April 27, 2016
ROSEMONT, Ill. - Turning in the No. 4 time in the NCAA this season in the 1,500-meters, Brannon Kidder has been named the Big Ten Men's Co-Track Athlete of the Week as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.
The men's 1,500-meters at the Stanford Twilight Friday night saw Brannon Kidder make a big move on the backstretch with 300-meters to go to for the win, running a very quick time of 3:40.11 crossing the line with a 15-meter lead. Kidder's time is currently ranked No. 4 in the NCAA and No. 1 in the Big Ten.
This is the fifth Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award of Kidder's career.
The last Penn State Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week was Sancho Barrett who earned the honors on May 13, 2015.
The Nittany Lions travel to Philadelphia this weekend for the annual Penn Relays at Historic Franklin Field Apr. 28-30.
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