THE BEHREND BEACON
OVER THE
EDGE
The Penn State University Board of
Trustees cleared the way for the
constuction of two new athletic fields
to be constructed at Penn State
Behrend.
The board approved the construc
tion of the $975,000, and construction
is slated to begin sometime in May.
The new fields will be situated upon
the current soccer fields located north
of the Erie Hall parking lot.
The fields are being constructed to
replace the current baseball and soft
ball fields which will be displaced by
the future construction of the Eastside
Access Highway.
New accomodations such as team
dugouts, a press box, and lighting will
he available for the baseball and soft
ball teams next season.
Behrend Scores
Men's baseball
Behrend 3, Oberlin 2
Behrend 5, Oberlin 6
Behrend 3, John Carroll 18
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24 Bethany 0' Capital 9:1)0 a.m
Tiffin @ Capital 12:00 p
Mar. 25 Ohio Wesleyan 12:00 p
Mar. 26 Capital (f. Capital 12:00 p.
Women's softball
Behrend, Altoona (Postponed)
Up Next...
Mar. 25 Mourn Union
Mar. 27 La Roche
Mar. 30 Pitt-Bradford
Men's tennis
Behrend 6, Thiel 3
Up Next...
Mar. 25 Penn St. Altoona 1:00 p.m
Apr. 4 Alfred 3:30 p.m
Mar. 30 Pitt-Bradford 3:00 p.m
Track and field
Mar. 24 @ Clarion Decathalon
Mar. 25 @ Clarion Early Bird
Apr. 1 (ct Geneva Invitational
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TRIVIA
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men's basketball coach has the
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ATHLETIC AND REC CENTER
FALL 2000
SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW
With the snow finally melted and the
temperatures starting to climb, the
spring sports season has officially ar
rived. Although the teams have been
training throughout the winter and
during Spring Break, the teams re
cently began competition versus Al
legheny Mountain Collegiate Confer
ence and independent opponents.
The Penn State Behrend baseball
team hopes to repeat their record
breaking 1999 season. The team com
piled an impressive 12-2 record at
home and were 8-3 at neutral sites, en
route to a school record 26 wins. Their
dominating force on the field earned
them a birth to the Eastern Collegiate
Athletic Conference Southern Re
gional Tournament for the first time
in school history.
In addition, the Lions set a plethora
of new school records. The team set
new records for hits, singles, doubles
and home runs.
A strong group of seniors and jun
ior will once again lead the Lions on
the field. Seniors Jeremy Brubaker,
Ryan Frederick, Shaun Headley,
Corey Walters, and David Williams
will try to lead the Lions to another
ECAC hid this season.
Juniors Dan Orelski and Matt
Slavonic will complement the seniors
and try to build on their success from
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The Penn State Behrend spring sports teams are ready to compete
in the spring season. Each team prepared for the season by going
on various trips over Break.
Coached by former Behrend base
ball player Paul Benim, the team is
well prepared and will continue their
streak of success.
Much like the baseball team, the
Penn State Behrend softball team
hopes to parallel last year's perfor
mance. The Lions went 17-1 in league
play in 1999 and captured the AMCC
title. Unfortunately, the Lions are only
returning five players from last
season's squad, but they still are look
ing to defend their AMCC title.
Leading the team this season will
be senior and captain Stacy Blass who
Track team opens season at Disney World
The men and women's track and
field teams traveled to Orlando,
Florida, over Spring Break to train and
compete. With the sun shining on a
75-degree day the Track team com
peted in the Disney Relays.
The field event athletes set the
tempo for the meet. Scott Nicklas set
a school record in the long jump with
a jump of 21'11". He also jumped 43'-
2" in the triple jump. Both these jumps
were long enough to earn him two gold
medals.
The only other Behrend athlete to
tally a first place was Steve Duda in
the Javelin with a throw of 164'-8".
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SPORTS
provides experience and leadership
from behind the plate. Juniors
Mandy Bodnor, Meeghan Trumbull,
and Lesley Miller will be the offen
sive force on the field. These upper
classmen give the Lions leadership
in key positions on the diamond.
Sophomore all-conference out
fielder Kelly Woods will also help to
guide the talented groups of newcom
ers. Head softball coach Cindy
Jacobelli is optimistic that the squad
will perform well this season. "We
are very young but have a great deal
of talent, and the experienced play
ers will give us stability," Jacobelli
said.
The Penn State Behrend men's
tennis team is planning to improve
on last season's 9-8 record. The men
compiled a 4-2 record in the AMCC
last season and finished third in the
conference tournament behind Penn
State Altoona and Frostburg..
Like other Behrend sports teams,
the tennis team will he led by their
upperclassmen. The seniors are ex
pected to carry the banner in the 2000
season and propel the Lions to an
.AMCC title. Leading the tennis team
this year will be seniors Todd
Beddick, John Bloom, and Dustin
Broussard. In conjunction with a tal
ented supporting cast, the Behrend
squad hopes to contend for the
AMCC championship.
"Our team has good depth," said
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men's tennis coach Jeff Barger. "We
are capable of competing for the
league crown," Barger added.
The Behrend golf teams will hit
the links again this spring after the
winter lapse. Behrend will play
Washington and Jefferson on April 10
and will host the Penn State Behrend
Invitational on April 20 at Peek
n' Peak.
The Lions had several impressive
showings during the fall season with
a third place finish at the AMCC tour
nament and at a tourney at Lake Erie
college.
During the season, senior Dustin
Not far behind Duda were Nick Peth
and David Young. Both took second
and third respectively, sweeping the
event.
Duda also competed in the discus
event, setting a school record with a
throw of 118'-9". This was enough
to earn him a silver medal. Jay
Davids was Behrend's lone high
jumper. It was his first time jumping
on mats this season but that didn't
stop him from placing second tally
ing him a silver medal.
Garrett Arndt showed he was a ver
satile athlete by placing in the top ten
in all types of events, throwing, jump
ing, and running Arndt placed fifth
in the discus throw, 7th in the long
jump, and in his relays finished sec-
MARCH 24, 2000
The Penn State Behrend baseball team hopes to duplicate their successful 1999 season
set several team records last season en route to the ECAC Southern Regional Tournament
Broussard had two of the team's low
est scores and junior Chad Gil housen
posted three low scores .
The men's and women's squads are
led by first year head coach Karl
Radday and are assisted by James
Bowden, who has been with the pro
gram since 1991.
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The Penn State Behrend track
team hopes to build on their inaugu
ral season's performances. Under the
guidance of head coach Rich
Hoffman and first year assistant
coach Ray Shrout, the Lions hope to
build upon what made them success
ful last season.
Due to the current unavailability of
track and field facilities, the team will
take to the road for the entire season.
The squad traveled to Florida over
spring break and competed against
several Division 111 and Division II
schools. At the Disney Track and
Field Showcase, the Lions fared quite
well and took home several top fin-
ishes. '
Leading the Lions this season are
and both in the 4x400 relay, and the
sprint medley relay, in which he ran
the 2nd
200 meter for the team. The race con
sisted of the 200, 200, 400, and the
800. Jamieson Daley, Charlie Au,
and Clint Altman were the other three
runners in the Sprint Relay that took
second. Tommie Stovall, Garrett
Arndt, Steve Omecinski, and Shawn
Furman were the athletes that took
part in the silver medal winning
4X400-meter relay.
Stovall, Omecinski, Furman, and
Mark Suroviec also took part in the
Sprint Relay but after running well,
they were disqualified for a lane vio
lation.
Dennis Halaszynski ran well in
The Behrend softball team will look to its upperclassmen for leadership this season. The
team's five returning players from last season's AMCC championship team hope to lead
the team to consecutive championships.
Dennis Halaszynski, Jay Davis, and
Steve Duda, on the men's team. The
women are led by Jessie Coe, Tina
Rubay, and Kristin Hessinger. In ad
dition to these athletes, the team is
filled with competitors who are top
finishers at each meet.
With a strong core of athletes and a
great supporting squad, the Lions are
Florida taking home a silver medal in
the 3000 meter-steeple chase run. His
time was 10:44.72.
The women's team also performed
well at the Disney meet. Michelle
Gutting set the pace in the jumping
events by jumping 16"9.75" in the
long jump. This jump earned her 4th
place and set a new school record.
Kristen Hessinger had a good meet
by placing 3rd in the shot put and 4th
in the discus. Lynn Herrmann wore
a silver medal around her neck after
throwing the javelin 108'-4".
Behrend's women's sprint relay
team, like the men's, took second.
Gutting, Louise Wingerter, Jen
Smialek, and Jenny Detelich, were the
runners for that relay.
prepared to have another successful
season.
Overall the outlook for the Penn
State Behrend spring sports teams is
extremely bright. All of the teams are
building on impressive performances
from last season and are led by an up
standing group of individuals.
Behrend's 4X 1600 meter relay took
4th with a time of 23:59.77. Detelich,
Kathy Perry, Bethany Cummings, and
Smialek were the athletes that ran for
Behrend in that relay
Besides traveling to Florida to com
pete, the team was able to see many
of the amusement parks that Orlando,
Florida, is known for. Also the team
got to meet La var Arington, Penn
State football star. He was in Orlando
training to run the 40-meter dash.
Along with the Disney parks, and
Arington, the track team was graced
with the presence of the Women's
Olympic Sprint team.
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