Women's Outdoor Track & Field Competes at Slippery Rock; Park Breaks Hammer Throw Record Again
Senior Jessica Park broke the school record in the hammer throw for a second consecutive week to lead the Penn State Behrend women’s outdoor track & field team at the Dave Labor Alumni Invitational at the William Lennox Track at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium hosted by Slippery Rock.
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Senior Jessica Park broke the school record in the hammer throw for a second consecutive week to lead the Penn State Behrend women's outdoor track & field team at the Dave Labor Alumni Invitational at the William Lennox Track at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium hosted by Slippery Rock.
Key Moments:
* Park did better than her best, throwing 141-11 on her second attempt to place 15th overall in the event
* The Lions had three fourth-place finishes on the day
* Lindsey Hartle ran 41:44.36 in the 10,000m run to take fourth
* Behrend's Kelsey Hanna and Alivia Hetrick competed in the 5,000m run, placing fourth and fifth, respectively
* Hanna ran 19:06.92 and Hetrick clocked in at 20:08.27
* In the javelin, Julia Balaski finished fourth with a throw of 130-2 on her third attempt
* The 4x100 relay consisting of Chloe Yazembiak, Abigail Falk, Caroline McDevitt and Ruby Lormejuste registered a time of 49.64 for fifth place
* Falk also competed in the 100m, taking 15th overall with a time of 12.55
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Friday and Saturday at Mt. Union