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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Mercer, PA
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- High School:
- Mercer
Bio
Career Highlights | TFRRS
2023-24
* Named to USTFCCCA All-Region Team
* Surpassed previous school and conference championship record with a first-place throw of 128-6 in the javelin at the United East outdoor championships
* Broke school record once again at Allegheny with a distance of 130-9 for first place in the javelin
* All-AARTFC honors in the javelin with a third-place throw of 118-1
* Academic All-AMCC
* Tallied a personal best height of 4-8 1/4 for sixth place in the high jump at Saint Francis
2022-23
* CSAC Champion in javelin
* First Team All-CSAC in the javelin
* Set a new championship meet record with a 36.57m javelin throw
* Broke the school record in the javelin throw with a 38.10m throw at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational
* Helped Penn State Behrend capture the CSAC Championships
* Joined the Penn State Behrend women's track and field team as a freshman
* Team Rookie of the Year for outdoor
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in engineering
* Member of the Penn State Behrend women's basketball team
Personal
* Daughter of Jennifer Cebula and Barry Balaski
* Three-sport athlete at Mercer Area High School
* Earned 12 varsity letters
* Two-time District 10 All-Region first team in soccer
* District 10 All-Region second team in soccer
* District 10 Region Player of the Year in soccer
* Two-time District Champion Team in soccer
* Four-time Co-Region Champion Team
* Team captain in soccer
* Three-time leading scorer in basketball
* Team captain in basketball
* District 10 All-Region second team
* Three-time All-Tournament Team
* Four-time District Qualifier in track and field
* National Honor Society
* Spanish Club
* Volunteer Program
News mentions
Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) and Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan) earned All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) honors for the Penn State Behrend women's track & field team on the first day of the regional outdoor championships hosted by Cortland.
Sophomore thrower Julia Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) broke her own Penn State Behrend women's outdoor track & field record in the javelin at the 'Marty Goldberg' Gator Invite, hosted by Allegheny on Thursday.
The Penn State Behrend women's track & field team won its first ever United East Outdoor Championship with 180 team points, outscoring nine other teams this weekend.
The Penn State Behrend women's indoor track & field team competed in its final meet before conference championships on Saturday.
Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan), Lindsey Hartle (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth), and Haley Felton (Midway, PA/Fort Cherry) all earned personal bests for the Penn State Behrend women's track & field team at the John Papa Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock on Thursday.
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team competed at the Westminster Invitational on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend women's track & field team took part in the Dave Labor Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend women's track and field team opened up the outdoor season at the Carnegie Mellon Invite on Friday and Saturday.