Behrend Track & Field Athletes Put Up More Great Performances at The Rock
The
Penn State Behrend track & field teams had several notable
performances on April 11 at the Slippery Rock Invitational, with
Behrend Lions crowding the top of the scoreboard in many events.
Ronson Mazany (Ashville, NY/Panama Central) continued to
dominate in the jumping events. At Slippery Rock, Mazany took
first place in the long jump (6.64 m), first place in the triple
jump (13.49 m), and fifth place in the high jump (1.83 m).
Teammate Bryson Hartzler (Belleville, PA/Indian Valley)
took first place in the high jump with a mark of 1.93 m in that
event, his third consecutive win in that event, which was also an
ECAC qualifying mark.
Earl Bass (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) won the 110 meter
hurdles with a time of 15.34 seconds while teammate Mike Stark
(Gibsonia, PA/Pine Richland) finished fourth, running 15.67 seconds.
Both Bass and Stark turned in ECAC qualifying times.
For the women,
Jenna Fatica (Erie,
PA/Villa Maria Academy) took second in
the 800m run with a time of 2:23.31.
Virginia Rodgers-Owens (Washington,
DC/Dunbar) turned in ECAC qualifying
times in the 100 meter dash (12.60) earning a third place in that
event, and in the 200 meter dash (26.22) earning a fourth place
finish.
Tanisha Wheatley (Saltsburg, PA/Kiski) took second in the 3000 meter
steeplechase (12:43.09), Liz Keller (Bradford, PA/Bradford) took
third in the 1500 meter run (5:00.47), Mandy Wehrle (Rossiter,
PA/Punxsutawney) was third in the 400
meter dash (1:03.72), and Mallory Souleret (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin)
was third in the 3000 meter run (11:33.36).
The blue and white will get their next chance to compete at the
Westminster Invitational on Saturday, April 18.
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