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2017 CSAC Preseason Coaches Poll

PSU-Behrend selected first in CSAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Poll

PSU-BEHREND SELECTED FIRST IN CSAC WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD POLL

ASTON, Pa. – Penn State-Behrend was the top pick of the coaches to finish first in the 2017 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) preseason coaches’ poll for women’s outdoor track and field.

The Lions, who won the first-ever CSAC championship last season, received 48 points and six first-place votes.

“We are honored by the vote of the coaches in the conference and look forward to the opportunity to defend both our women's and men's CSAC team championships from last season,“ said PSU-Behrend head coach Greg Cooper.

Behrend won the women’s title with 276.5 points, while Gwynedd Mercy University was second with 128 points.

The Griffins, which hosted last year’s inaugural championship, were second in the poll with 40 points and one first-place vote.

Marywood University was third with 36 points followed by Keystone College in fourth with 26 points. The Giants will host this year’s championship, set for Saturday-Sunday, May 6-7.

Immaculata University placed fifth with 23 points. Franciscan University, which along with PSU-Behrend is an associate member of the CSAC, was sixth with 12 points, while Neumann University was seventh with 11 points.
 
School Points (1st Pl.)
1. PSU-Behrend 48 (6)
2. Gwynedd Mercy  40 (1)
3. Marywood 36
4. Keystone 26
5. Immaculata 23
6. Franciscan 12
7. Neumann  11

2017 Track and Field Athletes of the Week

March 28, 2017
Paige Allen / Sr / Penn State Behrend / Butler, Pa. / Butler HS (Track)
At the California Early Bird meet, Allen placed second in the 100m (12.21), third in the 200m (25.76), part of third place and school record 4x100m relay (49.36), part of fifth place 4x400m relay (4:07.90) and placed 10th in long jump (4.83m).

Chayanne Fine / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Hanover Township, Pa. / Hanover HS (Field)
Fine won the discus with a best throw of 35.35 meters, which was just 16 cm away from a program record and recorded a top mark of 10.97 meters in the shot.

April 4, 2017
Rachel Pell / Jr / Penn State Behrend / Elizabeth, Pa. / Elizabeth City HS (Track)
At the CMU quad meet, she was second in 100 hurdles, with a16.63. She won the 400m hurdles with a time 1:06.93 and then ran in back to back events (400 hurdles then 200m) to place 4th in 200m in 28.40, and ran a leg on winning 4x100m relay.

Chayanne Fine / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Hanover Township, Pa. / Hanover HS (Field)
Fine threw a CSAC best (11.17m-36' 7.75") in the Shot Put at the Millersville Metrics. She also held the top spot in the CSAC in the Discus with a throw of (35.04m—114' 11") .

April 11, 2017
Rachel Pell / Jr / Penn State Behrend / Elizabeth, Pa. / Elizabeth City HS (Track)
Pell won the 400m hurdles and broke a 9 year old school record by running a 1:04.49. That not only ranks her first in the CSAC, but also first in the NCAA Mid-East Region, four in the ECAC and 27th in the NCAA. Rachel also placed 8th in the 100m hurdles.

Haley Yenchik / So / Penn State Behrend / Cecil, Pa. / (Field)
Yenchik flew over 11 feet for the second time this outdoor season in the pole vault and also triple jumped 33' 4". She leads the CSAC in both events.

April 18, 2017
Chante Moore / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Philadelphia, Pa / (Track)
Chante Moore was apart of four first place finishes at the Gwynedd Mercy Invitational as she won both the 200 meters (24.59) and 400 (55.66). In the 4x100 her team posted a time of 49.92 for an ECAC Qualifying mark. To top it off in the 4x400 she was apart of a finish time of 4:00.33

Chayanne Fine / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Hanover Township, Pa. / Hanover HS (Field)
Fine threw a CSAC best mark of (36' 8.5",11.19m) in the shot put at the Gwynedd Mercy Invitational. In the hammer she threw a mark of (86' 6",26.36m), also a top mark in the CSAC.

April 25, 2017
Chante Moore / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Philadelphia, Pa / (Track)
Moore earned two first place finishes at the Widener Invitational. She ran a time of 12.32 in the 100 and 25.14 in the 200.

Myesha Sanders / FY / Penn State Behrend /  / (Field)
Sanders won the shot put, discus and hammer throws and placed second in the javelin at Behrend's home meet. Her season best shot put mark of 9.96m, hammer throw of 30.08m, and javelin throw of 20.73m were highlights while she also threw 33.39m in the discus to win by over five meters.

May 2, 2017
Chante Moore / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Philadelphia, Pa / (Track)
Chante Moore had an amazing day winning two events and setting two school records. She finished first in prelims of the 100 meters with a new season-best of 12.06s. She then bettered that mark in the finals, winning the event in new school record of 11.84s. This is currently the #5 in the country, #1 in the ECAC and #1 in the CSAC. She then stepped back on the track and picked up a win in the 200m with a new personal best and school record with a time of 24.03s. This ranks her #3 in the country and #1 in both ECAC and CSAC.

Chayanne Fine / So / Gwynedd Mercy University / Hanover Township, Pa. / Hanover HS (Field)
Fine set three different PR's in field events. She started with hammer, throwing 30.97m (101'7") to finish seventh overall. She then followed it up in shot put, throwing a new PR 11.58m (38') as she finished 2nd in the event and remains 1st in the CSAC. She ended her day with another PR in discus as she won the event with a throw of 36.78m (120'8"), keeping her #1 in the CSAC.

2017 Track and Field Weeklies
March 28, 2017
April 4, 2017
April 11, 2017
April 18, 2017
April 25, 2017
May 2, 2017

2017 CSAC Championship Results

Keystone set to host CSAC Track and Field Championships
 

KEYSTONE SET TO HOST CSAC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

LA PLUME, Pa. – The 2017 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) track and field championships start on Saturday as Keystone College hosts the two-day event for the first time.

The track and field championship, now in its second-year, features seven schools: Gwynedd Mercy University, Immaculata University, host Keystone College, Marywood University, Neumann University and CSAC associate members Franciscan University of Ohio and Penn State Behrend.
Last year, Penn State Behrend captured both championships, and were picked in the preseason polls to repeat on both sides.

This year’s championship looks to be just as competitive as the inaugural one, as several champions from last year return.

Starting in the sprints, PSU-Behrend senior Paige Allen won both the 100 and 200 last year, but will be tested by Gwynedd Mercy senior Chante Moore and Neumann University senior Nafisa Saunders in both events.

For the men, PSU-Behrend senior Matthew Grafton holds the top time in the 100 dash at 11.03, but, will face a challenge from Gwynedd Mercy freshman Nick Shaffer who clocked an 11.09 last month. Keystone senior Dan McSurdy will look to win a title at home as he has the third best time at 11.17. In the 200, Shaffer has the top time at 22.14, while sophomore Griffin Rashid Marrow has the second best time at 22.44. McSurdy is third at 22.46.

In the women’s 400, two Gwynedd Mercy runners hold the top times as Moore and senior Cierra Adkins are 1-2 at 55.09 and 59.78, respectively. The men’s 400 will be a battle between Marywood senior Tyler Shotto (49.67) and Keystone junior Carl Joseph (49.74).

PSU-Behrend holds the top three marks in both the men’s and women’s 800, as junior Dylan Buffington is tops with a 1:59.62, while sophomore Katelyn Hancock has a 2:18.44. Hancock holds the top time in the 1500 with a 4:54.95, while PSU-Behrend freshman Christopher Drozynski has a 4:08.26 on the men’s side.

In the 5,000 meter run, Franciscan freshman Matthew Crotteau (16:16.64) and Marywood senior Nick Budinski (16:26.07) hold the top two times, while PSU-Behrend freshman Riley Crissman is tops on the women’s side at 18:46.58, while freshman teammate Jenna Shelton is second at 18:49.81.

In the 10,000 meter run, Crotteau holds the top time at 34:26.43, while Marywood senior Nick Budinski is second at 35:02.40. PSU-Behrend junior Rachel Ramsey is tops on the women’s side at 42:03.11, while Marywood junior Kelby Cole is second at 42:29.36.

In the 100/110 hurdles, PSU-Behrend junior Rachel Pell holds the top mark at 16.06, followed by Keystone sophomore Felicia Hallworth in second at 17.87. On the men’s side, Grafton is tops at 14.98, while junior teammate Marcus Haeseler is second at 15.86.

In the 400 hurdles, Grafton is first on the men’s side at 53.31, followed by Keystone freshman Ty Fenstermacher at 54.31. On the women’s side, Pell is first at 1:04.11, while Franciscan freshman Janelle Lund is second sat 1:08.93.

In the 3000 meter steeple, PSU-Behrend holds the top three times on the men’s side, paced by junior Jarrod Lipsy at 10:00.13. On the women’s side, Keystone sophomore Kristy Hansen has the top time at 12:36.16.

In the field events, Shotto has the top mark in the high jump at 1.91 meters, followed by sophomore teammate Justin Stonier at 1.85. On the women’s side, Gwynedd Mercy sophomore Sara Gray is first at 1.57 meters, with Saunders second at 1.50, along with Immaculata junior Tara Liska.

In the pole vault, PSU-Behrend senior Luke Patten is first at 4.93 meters, followed by freshman teammate Elijah Dangrow at 4.30 and two other PSU-Behrend teammates (Luke Aaron, Kyle Grimm). On the women’s side, sophomore Haley Yenchik is first at 3.51 meters, with senior teammate Maura Costa in second at 3.15.

Turning to the long jump, Gwynedd Mercy freshman Joe McCoy holds the top mark at 6.47 meters, followed by PSU-Behrend freshman Grant Rodgers in second at 6.31. On the women’s side, Allen has the top mark at 4.87 meters, followed by Lunde at 4.83 meters. In the triple, McCoy has the top mark at 13.57 followed by Keystone freshman Eddie Sichilongo at 13.47 meters. The women’s triple jump has Marywood freshman Lindsey Gladden in first at 10.21 meters, while Yenchik is in second at 10.16 meters.

In the throws, PSU-Behrend senior Michell Obenrader has the top mark in the shot put with a throw of 17.38, while Marywood senior Nicholas Marollo is second at 13.12. On the women’s side, Gwynedd Mercy freshman Chyanne Fine is first at 11.58 meters, with Marywood sophomore Alexandria Small in second at 11.09 meters.

Obenrader has the top mark in the discus with a mark of 48.11, followed by Marollo in second at 42.28. Fine leads the women at 36.78, with PSU-Behrend freshman Myeisha Sanders in second at 34.60.

In the hammer, PSU-Behrend junior Anthony Antonucci is first at 46.07 meters, with Obenrader second at 41.96. Smith is first on the women’s side in the hammer at 34.90, while Keystone freshman Jayde Newman in second at 32.73.

In the javelin, Obenrader is first at 61.42 meters while Immaculata senior Thomas Sagendorf is second at 53.63 meters. On the women’s side, Newman is first at 31.17 meters, with Small second at 28.59 meters.

In the decathlon, four will compete on the men’s side as Gwynedd Mercy’s Matt Forsythe, Keystone’s Corey Allegrucci along with Marywood’s Justin Stonier and Tim Hackenberg will participate, with Marywoo’s Tiffany Brzenk and Karly Kaminksy along with Gwynedd Mercy’s Sarah Crane going on the women’s side.

While the relay teams have not been declared yet, PSU-Behrend comes into the meet with the top men’s time in the 4x1 at 42.67, while also holding the top mark on the women’s side at 49.36. In the 4x4, Keystone has the top time on the men’s side at 3:22.74 (set at The Penn Relays), while the Gwynedd Mercy women have the top time at 4:00.33.
 

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2017 CSAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship

Dates: Saturday-Sunday, May 6-7, 2017
Host: Keystone College

FINAL RESULTS
ORDER OF EVENTS (pdf)
ACCEPTED PERFORMANCE LIST (pdf)

PSU-Behrend captures CSAC Track and Field Championship
 

PSU-BEHREND CAPTURES CSAC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

FINAL RESULTS

LAPLUME, Pa. – Penn State-Behrend won its second straight CSAC Track and Field Championship as they won both the men’s and women’s titles after the two-day championship hosted by Keystone College.

The men finished with a total team score of 280, while the women netted 306 points. Both teams won the championship last year in the inaugural CSAC Track and Field Championship.

Marywood finished second on both sides with scores of 188 on the men’s side and 162 on the women’s side. Host Keystone College was third with 133 points for the men and 100 points for the women.

PSU-Behrend also won all four individual always as Matthew Grafton was named CSAC Track Athlete of the Year, and Mitch Obenrader was named CSAC Field Athlete of the Year. For the women, Katelyn Hancock was named the CSAC Track Athlete of the Year, while Haley Yenchik was named the CSAC Field Athlete of the Year.

Grafton won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.30, while he finished second in the 100 with a time of 11.55 and in the 400 hurdles at 54.35, second in the javelin at 49.18 meters and fifth in the 200 meter dash at 23.16.

Obenrader won the shot put with a mark of 17.56 meters, the discus with a throw of 47.75 meters and the hammer with a toss of 42.56 meters.

Hancock captured the 800 meter run with a time of 2:18.81, the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:35.40 was second in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.31 and was second in the 400 meter hurdles at 1:09.33.

Finally, Yenchik won the pole vault at 3.35 meters, the triple jump at 10.82 meters, was second in the long jump at 4.89 meters ad was tied for sixth in the high jump at 1.28 meters.

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2017 CSAC All-Conference Teams

CSAC Honors Outdoor Track and Field Coaches of the Year, All-Conference and All-Sportsmanship 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 2017 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 2017 CSAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year awards. He won the award for the second straight season, after winning the inaugural CSAC Track and Field Championships last season.

Cooper's Lions captured the men's and women's team titles at the 2017 CSAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship after winning 22 of the 42 events (12 women, 10 men). The Lion women racked up 306 points while the men accumulated 280 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.

2017 All-CSAC Women's Track and Field Team
CSAC Track Athlete of the Year: Katelyn Hancock., So., PSU-Behrend
CSAC Field Athlete of the Year: Haley Yenchick, Sr., PSU-Behrend
CSAC Men's Track and Field Coach of the YearGreg Cooper, PSU-Behrend

All-CSAC First-Team
Event Athlete School
100 Meters Paige Allen PSU-Behrend
200 Meters Paige Allen PSU-Behrend
400 Meters Nicole Delevan Keystone
800 Meters Katelyn Hancock PSU-Behrend
1500 Meters Katelyn Hancock PSU-Behrend
5000 Meters Riley Crissman PSU-Behrend
10000 Meters Kelby Cole Marywood
100 Meter Hurdles Rachel Pell PSU-Behrend
400 Meter Hurdles Rachel Pell PSU-Behrend
3,000 Meter Steeplechase Courtney Sargent PSU-Behrend
4x100 Meter Relay PSU-Behrend
4x400 Meter Relay PSU-Behrend
High Jump Nafisa Saunders Neumann
Pole Vault Haley Yenchik PSU-Behrend
Long Jump Janelle Lunde Franciscan
Triple Jump Haley Yenchik PSU-Behrend
Shot Put Alexandra Small Marywood
Discus Chyanne Fine Gwynedd Mercy
Hammer  Mariah Casey Marywood
Javelin Jayde Newman Keystone
Heptathlon Tiffany Brzenk Marywood

All-CSAC Second Team
Event Athlete School
100 Meters Nafisa Saunders Neumann
200 Meters Nicole Delevan Keystone
400 Meters Suki Almeida Franciscan
800 Meters Courtney Sargent PSU-Behrend
1500 Meters Courtney Sargent PSU-Behrend
5000 Meters Jenna Shelton PSU-Behrend
10000 Meters Rachel Ramsey PSU-Behrend
100 Meter Hurdles Katelyn Hancock PSU-Behrend
400 Meter Hurdles Katelyn Hancock PSU-Behrend
3,000 Meter Steeplechase Kristy Hansen Keystone
4x100 Meter Relay Neumann
4x400 Meter Relay Franciscan
High Jump Tara Liska Immaculata
Pole Vault Brianna Keith PSU-Behrend
Long Jump Haley Yenchik PSU-Behrend
Triple Jump Lindsey Gladden Marywood
Shot Put Chyanne Fine Gwynedd Mercy
Discus Myeisha Sanders PSU-Behrend
Hammer  Mikaela Smith Marywood
Javelin Nicole Picciolo Gwynedd Mercy
Heptathlon Karly Kaminsky Marywood

All-CSAC Third Team
Event Athlete  School
100 Meters Ashley Carlsson PSU-Behrend
200 Meters Rachel Pell PSU-Behrend
400 Meters Cierra Adkins Gwynedd Mercy
800 Meters Jess McHugh Immaculata
1500 Meters Kaitlyn Lutz Gwynedd Mercy
5000 Meters Caitlin Plazony  PSU-Behrend
10000 Meters Erica Koenig PSU-Behrend
100 Meter Hurdles Felicia Hallworth Keystone
400 Meter Hurdles Janelle Lunde Franciscan
3,000 Meter Steeplechase Rebecca Worley PSU-Behrend
4x100 Meter Relay Keystone
4x400 Meter Relay Immaculata
High Jump Lindsey Gladden Marywood
Pole Vault Maura Costa PSU-Behrend
Long Jump Ashley Carlsson PSU-Behrend
Triple Jump Kaitlyn McDonnell Marywood
Shot Put Mikaela Smith Marywood
Discus Vivian McAllister Immaculata
Hammer  Jayde Newman Keystone
Javelin Rachel Soloman Franciscan
Heptathlon Sarah Crane Gwynedd Mercy

All-CSAC Honorable Mention
Event Athlete School
100 Meters Amelia Waibel Marywood
Tameka Wood Keystone
Nicole Delevan Keystone
Haley Yenchik PSU-Behrend
Cierra Adkins Gwynedd Mercy
200 Meters Cierra Adkins PSU-Behrend
Ashley Carlsson PSU-Behrend
Tameka Wood Keystone
Nafisa Saunders Neumann
Haley Yenchik PSU-Behrend
400 Meters Tameka Wood Keystone
Nafisa Saunders Neumann
Jacqueline D'Amico Immaculata
Jess McHugh Immaculata
Celsey Golato Immaculata
800 Meters Maria Potvin Franciscan
Kaitlyn Lutz Gwynedd Mercy
Emily Theurer Franciscan
Jacqueline D'Amico Immaculata
Katie Edwards Marywood
1500 Meters Kelby Cole Marywood
Jenna Shelton PSU-Behrend
Caitlin Plazony  PSU-Behrend
Riley Crissman PSU-Behrend
Maria Potvin Franciscan
5000 Meters Kelby Cole Marywood
Rebecca Worley PSU-Behrend
Rachel Ramsey PSU-Behrend
Breanna Latourette Marywood
Mackenzie Greene Immaculata
10000 Meters Shannon Vairo Keystone
Julianna Green Gwynedd Mercy
Breanna Latourette Marywood
Josee Gallant Marywood
Kaleigh Orr Marywood
100 Meter Hurdles Alexa Jefferis Keystone
Janelle Lunde Franciscan
Julie Zeller Immaculata
Courtney Sargent PSU-Behrend
Lexi Reiter PSU-Behrend
400 Meter Hurdles Courtney Sargent PSU-Behrend
Felicia Hallworth Keystone
Charmaine Moore Gwynedd Mercy
Marlee Holleran Marywood
Alexa Jefferis Keystone
3,000 Meter Steeplechase Maria Potvin Franciscan
Kaitlyn Lutz Gwynedd Mercy
Ellie Pohlod Marywood
Alexandra Coacci Marywood
Julia Howell Neumann
4x100 Meter Relay Marywood
Gwynedd Mercy
Franciscan
Immaculata
4x400 Meter Relay Marywood
Keystone
Neumann
Gwynedd Mercy
High Jump Rachel Pell PSU-Behrend
Paige Allen PSU-Behrend
Karly Kaminsky Marywood
Maura Costa PSU-Behrend
Haley Yenchik PSU-Behrend
Pole Vault Gabriella Loeffler PSU-Behrend
Tara Liska Immaculata
Danielle Williams PSU-Behrend
Katie Edwards Marywood
Rebecca Yuscavage Keystone
Long Jump Paige Allen PSU-Behrend
Lindsey Gladden Marywood
Lindsey Ansbro Marywood
Tara Liska Immaculata
Maria Castello Franciscan
Triple Jump Ashlyn Carlsson PSU-Behrend
Janelle Lunde Franciscan
Lindsey Ansbro Marywood
Maria Heisler Franciscan
Maria Castello Franciscan
Shot Put Myeisha Sanders PSU-Behrend
Kaylee Ceci Keystone
Mariah Casey Marywood
Theresa Walsh Immaculata
Vivian McAllister Immaculata
Discus Kaylee Ceci Keystone
Theresa Walsh Immaculata
Mikaela Smith Marywood
Mary Demenna Immaculata
Alexandria Small Marywood
Hammer  Chyanne Fine Gwynedd Mercy
Myeisha Sanders PSU-Behrend
Alexandria Small Marywood
Kaylee Ceci Keystone
Amelia Waibel Marywood
Javelin Karly Kaminsky Marywood
Mikaela Smith Marywood
Alexandria Small Marywood
Mariah Casey Marywood
Danielle Williams PSU-Behrend


All-CSAC Women's Track and Field All-Sportsmanship Team
Athlete School Cl. Hometown/High School
Suki Almedia Franciscan Sr. Steubenville, Ohio/Home School
Amber Brecht Gwynedd Mercy Fr. New Milford, Pa./Blue Ridge
Celsey Golato Immaculata Fr. Springfield, Pa./Bonner & Prendergast
Kaylee Ceci Keystone So. Tamaqua, Pa./Marian Catholic
Kaleigh Orr Marywood So. Moscow, Pa./North Pocono
Julia Howell Neumann Fr. Salem, N.J./A.P. Schalick
Katelyn Hancock PSU-Behrend So. Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park