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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2000
Lions to host invitational this weekend
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
The Behrend men's and women's
cross country teams will host their
third annual Behrend Lions Cross
Country Festival this Saturday,
September 16 at the Behrend cross
country course on campus. The
Invitational will be the largest in the
area with 17 teams participating,
adding several more teams from the
event in past years.
Behrend coach Rich Hoffman feels
"this is an exciting opportunity for our
teams to compete against some
excellent runners here on our home
course. It's been great to see the
growth in our meet and we hope we
can continue to develop our course
and accommodate the meet as the
campus changes. It's a great way to
bring people to campus and show
them the special character of our
campus."
Teams participating in the meet will
include La Roche, Pitt-Bradford,
Gannon, Case Western, Notre Dame
College of Ohio, Cuyahoga
Community College, Grove City,
Westminster, Clarion, Medaille,
D'Youville, Thiel, Geneva,
Washington & Jefferson, Allegheny,
Hilbert and Mercyhurst.
The festival will begin with a high
school meet at 9:00 a.m., and will be
followed by the collegiate meets at
11:00 a.m.
The men's team will enter the meet
after an eighth place finish at the
California, Pennsylvania Invitational
on a humid day last Saturday. The
Lions were paced by Dennis
Halaszynski who placed 11th with a
time of 29:15, and a 16th place finish
by Sohrab Moeini at 29:46. Behrend's
Kevin Ritzert finished slightly behind
with a time of 30:18.
"We're making progress," said
Hoffman. "Now, the key is to bring
two or three guys up closer to them
and then we'll be in business. We'll
get there, it's just going to take time."
Behrend seniors Tyler Travis and
Greg Cooper will be back from injury
for the meet this weekend which
should benefit the Lions.
The women are also making
progress after a promising 9th place
finish at California, PA this past
weekend. Lyndsey Boor led the Lions
"with a super race," said Hoffman.
"Our depth really showed through.
I'm pleased and excited about what
they can do and we're looking forward
to a great home meet this weekend."
Coach Hoffman is also excited
about the Behrend course that will be
used for the weekend's events. "We
think our course has a lot to offer, and
we have received great feedback from
other athletes and coaches, which is
encouraging." He added, "our course
combines a nice mixture of open
fields, wooded trails, log jumps, and
some great uphills. If it's raining, the
runners will even have a small creek
to navigate. We really try to create a
true cross country experience."
The Festival will culminate on
Sunday with the Behrend Lions Prowl
SK. The event will start at 9:00 a.m.,
with pre-registration starting at 7:30
a.m.
Looking for Improvement
by Abby Long
assistant sports editor
Head volleyball coach Cindy
Jacobelli is expecting a little bundle
of joy soon. She has been on mater
nity leave while her husband, Greg,
has been taking over the team. How
ever, she is going to come back to a
team that needs improvement. After
their match against Fredonia the
women's volleyball team is 3-7. A
few of the matches have went to the
fifth game, so it is not to say that the
team hasn't been competitive. How
ever, at the Allegheny Tournament the
volleyball team won only one game
in four matches.
The women move on, hoping to sal
vage their season. Next on the slate
is Buffalo State on September 19. It
is a home game. After that, the
women's volleyball team will start
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Con
ference play at Lake Erie on Septem
ber 21. They will have a little bit of a
breather after that until September 27
when they will travel to La Roche.
From there they will be heavy into
AMCC conference play. The confer
ence play will provide plenty of op
portunity to make up for the early
losses.
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These photos are from the December 12 match between Penn State Behrend and Fredonia. The
women's volleyball team lost two games to three in their seventh loss this season.
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