturday.

Felton, Carr Set School Records at Ashland
Felton, Carr Set School Records at Ashland

Haley Felton set a new Penn State Behrend indoor track and field record in the pentathlon to lead the Lions the Jud Logan “Light Giver” Open held at Ashland on Friday and Saturday.

Women's Track & Field Competed at Spire Friday
Women's Track & Field Competed at Spire Friday

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field competed at the Spire Collegiate Invite on Friday evening.

Kappeler Wins Pole Vault; Women's Indoor T&F Competes at Houghton
Kappeler Wins Pole Vault; Women's Indoor T&F Competes at Houghton

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team returned to the Kerr-Pegula Field House and Houghton for the Highlander Invite on Saturday.

Behrend Women's Indoor Track & Field Competes at Nazareth Alumni Opener
Behrend Women's Indoor Track & Field Competes at Nazareth Alumni Opener

Sophomore Olivia Nola ran a personal-best time in the mile, placing second overall to lead the Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team at the Nazareth Alumni Opener on Friday night.

Women's Indoor Track & Field Opens Season at Houghton
Women's Indoor Track & Field Opens Season at Houghton

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team opened the 2022-23 season at the Houghton December Classic held at the Kerr-Pegula Field House on Friday night.