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2016 Women's Track and Field Archive
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CSAC ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD TO SPORT SPONSORSHIP FOR 2015-16
ASTON, Pa.--The Colonial States Athletic Conference Board of Directors has approved the addition of men's and women's outdoor track and field as the conference's 16th and 17th sports, respectively.
Five CSAC schools currently sponsor men's and women's outdoor track and field, including Gwynedd Mercy University, Immaculata University, Keystone College, Marywood University and Neumann University. The CSAC has accepted two other institutions - Penn State University Behrend and Franciscan University from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference - as associate members in the sports of men's and women's outdoor track and field.
"The CSAC Board of Directors and I are thrilled to be able to provide a championship experience for our track and field student-athletes," said
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President of Cedar Crest College and chair of the CSAC Board of Directors. "We are excited to welcome Penn State Behrend and Franciscan University to the CSAC and look forward to a competitive inaugural championship in Spring 2016."
For the past few seasons, the five CSAC institutions sponsoring track and field have gathered to host a "CSAC Invitational" at the conclusion of the spring season. This past year, Gwynedd Mercy edged Keystone by five points for the top spot in the women's team standings while Keystone claimed top honors in the men's team standings by a 49-point margin over the Griffins.
"It is always rewarding for the conference to expand our competitive opportunities," said
Jennifer Dubow, commissioner of the CSAC. "We are pleased to be able to acknowledge our dedicated track and field student-athletes with a conference championship and additional opportunities for end-of-season recognition. The CSAC is also proud to partner with Penn State Behrend and Franciscan to allow for a viable and spirited championship in 2016 and beyond."
Men's and women's outdoor track and field are the first new sports added to the CSAC's sport sponsorship offerings since men's lacrosse was added in 1999.
The CSAC will host the inaugural men's and women's outdoor track and field championship on Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, 2016 at Gwynedd Mercy University.
2016 CSAC Preseason Coaches Poll
GWYNEDD MERCY WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SELECTED AS CSAC FAVORITE
ASTON, Pa.--The Gwynedd Mercy University women's outdoor track and field team has been picked as the coaches' favorite in the first-ever Colonial States Athletic Conference preseason coaches' poll.
"We're honored to be recognized by the coaches of the CSAC," said Gwynedd Mercy head coach
Kevin Clark. "Like the others in the CSAC, our athletes and coaches are so excited to get this track and field conference started. It's going to be fun to watch this track and field conference grow in size and competitiveness. We are looking forward to getting the outdoor season started. We cannot wait to host this conference's first ever CSAC outdoor track and field championship. We wish the best of luck to the other track and field teams in our conference."
The Griffins received four of a possible seven first-place votes and accumulated 46 points, while Penn State Behrend, which has joined the CSAC this year as an associate member for men's and women's outdoor track and field, received a pair of first-place votes and racked up 38 points.
Keystone College ranked third in the poll with 30 points, followed by Immaculata University in fourth (26) and Marywood University in fifth (25). Franciscan University, which also joined the CSAC this year as an associate member for men's and women's outdoor track and field, received the final first-place vote and tallied 17 points, good for sixth. Neumann University rounded out the poll in seventh with 14 points.
The inaugural CSAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship will be contested at Gwynedd Mercy University on Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8.
| School |
Points (1st Pl.) |
| 1. Gwynedd Mercy University |
46 (4) |
| 2. Penn State Behrend |
38 (2) |
| 3. Keystone College |
30 |
| 4. Immaculata University |
26 |
| 5. Marywood University |
25 |
| 6. Franciscan University |
17 (1) |
| 7. Neumann University |
14 |
2016 Track and Field Athletes of the Week
March 22, 2016
Emma Doughman / Sr / Marywood University / Womelsdorf, Pa. / Conrad Weiser HS (Track)
Doughman raced away with the 5K title at the Elizabethtown Early Bird Opener. Doughman skated past a flock of eight Elizabethtown runners to secure first with a 18:01.2 performance. In addition to being the top mark in the CSAC, her time stands as the 18th fastest 5K run in Division III this season. She set a new school record by 32 seconds.
Mikaela Smith / FY / Marywood University / Covington Township, Pa / North Pocono HS (Field)
Smith earned a pair of seventh place medals to go with three school records at Elizabethtown. Smith had a 32 feet, 2 1/4 inch throw in the shot put. She registered a 96-10 throw in the hammer. Smith ranks first in the CSAC in three events -- hammer, shot put, javelin.
March 29, 2016
Emily Theurer / FY / Franciscan University / FY / Hampton, Va. / Peninsula Catholic HS (Track)
Theurer finished seventh out of 21 competitors in the 800 (2:31.75) and third in a field of 11 in the 1500 (5:10.64) while posting the top time in the conference this season in the latter.
Danielle Busche / FY / Franciscan University / FY / Charleston, S.C. / Bishop England (Field)
Busche set the school record in the discus (25.78m) and placed eighth in addition to breaking her own school record in the shot put (8.48m), good for seventh place at the 5 Team Invite hosted by Carnegie Mellon.
April 5, 2016
Paige Allen / Jr / Penn State Behrend / Butler, Pa / (Track)
Allen won the 400 (58.80) and the 200 (26.50) at the Carnegie Mellon Quad Meet. Both times are the top times recorded in the CSAC this season. Allen was also part of the 4x100 relay team that took third but registered the top time on the CSAC performance list.
Nicole Picciolo / Jr / Gwynedd Mercy University / Hamilton, N.J. / Notre Dame (Field)
Picciolo was third in the javelin, with a top toss 29.51 meters at the Alvernia Crusader Invitational. Her throw took the top spot in the CSAC performance list.
April 12, 2016
Diana Cusick / Jr / Immaculata University / West Chester, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan (Track)
Cusick set a new school record with a 5:01.74 in the 1,500 meter which earned her a second place finish at the WCU Invitational. She was the top Division III finisher in the event.
Faith Leri / FY / Penn State Behrend / Alexandria, Pa. / (Field)
Leri set a season-best in the high jump (4’ 11”) to continue to lead the conference by 0.75". She was fifth in the event at the John Homon Invitational hosted by Mount Union.
April 19, 2016
Christina Smith / Sr / Gwynedd Mercy University / Springfield, Pa. / Springfield (Track)
Smith would punch her own ticket for ECAC's by winning the 800 meters (2:19.34). She notched another ECAC qualifying mark in the 4x800 relay with a time of 9:51.76. She was also a part of the 4x400 team that also took first place with a time of 4:12.86.
Haley Yenchik / FY / Penn State Behrend / Cecil, Pa. / (Field)
Yenchik posted a CSAC leading triple jump (9.92m) in her college triple jump debut. Her pole vault (3.25m) and long jump (4.73m) are her second best of the season. Yenchik was also a part of the ECAC qualifying 4x100m relay team (50.02).
April 26, 2016
Christina Smith / Sr / Gwynedd Mercy University / Springfield, Pa. / Springfield (Track)
Smith hit ECAC qualifying marks in both the 200 and 400 meter dash in Saturday's Widener Invitational. She set a PR of 25.86 in the 200, putting her second in the CSAC. She would set a school record with a time of 57.60 in the 400, ranking her 44th in the country.
Mikaela Smith / FY / Marywood University / Covington Township, Pa / North Pocono HS (Field)
Smith finished fourth in the javelin against mostly Division II competition at Mansfield with a 29.06m (95-4) throw. She registered the top distance in the CSAC in the hammer with a 29.63 meter (97-2) throw for 11th place. She also took 12th in the shot put.
May 3, 2016
Cierra Adkins / Jr / Gwynedd Mercy University / Philadelphia, Pa. / Hallahan HS (Track)
Adkins raced well this weekend posting two top 5 times in the CSAC this season. Her 100 time (13.05) was good for third overall in the CSAC and 26.80 in the 200 is good for fifth in the conference.
Tonisha Sheed / Sr / Gwynedd Mercy University / Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann-Goretti HS (Field)
Sheed was highly competitive this weekend throwing her best mark in the discus with a throw of 17.58m (57' 8"). She also competed in the shot put with a mark of 7.27m (23' 10.25").
2016 Track and Field Weeklies
March 22, 2016
March 29, 2016
April 5, 2016
April 12, 2016
April 19, 2016
April 26, 2016
May 3, 2016
2016 CSAC Championship Results
CSAC HOSTS INAUGURAL OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
CSAC Championship Performance List
CSAC Championship Order of Events
GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa.--The Colonial States Athletic Conference and Gwynedd Mercy University are set to host the conference's inaugural Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8.
Student-athletes from seven institutions (Franciscan University, Gwynedd Mercy University, Immaculata University, Keystone College, Marywood University, Neumann University and Penn State Behrend) will participate in 42 events throughout the two-day event.
On the women's side, Penn State Behrend boasts the top performer in nine events, while Gwynedd Mercy, Immaculata and Marywood have the top performers in three events, Neumann tops the chart in two events and Keystone in one. On the men's side, the Lions once again are the frontrunners in 13 events, while the Griffins lead the field in three events, Keystone in two and Franciscan, Immaculata and Marywood in one.
Saturday's slate of events gets underway at 2 p.m. with the men's decathlon 100 meter dash followed by the women's heptathlon 100 meter hurdles.
The men's decathlon 110 meter high hurdles will kick things off on Sunday. The championship will conclude Sunday afternoon with an awards ceremony recognizing the men's and women's team champions and runners-up in addition to the men's and women's track athletes of the year and men's and women's field athletes of the year (highest point earners in each gender).
PENN STATE BEHREND WINS CSAC MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD TITLES
COMPLETE RESULTS
GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa.--The Penn State Behrend Lions captured the 2016 Colonial States Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field titles Sunday at the inaugural championship hosted by Gwynedd Mercy University.
The Lion women outpointed the field with 276.5 points, while the host Griffins took home the runner-up plaque with 128 points. Marywood University was a close third with 124 points and Immaculata University was one point back in fourth with 123. Keystone College took fifth (82.5), Neumann University was sixth (40) and Franciscan University placed seventh (6).
In the men's standings, Behrend racked up 317 points while runner-up Keystone accumulated 158 points. Marywood took third with 111.5 points and Gwynedd Mercy finished fourth with 88 points. Immaculata placed fifth (58), Franciscan was sixth (55.5) and Neumann took seventh (7).
Penn State Behrend also boasted the Women's Track Athlete of the Year in Paige Allen, who scored 30 points for her team. She won three individual events - the 100 (12.41), 200 (26.23) and 100 hurdles (16.53) - in addition to anchoring the victorious 4x100 relay (49.91) and was part of the winning 4x400 relay (4:07.16).
Penn State Behrend's Mitchell Obenrader was honored as the Men's Field Athlete of the Year after winning four gold medals in the shot put (16.12m), discus (44.86m), hammer (43.81m) and javelin (67.50m).
Gwynedd Mercy's Bobbie Stone earned Men's Track Athlete of the Year honors after scoring 22 points. He was second in the 100 (11.59) and the 200 (23.06), third in the 400 (50.94), ran on the third-place 4x100 relay (44.18) and anchored the second-place 4x400 relay (3:32.93).
Marywood's Mikaela Smith was named Women's Field Athlete of the Year for scoring 32 points. She won the hammer throw (34.15m), and took silver in the javelin (30.37m) and the discus (28.40m) and bronze in the shot put (9.64m).
2016 CSAC All-Conference Teams
CSAC HONORS OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD COACHES OF THE YEAR, ALL-CONFERENCE AND ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS
ASTON, Pa.-- The Colonial States Athletic Conference has announced the winner of the 2016 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coaches of the Year, after a vote by the league's head coaches.
Penn State Behrend's
Greg Cooper was the coaches' choice for both the 2016 CSAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year awards. Cooper's Lions captured the men's and women's team titles at the inaugural CSAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship after winning 26 of the 42 events (12 women, 14 men). The Lion women racked up 276.5 points while the men accumulated 317 points.
The CSAC all-sportsmanship team and all-conference teams also follow below. The all-sportsmanship team honorees were chosen by each team's head coach. The top three finishers in each event at the CSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship meet earned first team, second team and third team all-conference honors, respectively, while the honorable mention selections are comprised of the fourth through eighth finishers at the championship.
2016 All-CSAC Women's Track and Field Team
2016 Women's Outdoor Track and Field First Team All-CSAC
| Event |
Name |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Paige Allen |
Penn State Behrend |
| 200 Meters |
Paige Allen |
Penn State Behrend |
| 400 Meters |
Christina Smith |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 800 Meters |
Courtney Sargent |
Penn State Behrend |
| 1,500 Meters |
Diana Cusick |
Immaculata |
| 5,000 Meters |
Rachel Ramsey |
Penn State Behrend |
| 10,000 Meters |
Rachel Ramsey |
Penn State Behrend |
| 100 Meter Hurdles |
Paige Allen |
Penn State Behrend |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Rachel Pell |
Penn State Behrend |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Kaitlyn Lutz |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
Penn State Behrend |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Penn State Behrend |
| High Jump |
Faith Leri |
Penn State Behrend |
| Pole Vault |
Haley Yenchik |
Penn State Behrend |
| Long Jump |
Deborah Spruance |
Neumann |
| Triple Jump |
Haley Yenchik |
Penn State Behrend |
| Shot Put |
Alexandria Small |
Marywood |
| Discus |
Theresa Walsh |
Immaculata |
| Hammer |
Mikaela Smith |
Marywood |
| Javelin |
Jenny Capuano |
Keystone |
| Heptathlon |
Vicky Tingley |
Marywood |
2016 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Second Team All-CSAC
| Event |
Name |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Deborah Spruance |
Neumann |
| 200 Meters |
Christina Smith |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 400 Meters |
Zakiyyah Richardson |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 800 Meters |
Kaitlyn Lutz |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 1,500 Meters |
Kaitlyn Lutz |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 5,000 Meters |
Cayla Rimkis |
Immaculata |
| 10,000 Meters |
Katie Manno |
Penn State Behrend |
| 100 Meter Hurdles |
Rachel Pell |
Penn State Behrend |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Katelyn Hancock |
Penn State Behrend |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Cayla Rimkis |
Immaculata |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Gwynedd Mercy |
| High Jump |
Nafisa Saunders (tie) |
Neumann |
|
Tara Liska (tie |
Immaculata |
| Pole Vault |
Michaela Krause |
Penn State Behrend |
| Long Jump |
Kati Piger |
Penn State Behrend |
| Triple Jump |
Kati Piger |
Penn State Behrend |
| Shot Put |
Theresa Walsh |
Immaculata |
| Discus |
Mikaela Smith |
Marywood |
| Hammer |
Alexandria Small |
Marywood |
| Javelin |
Mikaela Smith |
Marywood |
| Heptathlon |
Nicole Polara |
Marywood |
2016 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Third Team All-CSAC
| Event |
Name |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Zakiyyah Richardson |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 200 Meters |
Cierra Adkins |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 400 Meters |
Cierra Adkins |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 800 Meters |
Katelyn Hancock |
Penn State Behrend |
| 1,500 Meters |
Christina Smith |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 5,000 Meters |
Kristy Hansen |
Keystone |
| 10,000 Meters |
Emily Cardie |
Immaculata |
| 100 Meter Hurdles |
Alexa Jefferis |
Keystone |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Courtney Sargent |
Penn State Behrend |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Katelyn Hancock |
Penn State Behrend |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
Marywood |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Marywood |
| High Jump |
none (tie for second) |
|
| Pole Vault |
Christina Smith |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| Long Jump |
Haley Yenchik |
Penn State Behrend |
| Triple Jump |
Faith Leri |
Penn State Behrend |
| Shot Put |
Mikaela Smith |
Marywood |
| Discus |
Danielle Busche |
Franciscan |
| Hammer |
Alaina Kruazewski |
Penn State Behrend |
| Javelin |
Faith Leri |
Penn State Behrend |
| Heptathlon |
n/a (no competitor) |
|
2016 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Honorable Mention All-CSAC
| Event |
Name |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Nafisa Saunders |
Neumann |
|
Kati Piger |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Cierra Adkins |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Haley Yenchik |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Casey Kulka |
Penn State Behrend |
| 200 Meters |
Zykiyyah Richardson |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Katie Edwards |
Marywood |
|
Nafisa Saunders |
Neumann |
|
Rachel Pell |
Penn State Behrend |
| 400 Meters |
Tameka Wood |
Keystone |
|
Ashlyn Carlsson |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Janiyah Wayne |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Breanna Latourette |
Marywood |
|
Amirah Guerrero |
Neumann |
| 800 Meters |
Diana Cusick |
Immaculata |
|
Jacqueline D'Amico |
Immaculata |
|
Christine Bleil |
Immaculata |
|
Katie Edwards |
Marywood |
|
Sarah Crane |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 1,500 Meters |
Emily Makara |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Rachel Lamb |
Immaculata |
|
Katelyn Hancock |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Christine Bleil |
Immaculata |
|
Caitlin Macgregor |
Immaculata |
| 5,000 Meters |
Abby Gilmore |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Ellie Pohlod |
Marywood |
|
Mary Ellen Grap |
Immaculata |
|
Josee Gallant |
Marywood |
|
Alexandra Coacci |
Marywood |
| 10,000 Meters |
Paula Barrett |
Immaculata |
|
Josee Gallant |
Marywood |
| 100 Meter Hurdles |
Felicia Hallworth |
Keystone |
|
Kati Piger |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Julie Zeller |
Immaculata |
|
Vicky Tingley |
Marywood |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Emily Lowe |
Immaculata |
|
Alexa Jefferis |
Keystone |
|
Kristy Hansen |
Keystone |
|
Vicky Tingley |
Marywood |
|
Kelly Fisher |
Keystone |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Kristy Hansen |
Keystone |
|
Ellie Pohlod |
Marywood |
|
Katie Manno |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Alexandra Coacci |
Marywood |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
Keystone |
|
|
Neumann |
|
|
Immaculata |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Immaculata |
|
|
Keystone |
| High Jump |
Kelly Fisher |
Keystone |
|
Michaela Krause |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Kati Piger |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Ronalisa Adams |
Keystone |
|
Alaina Kruazewski |
Penn State Behrend |
| Pole Vault |
Maura Costa |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Danielle Williams |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Kirsten Hollister |
Keystone |
|
Katie Edwards |
Marywood |
|
Tara Liska |
Immaculata |
| Long Jump |
Faith Leri |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Christina Smith |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Lindsey Ansbro |
Marywood |
|
Tara Liska |
Immaculata |
|
Zakiyyah Richardson |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| Triple Jump |
Ronalisa Adams |
Keystone |
|
Lindsey Ansbro |
Marywood |
|
Rachael Orduson |
Keystone |
|
Charlotte Kucowski |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Kaitlyn McDonnell |
Marywood |
| Shot Put |
Sarah Stepanchick |
Immaculata |
|
Vivian McAllister |
Immaculata |
|
Kati Piger |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Mary Demenna |
Immaculata |
|
Samantha Greenlaw |
Neumann |
| Discus |
Mary Demenna |
Immaculata |
|
Vivian McAllister |
Immaculata |
|
Kirsten Hollister |
Keystone |
|
Jenny Capuano |
Keystone |
|
Samantha Greenlaw |
Neumann |
| Hammer |
Ashley DiDomenico |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Kirsten Hollister |
Keystone |
|
Janiyah Wayne |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Amelia Waibel |
Marywood |
|
Casey Kulka |
Penn State Behrend |
| Javelin |
Kati Piger |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Nicole Picciolo |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Alexandria Small |
Marywood |
|
Danielle Williams |
Penn State Behrend |
|
Kirsten Hollister |
Keystone |
All-CSAC Women's Track and Field All-Sportsmanship Team
Holly Baca, Franciscan
Tonishia Sheed, Gwynedd Mercy
Sarah Stepanchick, Immaculata
Alexa Jefferis, Keystone
Mikaela Smith, Marywood
Samantha Greenlaw, Neumann
Katelyn Hancock, Penn State Behrend