April 6, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -
By Jordan Makins, GoPSUsports.com Student-Athlete Writer
With winter coming to an end with a touch of spring weather in State College, everyone has been looking forward to thawing out under the warm weather in Florida. The mood around the team was positive building up to the Florida Relays and everyone including myself was rallying at the opportunity to compete. The feeling of running in short sleeves and shorts under the warmth of the sun was really refreshing for our pre-meet shake out.
At the Florida Relays, there were several competitive marks thrown down by the men and women of the Nittany Lions. It was great to see a few personal records such as Rachel Fatherly in the shot put (53-2.75), Hannah Mulhern in the pole vault (12-7.5), Glen Burkhardt in his mile split in the DMR, and Robby Creese showed some toe in the 800m running a more than respectable 1:48.54. Robert Rhodes made a statement in his heat running a 1:49.04 season opener to hopefully lock in a spot for regionals.
Almost everyone had an opportunity to wear the Blue and White in his or her competitive events this weekend. Looking back, it was a great travel experience to throw down some qualifiers and gear up for the bigger championships like Penn Relays, the Big Ten Championship, and the NCAA Championships.