Penn State Behrend’s track and field teams won the Colonial States Athletic Conference championships at Gallaudet on May 6 and 7. The women's team won its fifth overall title.
ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend’s track and field teams won the Colonial States Athletic Conference championships at Gallaudet on May 6 and 7. The men’s team claimed its seventh-consecutive title; the women won their fifth overall.
Behrend’s baseball and softball teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:
Baseball
Muskingum 7, Penn State Behrend 4
Penn State Behrend 6, Case Western 5
Zac Bogats, a senior from Coraopolis, batted three-for-five against Case Western, finishing with a double and two RBIs.
Softball
Penn State Behrend 4, Alfred State 1
Penn State Behrend 7, Alfred State 1
The Lions won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular-season title with a sweep of Alfred State on May 6. Jocelyn McNany, a sophomore from Cranberry Township, hit a home run in the opener.
Men’s track and field
First (of four teams) at the CSAC championships
Bennett Kerr, a sophomore from Murrysville, won the 5,000-meter race, finishing in 16:30.43. Behrend runners also placed second, third and fourth.
Women’s track and field
First (of five teams) at the CSAC championships
Olivia Nola, a sophomore from Erie, won the 5,000-meter race, finishing in 19:02.66. She also won the 800-meter race, finishing in 2:19.50. Savanna Carr, a senior from Franklin, won the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 11:57.99.
Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.
Robb Frederick
Assistant director, news and information, Penn State Behrend
Jill Yamma
Sports information director, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
