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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- North East, PA
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- High School:
- North East
Bio
Career Highlights
2024
* AMCC All-Conference
* 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
News mentions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Penn State Behrend women’s cross country team placed ninth at the Kara Hall Memorial Invitational, hosted by Fredonia on Saturday.
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.
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.
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the Westminster-Fisher Invite Friday night.