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    Sam Abate
    Sam Abate
    • Hometown:
      North East, PA
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    • High School:
      North East
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    Career Highlights

    2024

    * AMCC All-Conference
    * Academic All-AMCC
    * Registered a 10th place time of 27:48.0 at AMCC championships
    * Ran a season-best time and 12th fastest conference time of 26:13.7 at Gettysburg
    * Finished 121st at NCAA Regionals (27:04.0)
    * Helped the Lions to sixth consecutive conference title
    * Joined the women's cross country team as a freshman

    At Penn State Behrend

    * Majoring in mechanical engineering
    * Member of the Penn State Behrend women's track & field team

    Personal

    * Daughter of Jan and Steven Abate
    * Three-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at North East High School
    * All-Region Second Team in cross country
    * Cross Country MVP
    * Distance MVP
    * Two-year district qualifier in track & field
    * National Honors Society
    * Member of PJAS, AFS, Lifesmarts, Science Olympics, Student Council, and Junior Class Committee

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    Photo By: Ethan Callaghan
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    • November 16, 2024
    Behrend Women’s Cross Country Places 16th At Regional Championships

    The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team placed 16th with a team score of 503 at NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday, hosted by Fredonia.

    • November 16, 2024
    Women’s Cross Country Travels To Fredonia for NCAA Regional Championships
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    • November 14, 2024
    Women’s Cross Country Travels To Fredonia for NCAA Regional Championships

    The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team will compete in the 2024 NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Fredonia State University Country Course.

    • November 14, 2024
    Dernar Named AMCC Newcomer of the Year; Six Runners Selected to All-Conference Team
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    • November 06, 2024
    Dernar Named AMCC Newcomer of the Year; Six Runners Selected to All-Conference Team

    Freshman Baylee Dernar (Wattsburg, PA/Seneca) was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Women’s Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Conference Team, while head coach Greg Cooper earned Coach of the Year honors.

    • November 06, 2024
    Women’s Cross Country Wins Sixth Consecutive AMCC Championship; Hartle Garners Runner-Up
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    • November 02, 2024
    Women’s Cross Country Wins Sixth Consecutive AMCC Championship; Hartle Garners Runner-Up

    The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team earned its sixth straight and 14th overall AMCC Championship with 28 total points at the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Saturday.

    • November 02, 2024
    Women’s Cross Country Prepped for AMCC Title Defense
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    • November 01, 2024
    Women’s Cross Country Prepped for AMCC Title Defense

    The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team will compete in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2, hosted by Pitt-Greensburg.

    • November 01, 2024
    Photo By: Becca Torncello (Fredonia Athletics)
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    • October 19, 2024
    Behrend Women’s Cross Country Secures Personal Best Times At Gettysburg

    The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team finished 14th in its final regular season race in the Aubrey Shenk Invitational, hosted by Gettysburg on Saturday.

    • October 19, 2024
    Lions Finish Ninth In Fredonia 6K
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    • October 05, 2024
    Lions Finish Ninth In Fredonia 6K

    The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team placed ninth at the Kara Hall Memorial Invitational, hosted by Fredonia on Saturday.

    • October 05, 2024
    Behrend Places 13th At Yellowjacket Invite
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    • September 21, 2024
    Behrend Places 13th At Yellowjacket Invite

    The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team finished 13th with a team score of 436 at the Yellowjacket Invitational, hosted by Rochester at Genesee Valley Park Saturday morning.

    • September 21, 2024
    Lions Finish Fourth At Home Invite
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    • September 13, 2024
    Lions Finish Fourth At Home Invite

    The Penn State women’s cross country placed fourth with a team score of 75 in the Behrend Twilight Invite at the Behrend Fields Friday evening.

    • September 13, 2024
    Women's Cross Country Takes Second At Westminster-Fisher Invite
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    • August 30, 2024
    Women's Cross Country Takes Second At Westminster-Fisher Invite

    The Penn State Behrend women's cross country began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the Westminster-Fisher Invite Friday night.

    • August 30, 2024
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