Ivy Laffan

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

Career Highlights | TFRRS

2023-24

* All-United East indoor honors with a first-place finish in the 4x4 relay and third-place finish in the 400m
* All-United East outdoor honors with third-place finishes in the 400m hurdles, 4x1 relay, and 4x4 relay
* Wild card entry in the 400m at regionals, finishing 22nd
* Member of the 4x2 relay team that placed 20th at indoor regionals
* Member of the 4x8 relay team that competed at Regional Championships
* Academic All-AMCC

2022-23


* CSAC Champion in 400m
* First Team All-CSAC in 400m
* Second Team All-CSAC in 4x100 relay
* Second Team All-CSAC in 200m
* Second Team All-CSAC in 4x400 relay
* Helped Behrend secure back-to-back CSAC Championship
* All-CSAC Academic team
* Team Sportsmanship Award for outdoor

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

2020-21

* Joined the Penn State Behrend women's track team as a freshman

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in environmental science
* Member of the Penn State Behrend women's 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
* Battle of the Books

News mentions
Behrend Women’s Track & Field Completes Outdoor Season At Regional Championships
Behrend Women’s Track & Field Completes Outdoor Season At Regional Championships

The Penn State Behrend women's track & field team finalized its outdoor season at the final day of the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Outdoor Championships on Thursday.

Behrend Competes In Final Tune-Up Meet Prior To Regionals
Behrend Competes In Final Tune-Up Meet Prior To Regionals

The Penn State Behrend women's track & field team participated in its final tune-up meet of the season prior to the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Outdoor Championships next Wednesday and Thursday.

Behrend Wins Conference Championship; Balaski Sets New United East/School Record
Behrend Wins Conference Championship; Balaski Sets New United East/School Record

The Penn State Behrend women's track & field team won its first ever United East Outdoor Championship with 180 team points, outscoring nine other teams this weekend.

Six Personal Bests Recorded for Lions At Red Flash Open
Six Personal Bests Recorded for Lions At Red Flash Open

The Penn State Behrend women's indoor track & field team competed in its final meet before conference championships on Saturday.

Behrend Takes Part in Geneseo Quad Meet
Behrend Takes Part in Geneseo Quad Meet

The Penn State Behrend women's track & field team competed in the Geneseo Quad Meet on Saturday.

Three Lions Set Personal Bests At Slippery Rock
Three Lions Set Personal Bests At Slippery Rock

Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan), Lindsey Hartle (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth), and Haley Felton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry) all earned personal bests for the Penn State Behrend women's track & field team at the John Papa Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock on Thursday.

Behrend Battles In Westminster Invitational
Behrend Battles In Westminster Invitational

The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed at the Westminster Invitational on Saturday.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Competes in Dave Labor Invitational
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Competes in Dave Labor Invitational

The Penn State Behrend women's track & field team took part in the Dave Labor Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock on Saturday.

Behrend Track & Field Sweeps AMCC Weekly Awards; Tingley Named Pitcher of the Week
Behrend Track & Field Sweeps AMCC Weekly Awards; Tingley Named Pitcher of the Week

Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track & field athletes swept the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week, while softball sophomore pitcher Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) earned Pitcher of the Week honors.

Balaski, Kappeler Record AARTFC Marks At Carnegie Mellon
Balaski, Kappeler Record AARTFC Marks At Carnegie Mellon

The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team opened up the outdoor season at the Carnegie Mellon Invite on Friday and Saturday.

Behrend Women's Indoor Track & Field Team Takes Part in Two Events on Final Day of Regional Championships
Behrend Women's Indoor Track & Field Team Takes Part in Two Events on Final Day of Regional Championships

The Penn State Behrend women's indoor track & field team participated in the triple jump and 4x2 relay on the final day of the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference (AARTFC) Indoor Championships hosted by Nazareth.

Behrend Women’s Indoor Track & Field Secures Championship; Kappeler Scores Gold Medal
Behrend Women’s Indoor Track & Field Secures Championship; Kappeler Scores Gold Medal

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team had one individual champion, one relay team champion, and nine silver medalists to lead to its first ever AMCC/United East Indoor Women’s Track & Field Championship.

Behrend Indoor Track & Field Set To Compete in AMCC/United East Championships
Behrend Indoor Track & Field Set To Compete in AMCC/United East Championships

The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s indoor track & field team will travel to Landover, MD for the first-ever Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)/United East Indoor Championships on Monday, Feb. 26.

Laffan Records Pair of Season-Best Times in Last Chance Meet
Laffan Records Pair of Season-Best Times in Last Chance Meet

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field had their final tune-up meet before championships at Ashland’s “Last Chance Meet” on Saturday.

Lions Take Part in Jud Logan “Light Giver” Open
Lions Take Part in Jud Logan “Light Giver” Open

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field competed in the Jud Logan “Light Giver” Open, a two-day invitational hosted by Ashland on Friday and Saturday.

Behrend Participates in Invite At Mount Union
Behrend Participates in Invite At Mount Union

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field took part in the Jim Wuske Invite hosted by Mount Union on Saturday.

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Competes At SPIRE Midwest Open
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Competes At SPIRE Midwest Open

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team was back in action at the SPIRE Midwest Open on Saturday.

Long Breaks Indoor Triple Jump School Record Saturday
Long Breaks Indoor Triple Jump School Record Saturday

Freshman Rylee Long (Slippery Rock, PA/Moniteau) broke the women’s triple jump school record for the Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team Saturday afternoon at Mount Union.

Behrend Indoor Track & Field and Swimming and Diving Athletes Garner Weekly Awards
Behrend Indoor Track & Field and Swimming and Diving Athletes Garner Weekly Awards

Seven Penn State Behrend student-athletes have been selected as Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week for the week of November 27-December 3.

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Begins New Campaign At Houghton
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Begins New Campaign At Houghton

The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field season began its season at the Houghton December Classic held at the Kerr-Pegula Field House Friday afternoon.