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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Cecil, PA
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- High School:
- Canon-McMillan
Bio
Career Highlights | TFRRS
2024-25
* All-SUNYAC Indoor Third Team in the pole vault with a height of 10-11 3/4 at Championships - Indoor
* Ran a personal-best time of 8.13 in the 60m at the Houghton Last Chance Qualifier - Indoor
* Earned three runner-up finishes during the regular season - Indoor
2023-24
* Named to USTFCCCA All-Region Team
* All-United East indoor and outdoor pole vault champion
* All-United East indoor honors with a first-place finish in the 4x4 relay and second-place finish in the long jump
* All-United East outdoor honors with a second-place finish in the long jump and third-place finishes in the 200m, 4x1 relay, and 4x4 relay
* All-AARTFC honors with fourth and fifth-place finishes in the pole vault at indoor and outdoor regionals
* Member of the 4x2 relay team that placed 20th at indoor regionals
* Academic All-AMCC
2022-23
* CSAC Champion in the pole vault and 100m
* First Team All-CSAC in the pole vault
* First Team All-CSAC in the 100m
* Second Team All-CSAC in the 4x100m relay
* Won four events during home invitational
* Helped Penn State Behrend capture its third straight CSAC Championships
* CSAC All-Academic
* Team MVP for outdoor
2021-22
* CSAC Champion in the pole vault, 4x100m and 4x400m relays
* First Team All-CSAC in the pole vault
* First Team All-CSAC in the 4x100m relay
* First Team All-CSAC in the 4x400m relay
* Honorable Mention All-CSAC in the long jump
* Helped Penn State Behrend capture the CSAC Championships
* CSAC All-Academic
2020-21
* Clinched first place in the pole vault at the CSAC Championship with a mark of 3.05m
* First-Team All-CSAC in pole vaulting
* Second-Team All-CSAC in the 5000m
* Joins the Penn State Behrend track and field team as a freshman
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in nursing
* Minoring in biology
* SNAP Club member
* 2022-24 Resident Assistant
* THON member
* Tri-Beta member
* Welcome Week member
* 2021-24 Fall Concert Committee/Co-Chair
Personal
* Daughter of Cindy and Matthew Kappeler
* Eight-time varsity letter winner
* Team Captain
* Marching and concert band
* Fifth-place WPIAL finish in pole vault
News mentions
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team is currently in fifth out of nine teams with 16 team points after the first day of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships.
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team competed in its final tune-up meet prior to conference championships at the Last Chance Qualifier Meet, hosted by Houghton on Saturday.
Penn State Behrend women's indoor track & field senior Madison Kappeler (Cecil, PA/Canon-McMillan) was selected the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Field Athlete of the Week.
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team participated in the SPIRE Indoor Games on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team took part in the Brockport Multi on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team took part in the Jim Wuske Invitational, hosted by Mount Union on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team was back in action at the Houghton Highlander Invitational on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend women’s indoor track & field team began the 2024-25 season at the Mount Union Toy Drive Invitational on Saturday.