Behrend cross country teams win AMCC championships

Five cross country runners advance through a course at Penn State Behrend.

The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team won the AMCC championships on Oct. 30. Five Behrend runners finished in the top 10.

Credit: Penn State Behrend

November 1, 2021

Penn State Behrend’s cross country teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships on Oct. 30. Olivia Nola, a freshman from Erie, won the individual women’s title.

Other scores and highlights from last week:

Men’s soccer

Medaille 1, Penn State Behrend 0

Goalkeeper Sam York, a junior from Akron, Ohio, made five saves – his most since a Sept. 29 win over John Carroll.

Women’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 7, Medaille 0

Brenna McGuire, a senior from McDonald, scored four goals against Medaille, three of them in the first 12 minutes of the game.

Men’s cross country

First (of five teams) at the AMCC championships in Alfred, New York

Phoenix Myers, a senior from Erie, led the Lions, finishing the 8K race in 29:47.63. He finished second in a field of 39 runners.

Women’s cross country

First (of seven teams) at the AMCC championships in Alfred, New York

Olivia Nola, a freshman from Erie, won the individual title, finishing the 6K race in 26:57.53. She was nearly two minutes faster than the second-best finisher.

Women’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, Mt. Aloysius 0
Penn State Behrend 3, Medaille 0

For the second consecutive year, the Lions were undefeated in AMCC play. Kristin Reiland, a senior from Fairview, had 11 kills, six digs and five block assists against Mt. Aloysius. Dani Kosslow, a senior from Pittsburgh, added 31 assists and five aces.

Men’s swimming and diving

Alfred State 164, Penn State Behrend 130
Penn State Behrend 102, Chatham 50

Jake Schmidt, a graduate student from Erie, won three events against Alfred State: He finished first in the 100 freestyle (48.32), the 200 freestyle (1:48.73) and the 500 freestyle (5:08.58). He also swam a leg of the 400 free relay, which the Lions won.

Women’s swimming and diving

Penn State Behrend 162, Alfred State 123
Chatham 126, Penn State Behrend 105

The 400-meter free relay team – Marcella Puglia, Emma Webster, Aliya Webster and Bella Nadzam – won against Alfred State, finishing in 4:01.39. Julia Sank, a sophomore from North East, won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.

Men’s water polo

Gannon 21, Penn State Behrend 14

The 14 goals against Gannon were the most scored by the Lions in a game this season. Ryan Carpico, a freshman from Skippack; Eugene Kruger, a freshman from Alpharetta, Georgia; and Ryan Kenney, a junior from Skippack, each scored three.

Women’s bowling