CSAC - 2023 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Archive

2023 Women's Track & Field Archive

PENN-ST. BEHREND PICKED FIRST IN CSAC WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD COACHES POLL

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Penn State-Behrend was selected as the favorite in the 2023 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) preseason poll conducted among the league’s women’s track & field coaches.

Behrend collected four first-place votes for a total of 34 points and a first-place finish in the preseason poll. The Lions won their fifth title in 2022 over the past six seasons accumulating 246 points in the CSAC Championship meet.

Alfred State College comes in a close second place with 32 points and two first-place votes. Last season’s runner-up looks to close the gap on the Lions.

Gallaudet picked up 22 votes for a third-place finish while Cedar Crest collected 20 points for a fourth-place slot. Keystone accumulated 11 votes and Notre Dame (MD) picked up 7 votes to round out the six outdoor track & field programs.

Initial outdoor meets began on Saturday, March 18^th with Keystone and Cedar Crest at the King’s College Monarch Invite. Penn St.-Behrend opens outdoor season Friday and Saturday, March 24-25^th at Carnegie Mellon while Gallaudet begins outdoor season at Christopher Newport’s Blue & Silver Challenge on March 25^th. Notre Dame (MD) opens on Friday, March 24^th at the Goucher College Blue and Gold Classic. Alfred St. opens outdoor season on Saturday, April 1^st at SUNY-Geneseo.

The CSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships are set for Saturday, May 6^th and Sunday, May 7^th hosted by Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.

NCAA Division III Championships are hosted by St. John Fisher University at the Polisseni Track and Field Complex in Rochester, NY on May 25-27, 2023. National qualifiers will be released on Friday, May 19^th.

2023 CSAC Women’s Track and Field Preseason Poll

Penn St.-Behrend, 34 points (4)
Alfred State College, 32 points (2)
Gallaudet University, 22 points
Cedar Crest College, 20 points
Keystone College, 11 points
Notre Dame College of Maryland, 7 points

Note: (first-place votes)

2023 CSAC Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week

March 28, 2023
Jonquil Loeffelholz / So / Cedar Crest College / Bellingham, Wa. / Sehome HS (Track)
Loeffelholz improved her own school record in the 5000 meters at the Jim Taylor Invitational hosted by Susquehanna University. Her time of 21:27.07 cut over 5 seconds off the previous program record, set last year. Loeffelholz also competed in the 1500 at the Monarch Invitational, hosted by King’s College.

Kelsee Schouppe / Sr / Cedar Crest College / Stroudsburg, Pa. / Stroudsburg HS IField)
Schouppe started the season with a pair of top-five finishes in the shot put and discus while just missing the top-five with a sixth-place finish in the hammer throw at the Monarch Invitational. She had a mark of 9.91 meters in the shot put, 30.75 meters in the discus and 34.93 meters in the hammer throw. At the Jim Taylor Invitational, she registered a mark of 10.17 meters in the shot put, 31.73 meters in the hammer throw, and took eighth in the discus event with a mark of 32.33 meters, defeating multiple Division I and II athletes.

April 4, 2023
Ellise Everett / FY / Cedar Crest College / Orlando, Fl. / Lake Nona HS (Track)
Everett set new program records in both the 100- and 200-meter events at the Muhlenberg Invitational. The first-year ran a time of 13.92 in the 100m and clocked a time of 29.56 in the 200m.

Midajah Davis / So / Gallaudet University / Roanoke, Va. / Patrick Henry HS (Field)
Sophomore thrower Midajah Davis won the shot put with a top toss of 11.90 meters and placed second in the hammer throw (29.49 meters) at the Seahawk Invitational hosted by St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

April 11, 2023
Emma Taggart / Sr / Alfred State College / New Windsor, Md. / Francis Scott Key HS (Track)
Emma Taggart competed in the Susquehanna Multi & Easter Invite, completing the heptathlon in 5th place with an AARTFC-qualifying 3985 points. On Thursday, Taggart competed in the 100m hurdles (4^th, 15.79), shot put (1^st, 10.57m), high jump (2^nd, 1.55m), and 200m (8^th, 27.80). On Friday, Taggart competed in the long jump (6^th, 4.98m), javelin (14^th, 16.79m), and 800m (8^th, 2:40.30).

Allyson Frank / FY / Keystone College / Rio Rancho, N.M. / V. Sue Cleveland HS (Field)
Frank competed in three events on Tuesday’s Misericordia Twilight meet, placing seventh in the javelin, eighth in the discus and 10^th in the shot put. At this point in the season, Frank has Top 10 marks in all three of those throws, including a 30.16m throw in the discus, good for third-best in the CSAC.

April 18, 2023
Maddy Kappeler / Jr / Penn State Behrend / Cecil, Pa. / Canon-McMillan HS (Track)
Kappeler won four events at the 2023 Behrend Invitational. Kappeler started the day with two wins on the track; first, in the 100m (13.17; leads the CSAC with a 13.05 mark) followed by the 200m (27.11m; CSAC leader). Kappeler then won the pole vault with a CSAC-leading mark of 3.25m and finished with a win in the long jump (5.09m; 2^nd in CSAC). Kappeler is a two-time CSAC champion in the pole vault and won a CSAC championship last season in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.

Shannon Burns / So / Penn State Behrend / Jefferson, Oh. / Jefferson HS (Field)
The Lions competed in the 2023 Behrend Invitational where Burns won the high jump with a mark of 1.52m; a personal record and the 2^nd-best mark in the CSAC outdoor season. Burns also finished 2^nd in the long jump with a 6^th-best CSAC mark of 4.62m and 2^nd in the triple jump with a 5^th-best CSAC mark of 9.45m.

April 25, 2023
Olivia Kelly / Jr / Cedar Crest College / Medford, N.J. / Shawnee HS (Track)
Kelly set the program record in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Coach P Invitational, clocking a time of 16:43.50. This time is currently 4^th-best in the CSAC outdoor season.

Bella Bozen / FY / Cedar Crest College / Lockport, Ill. / Lockport Township HS (Field)
Bozen had a third-place finish in the discus at the Coach P Invitational, hitting a PR of 31.83 meters. That mark is the third-best mark in the conference this season. She also recorded a mark of 9.46 meters in the shot put which is the eighth-best mark in the conference and a mark of 25.25 meters in the javelin, which is ranked seventh in the conference.

May 2, 2023
Olivia Nola / So / Penn State Behrend / Erie, Pa. / Collegiate Academy (Track)
Nola broke a 21-year-old program record, running 4:43.52 to win the 1500 meters at Ashland University. That is the new top time in the CSAC outdoor season. Nola also has season-best times in the 800 meters (2:21.90) and 5000 meters (17:54.72) while having the 5^th-best High Jump at 1.37 meters (4 feet, 6 inches).

Hannah Wetzel / Sr / Gallaudet University / Fremont, Ca. / California School for the Deaf - Fremont (Field)
Wetzel finished first or second in five different events at the Gallaudet University Invitational and broke a school record in the process. Wetzel broke her school record in the triple jump with a top leap of 11.27 meters to win the event. The old mark was 11.16 meters set back on March 25, 2023, at the Blue & Silver Challenge in Newport News, Va. Wetzel had a busy day as she won the long jump (5.21 meters), placed second in the high jump (1.50 meters) and took second in the 200-meter dash (26.69 seconds). She also started the running events as a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that took first place.

2023 CSAC Championship Meet Information

NEW CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
1,500 meters: Olivia Nola (PSB) 4:39.44 - old mark was 4:51.83
Javelin: Julia Balaski (PSB) 36.57 meters - old mark was 35.31 meters
High Jump: Hannah Wetzel (Gallaudet) 1.60 meters - old mark was 1.56 meters

BEHREND LIONS CAPTURE CSAC OUTDOOR T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS; NOLA, LITWILER INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS

Story Re-Posted Courtesy of Penn St. Behrend Athletics - Original Here

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Penn State Behrend outdoor women's track & field team captured their second straight and fifth overall Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship on Sunday.

Team Scores: Penn State Behrend 253, Alfred State 207, Gallaudet 78, Cedar Crest 61, Keystone 2

Noteworthy:
* Olivia Nola (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) was named the CSAC Track Athlete of the Year
* Bethany Litwiler (Reynolds, PA/Reynolds) was named CSAC Rookie of the Year

Key Moments:

* The Lions held a 19-point lead heading into the final events
* Behrend finished 1-2-3-4 in the second to last event (5000m) to secure the win
* Nola led the field in the 5000m, winning with a time of 19:02.66 for her second win of the day
* Nola broke the 2:20 barrier in the 800m for the first time to claim the gold medal in 2:19.50
* Savanna Carr (Franklin, PA/Franklin) claimed the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:57.99, before finishing second in the 5000m with a time of 19:11.49
* Litwiler claimed second in the steeplechase behind Carr (12:48.61)
* Ivy Laffan (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) placed in three events, wining the 400m in 1:00.87 and then taking third in the 200m (27.41) and fifth in the 100m (13.77)
* Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan) paced Laffan in the 100m for first place with a time of 13.33
* Kappeler also was second in the 200m (27.38) and fourth in the long jump (4.98m)
* In the final event of the day, Laffan, Angelina Compeggie (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan), Haley Felton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry) and Victoria Dieterich (Oakmont, PA/Riverview) captured second in the 4x400m relay to seal the victory
* Felton also led the Lions in the 400m hurdles for a silver medal (1:13.62) and Compeggie took fourth (1:22.02)
* Behrend had the 4x100 relay also place second with a season-best time of 51.57 thanks to Felton, Laffan, Dietrich and Kappeler
* In the field events, Paige Massey (Erie, PA/McDowell) was runner up in the shot put (10.72m) and Jessica Park (East Meadows, NY/East Meadows) hit a personal-best throw in the hammer for second place
* Dietrich and Felton also competed in the 400m with Laffan, taking third and fifth, respectively

2023 CSAC End-of-Year Awards Release

CSAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD END-OF-YEAR AWARDS

VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) is proud to announce the 2023 All-CSAC Women’s Track and Field End-of-Year Award winners. Awards include All-CSAC (First Team, Second Team, Honorable Mention, and All-Sportsmanship) as well as Coach of the Year in women’s track and field.

The All-CSAC team is composed of eligible student-athletes from all six institutions that sponsor women’s track and field. Athletes earned All-CSAC based upon their finish at the 2023 CSAC Track and Field Championship, May 6-7 at Gallaudet University.

Penn St. Behrend’s Olivia Nola (Erie, PA / Collegiate Academy) was named CSAC Track Athlete of the Year, after securing wins in the 800m, the 5000m, and setting a new CSAC Championship record in the 1,500m surpassing the old mark by 12 seconds. Penn St. Behrend also had the women’s Rookie of the Year as Bethany Litwiler (Reynolds, PA / Reynolds HS) won the 10,000m and came in second in the 3,000m Steeplechase.

Gallaudet’s Hannah Wetzel (Fremont, CA / California School for the Deaf-Fremont) was named CSAC Field Athlete of the Year. Wetzel set a new conference, and school, record in the high jump, won the triple jump, placed third in the long jump, won the 200m, and ran a leg on the third place 4x100 relay. Gallaudet’s Bryon Moore was named Women’s Coach of the Year.

Penn St – Behrend won the women’s team championship for the sixth time in the past seven seasons.

2022 CSAC Women’s Track and Field End of Year Awards
Track Athlete of the Year: Olivia Nola, PSU Behrend
Field Athlete of the Year: Hannah Wetzel, Gallaudet
Rookie of the Year: Bethany Litwiler, PSU Behrend
Coach of the Year: Byron Moore, Gallaudet

Women's Track & Field All-CSAC Performers
The top three finishers in each event and the top three relay teams earn All-CSAC honors
# - CSAC meet Record

Event	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
Shot Put	Midajah Davis (Gallaudet)	Paige Massey (PS Behrend)	Emma Taggart (Alfred St.)
Javevlin	Julia Balaski (PS Behrend) - #	Cassidy Perry (Gallaudet)	Sadie Trubilla (Cedar Crest)
Long Jump	Madison Snayczuk (Alfred St.)	Madeline Cole (Alfred St.)	Hannah Wetzel (Gallaudet)
Hammer	Nicole Hume (Alfred St.)	Jessica Park (PS Behrend)	Kelsee Schouppe (Cedar Crest)
Pole Vault	Madison Kappeler (PS Behrend)	Noelani Takei (PS Behrend)	Grace Jones (PS Behrend)
High Jump	Hannah Wetzel (Gallaudet) - #	Emma Taggart (Alfred St.)	Shannon Burns (PS Behrend)
Triple Jump	Hannah Wetzel (Gallaudet)	Sarah Daunce (Alfred St.)	Madison Snayczuk (Alfred St.)
Discus	Emma Taggart (Alfred St.)	Nicole Hume (Alfred St.)	Kelsee Schouppe (Cedar Crest)
10,000m	Bethany Litwiler (PS Behrend)	Jonquil Loeffelholz (Cedar Crest)	Annaliese Hersom (Alfred St.)
3,000m Steeplechase	Savanna Carr (PS Behrend)	Bethany Litwiler (PS Behrend)	Sierra Pratt (Gallaudet)
4x100 Relay	Alfred St. (Edwards, Rivet, Cole, Snayczuk)	PS Behrend (Felton, Laffan, Dietrich, Kappeler)	Gallaudet (Brown, Wetzel, Berrios, Dolliole)
1,500m	Olivia Nola (PS Behrend) - #	Savanna Carr (PS Behrend)	Isabelel Popoff (Alfred St.)
100m Hurdles	Emma Taggart (Alfred St.)	Haley Felton (PS Behrend)	Sarah Daunce (Alfred St.)
400m	Ivy Laffan (PS Behrend)	Isabelle Popoff (Alfred St.)	Victoria Dietrich (PS Behrend)
100m	Madison Kappeler (PS Behrend)	Kourtney Dolliole (Gallaudet)	Lawery Edwards (Alfred St.)
800m	Olivia Nola (PS Behrend)	Isabelle Popoff (Alfred St.)	Emily Ferrans (PS Behrend)
400m Hurdles	Sarah Rivet (Alfred St.)	Haley Felton (PS Behrend)	Adrainna Gill (Alfred St.)
200m	Hannah Wetzel (Gallaudet)	Ivy Laffan (PS Behrend)	Madison Kappeler (PS Behrend)
5,000m	Olivia Nola (PS Behrend)	Savanna Carr (PS Behrend)	Lindsey Hartle (PS Behrend)
4x400 Relay	Alfred St. (Schnell, Trautwein, Popoff, Rivet)	PS Behrend (Laffan, Dietrich, Felton, Compeggie)	Cedar Crest (Wanner, Simins, Kelly, Riley)

Team Scores                                                                                                    All-Sportsmanship Team
1. Penn St. Behrend, 253 points Rachael Buhl, PS Behrend
2. Alfred St., 207 points Nicole Hume, Alfred St.
3. Gallaudet, 78 points   Sannya Woodyard, Gallaudet
4. Cedar Crest, 61 points   Abril Riley, Cedar Crest
5. Keystone, 2 points   Alexandra Thornton, Keystone