Friday, May 6
2:00 p.m. -Field Events
3:00 p.m. - Track Events
Heat Sheets | Meet Schedule
May 5, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Nittany Lions are set to host their lone meet of the season Friday, May 6 in the Jim Thorpe Invite set to begin at 2 p.m.
AMONGST THE BEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY
18 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)
Obeng Marfo (No. 3 all-time in women's discus)
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. 3 all-time in men's hammer throw)
Jon Yohman (No. 9 all-time in men's shot put)
Megan Fry (No. 9 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)
David Lucas (No. 5 all-time in the men's discus)
Madeline Holmberg (No. 7 all-time in the women's heptathlon)
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. 15 IN THE LAND
The Nittany Lion men start week five at No. 15 after coming off a Penn Relays that saw the men's team qualify three men's relays to the finals in the Championship of America for the first time in recent history.
Penn State dominated the relays qualifying the men's 4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay for the final on Saturday where the 4x200-meter relay broke an 11-year-old school record clocking 1:23.75.
At the regional level, the men's track & field team remains the No. 1 squad in the Mid-Atlantic region for the third-consecutive week.
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 Lions head to Lincoln, NE for the 2016 Big Ten Championships hosted by the University of Nebraska May 13-14.
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