FALL 1982
Athletics At Penn State•Behrend
Varsity Competition
Penn State-Behrend fields
eight varsity teams, four for men
and four for women. Men's varsi
ty sports and coaches are: Soccer
-
Herb Lauffer; Basketball -
James Sims; Baseball - Joe
Spinelli• and Tennis - Kent
Peightal. Women's varsity teams
and coaches are: Volleyball -
Janet Wilson; Tennis - Kent
Peightal; Basketball - Ellen
Johns; and Softball - Janet
Wilson.
Penn State-Behrend is a
member of District No. 18 of the
National Association of Inter
collegiate Athletics (NAIA),
which governs men's varsity
competition, and a member of the
National Association of Inter
collegiate Athletics for Women
(NAIAW). Behrend also holds
membership in the Western Pen
nsylvania Intercollegiate Soccer
Conference, and the Women's
Keystone Conference, both of
which are comprised of nearby
colleges. Student-athletes may
qualify for post-season competi
tion
and honors
organizations up th t =and in
cluding national championships.
To be eligible for varisty com
petition, freshmen must be full-
PENN STATE-BEHREND
time students (8 credits or more)
enrolled in a degree program;
provisional students are not eligi
ble. Students must pass a
minimum of 8 credits the first
term, and at least 24 credits each
academic year to remain, eligi
ble. Teams are coached by
members of the Physical Educa
tion Department, located in Erie
Hall. Candidates for any varsity
team are urged to contact the
coach, or the Athletic Director,
Herb Lauffer, early in the
academic year for more
information.
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The above has been adopted as
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Behrend Athlete teams. It was
designed over the summer to com
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last year with the help of SGA.
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