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April 21, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State track & field will split time competing in two states for a second straight weekend as several athletes are set to take part in the Stanford Twilight in Stanford, California on Apr. 22 while the rest of the team will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to run at the Bucknell Team Classic on Saturday Apr. 23.
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The names on this start list could very well foreshadow the NCAA 1500m final weeks from now. Between Georgetown's trio of Ahmed Bile (3:57 indoor mile in 2016), Amos Bartelsmeyer (3:58 indoor mile in 2016), and Michael Lederhouse (3:58 indoor mile in 2016); Penn State's middle-distance aces Brannon Kidder (3:38 in 2014) and Robby Creese (3:39 in 2015); Stanford's phenoms Grant Fisher (3:42 in 2016) and Sean McGorty (3:53 indoor mile in 2016); Wisconsin's standouts Morgan McDonald (3:41 1500m in 2016) and Austin Mudd (3:40 1500m in 2014); and indoor All-Americans Joshua Thompson of Oklahoma State (3:58 indoor mile in 2016) and David Elliott of Boise State (3:57 indoor mile in 2016), the 1500m promises to set the track on fire.
Bile, Barteslmeyer and Lederhouse are all coming off of standout indoor seasons and NCAA Championship performances. Kidder, 2015 NCAA Outdoor 800m runner-up and 2016 indoor All-American, is returning to competition after posting a season's best of 1:46.42 in his signature event at the Florida Relays. His teammate, Creese, recently opened his outdoor season in the 1500m at the Pepsi Invitational with a 3:42.29 against race-winner Izaic Yorks of Washington.
NCAA EVENT RANKINGS
Penn State boasts several marks that are highly ranked in the nation including two athletes inside the top-five in the NCAA in their respective events including Isaiah Harris' No. 3 1:46.05 in the 800-meters and Brian Leap's No. 3 mark of 16.27m (53'-4.50") in the triple jump.
In the Big Ten, Penn State has 35 top-10 marks in the conference, with 12 of those 36 in the top three and four of those marks leading the Big Ten.
TOP-20 NCAA Marks
800-meters
3. Isaiah Harris - 1:46.05
4. Brannon Kidder - 1:46.42
1500-meters
11. Robbie Creese - 3:42.29
W Triple Jump
8. Dannielle Gibson - 42'-11"/13.08m
M Triple Jump
3. Brian Leap - 53'-4.5"/16.27m
Shot Put
11. Rachel Fatherly - 55'7.75"/16.96m
High Jump
T20. Megan McCloskey - 5'-10"/1.78
AMONGST THE BEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY
17 Nittany Lions have moved into the top-10 in program history with their performances on the track this season.
Athletes include:
Dannielle Gibson (No. 4 all-time in women's triple jump)
Kaitlyn Lopez (No. 10 all-time in women's triple jump)
Isaiah Harris (No. 4 all-time in men's 800-meters)
Alyssa Robinson (No. 5 all-time in women's shot put)
Xavier Smith (No. 5 all-time in men's 200-meters)
Dan Chesina (No. 9 all-time in men's 200-meters)
Malik Moffett (No. 10 all-time in men's 200-meters)
Tessa Barrett (No. 6 all-time in women's 5,000-meters)
Brian Leap (No. 3 all-time in men's triple jump)
Quenee Dale (No. 7 all-time in women's 100-meter hurdles)
Chisom Ifedi (Tied for No. 8 all-time in men's high jump)
Morgan Shigo (No. 9 all-time in men's hammer throw)
Jon Yohman (No. 10 all-time in men's shot put)
Megan Fry (No. 10 all-time in women's pole vault)
Hannah Mulhern (Tied for No. 3 all-time in women's pole vault)
Kasey Kemp (Tied for No. 3 all-time in women's pole vault)
Megan McCloskey (Tied for No. 10 all-time in women's high jump)
Men's 4x100-meter relay (No. 3 all-time at 39.92; Chisena, Moffett, Porter, Smith)
Men's 4x100-meter relay (Tied No. 5 all-time at 40.40; Smith, Chisena, Moffett, Minnig)
NO. 12 IN THE LAND
The Penn State men's track & field team moved up six spots from their outdoor week two position at No. 18 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Computer Rankings back on April 11.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Nittany Lions are scheduled to compete in nine meets in five states before they return to Happy Valley for the Jim Thorpe Invite (May 6). Following the Jim Thorpe Invite, Penn state will travel to Lincoln, Neb. (Big Ten Outdoors), Jacksonville, Fla. (NCAA First Round) and Eugene, Ore. (NCAA Outdoor Championships)
NEXT TIME OUT
The Nittany Lion squads head to Philadelphia for the annual Penn Relays at Franklin Field on Apr. 28-30.
For more on Nittany Lion track & field, log onto www.GoPSUsÂports.com or follow the team on Twitter @PennStateTFXC.
Information from www.flotrack.org and Taylor Dutch was used in this release.