Rachel Loar Competes on Women's Outdoor Track and Field Team at Alvernia

2015 Sep 22

Rachel Loar of Macungie, Pa., competed as a member of the Women's Outdoor Track and Field team for the spring 2015 season. Loar is majoring in Occupational Therapy at Alvernia University and is a graduate of Lehigh Valley Christian High School.

Team members of the Crusaders 2015 spring track and field team finished 7th on the women's side and 9th on the men's side at the MAC Championships.

Alvernia is an active member of the Middle Atlantic Conference's (MAC) - Commonwealth Conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the NCAA.

The MAC was founded in 1912 and currently consists of 17 member institutions including Albright, Alvernia, Arcadia, Delaware Valley, DeSales, Eastern, Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham, Hood, King's, Lebanon Valley, Lycoming, Manhattanville, Messiah, Misericordia, Stevenson, Widener, and Wilkes. The MAC boasts more than 20 NCAA National Champions in a variety of sports over its 95-year existence.