Behrend Women Leave Their Mark at ECAC
Championships
The
Behrend women's track and field team had three of the top
competitors at the ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships held on
March 3 and 4 at Ursinus College.
Senior captain Staci Banaszek (Erie/Harborcreek) had strong
performances in all three of her events. In the high jump,
Banaszek finished second with a jump of 5' 4.5" which is an NCAA
provisional qualifying mark. A leap of 36' 9" in the triple
jump secured third place and set a new school record and was also an
NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Banaszek also finished
eighth in the long jump as she flew 16' 7" in that event.
In the women's 500m dash, Leisl Soergel (Evans City/Butler) and Kim
Chapman (Cranberry Township/Seneca Valley) finished sixth and eighth
respectively. Soergel finished with a time of 1:21.67 and
Chapman was close behind coming in at
1:22.21.
Staci Banaszek
Both Soergel and Chapman improved upon
their qualifying
times. Banaszek, Soergel, and Chapman were
all named All-ECAC in their events.
The strong performance by these Behrend Lions earned 19 team points
and helped the women's team to finish 12 out of the 36 teams
participating.
Banaszek, Soergel, Chapman, and men's ECAC Championship participants
Shane Rock (McKean/General McLane) and Jon McKinney
(Summerville/Union) headed out to Orlando, Florida on March 5 to
join their Behrend teammates and kick off the outdoor season at the
Disney Relays over the spring break week.
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