April 20, 2017
Christy Mathewson-Memorial StadiumLewisburg, Pa.
Friday, April 21
10:00 a.m. ET
Heat Sheets | LIVE Results
Saturday, April 22
2:30 p.m. ET
Heat Sheets | LIVE Results
Lannigan FieldCharlottesville, Va.
Friday, April 21
11:00 a.m. ET
Heat Sheets | LIVE Results | ACC Network Extra (7 p.m.)
Saturday, April 22
9:55 a.m. ET
Heat Sheets | LIVE Results
MEET PREVIEW
| DAY ONE SCHEDULE | |
| 11 a.m. | Women's Hammer Throw |
| 11:30 a.m. | Women's Triple Jump |
| Men's Triple Jump | |
| 1 p.m. | Men's Hammer Throw |
| 1:30 p.m. | Women's 100-meters |
| 2 p.m. | Men's 100-meters |
| 2 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault |
| 3:27 p.m. | Men's 400-meters |
| 3:36 p.m. | Women's 800-meters |
| 3:45 p.m. | Men's Triple Jump |
| ~4 p.m. | Women's Invite Triple Jump |
| ~7 p.m. | Women's Invite Pole Vault |
| 7 p.m. | Men's 4x100-meters |
| 7:15 p.m. | Women's 4x100-meters |
| 7:25 p.m. | Women's 3,000-meter Steeple |
| 8:25 p.m. | Women's 400-meters |
| 8:30 p.m. | Women's Discus Throw |
| 8:35 p.m. | Men's Invite Shot Put |
| 8:37 p.m. | Men's 400-meters |
| 9:02 p.m. | Men's 800-meters |
| DAY TWO SCHEDULE | |
| 9:55 a.m. | Men's 1,500-meters |
| 10 a.m. | Women's Javelin |
| 11:45 a.m. | Men's Javelin |
| 12 p.m. | Women's Long Jump |
| 2:15 p.m. | Women's 100-meter hurdles |
| 3 p.m. | Women's 200-meters |
| 3 p.m. | Men's Shot Put |
| 3:20 p.m. | Men's 200-meters |
| 4 p.m. | Women's Invite Long Jump |
| Men's Invite Long Jump | |
| ~7 p.m. | Women's Invite High Jump |
| 7:10 p.m. | Men's 400-meter hurdles |
| 7:22 p.m. | Women's 400-meter hurdles |
| 7:45 p.m. | Men's 1,500-meters |
| 8 p.m. | Women's Invite Shot Put |
| 8:10 p.m. | Women's Invite 1,500-meters |
| 8:15 p.m. | Men's Invite Discus Throw |
| 8:40 p.m. | Men's 4x400-meter relay |
| 8:50 p.m. | Women's 4x400-meter relay |
| 9:05 p.m. | Women's 5,000-meters |
| 9:25 p.m. | Men's 5,000-meters |
| 9:30 p.m. | Women's Invite Javelin |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State track & field teams will split action this weekend with one group of athletes heading to the Bucknell Team Challenge in Lewisburg, Pa., while a second group of athletes will travel to Charlottesville, Va., for the Virginia Challenge this weekend.
BUCKNELL TEAM CHALLENGE
When: Friday, April 21 | Saturday, April 22
Where: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, Pa.
Start Time:
Friday: 10 a.m.
Saturday: 2:30 p.m.
VIRGINIA CHALLENGE
When: Friday, April 21 | Saturday, April 22
Where: Lannigan Field | Charlottesville, Va.
Start Time:
Friday: 11 a.m.
Saturday: 9:55 a.m.
NCAA RANKINGS
According to Track & Field Results and Reporting System (TFRRS) Penn State currently has eight student-athletes and two relays ranked in the top-25 of the NCAA.
LAST TIME OUT: BUCKNELL CLASSIC
The Bucknell Classic saw Penn State post a few notable performances at the two-day meet including one that currently sits at No. 2 in the world.
Over the course of the weekend, Penn State recorded 11 marks that are in the top-20 of the Big Ten and two performances that are in the top-five of the NCAA.
What a season debut in her signature event, the steeplechase, for Tori Gerlach who turned in the performance of the weekend as the fifth-year senior crossed the line in an NCAA No. 2 time of 9:50.60.
Gerlach's time is the No. 2 mark in the world this season and also holds as the No. 2 performance ever by a Nittany Lion trailing Bridget Franek's school record mark of 9:32.35 from 2010. The winning time by Gerlach also broke a facility record held by the aforementioned Franek from 2009.
David Lucas finished the meet with a mark of 200'-9" (61.18) in the discus that catapulted Lucas all the way up to the No. 4 performer in the NCAA in the event this year and is ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten.
Lucas achieved the mark on his second attempt improving on his previous personal best of 195'-7" (59.62) from last season. The Lititz, Pa. native qualified for the 2016 NCAA outdoor championships last season finishing as a second-team All-American in the discus as a true freshman.
While a few athletes had NCAA impacting performances several Nittany Lions turned in races that rank very within the Big Ten Conference with the meet less than a month away from being held in Happy Valley.
Morgan Shigo heaved the hammer out to a personal best of 210'-11" (64.28) that is the No. 4 mark in the conference as well as the No. 2 mark in program history. Shigo becomes only the second Nittany Lion to throw 210' or more in program history trailing only school record holder Alvin Jackson's mark of 218'-6" (66.60).
In the 1,500-meters, Domenic Perretta and Colin Abert ran the No. 11 and No. 15 times in the conference in the event at 3:46.47 and 3:47.21, respectively.
They weren't the only ones to post a Top-20 Big Ten time in the event, Julie Kocjancic ran 4:22.94 in the 1,500-meters that is currently ranked No. 9 in the conference while teammates Marissa Sheva and Jillian Hunsberger ran 4:25.81 and 4:26.43.
Megan Fry is currently the 11th best vaulter in the conference after clearing 12'-7.50" (3.85) in the pole vault. Fry's clearance set a new season best in the event and is No. 8 in program history.
True freshman Kelsey Vieira posted a season best mark in the triple jump with her jump of 39'-1.75" (11.93) that is the 14th-best mark this season in the Big Ten.
Joining Lucas with a big performance in the discus was Penn State's Obeng Marfo who finished the meet with a best of 162'-6" (49.54) that is the 14th-best in the conference.
In total, Penn State has 66 Big Ten top-20 performances this season, with 33 of them in the top-10 and five performances that lead the conference. For a complete list of Penn State's Big Ten top-20 marks click here.
B1G HONORS
MARCH 29
Senior Michael Shuey, who returned to the javelin run way after missing the 2016 outdoor season, picked up right where he left off as he concluded the meet with a mark of 247'2" that fell just two feet away from his school record mark of 249'-5" (76.02) from 2014.
APRIL 5
Isaiah Harris opened up in his signature event - 800-meters - posting the No. 1 time in NCAA that also holds as the No. 2 time in the world for all of 2017 including both indoor and outdoor seasons. Harris returned the following day to help lead his 4x800-meter relay to the No. 10 time in program history with their second-place finish in a time of 7:18.70.
APRIL 17
Tori Gerlach made her 2017 steeple debut with a spectacular performance at the Bucknell Classic in Lewisberg, Pa. this past weekend.The fifth-year senior from Perkasie, Pa. crossed the line in an NCAA No. 2 time of 9:50.60. Gerlach's time is the No. 2 mark in the world this season and also holds as the No. 2 performance ever by a Nittany Lion trailing Bridget Franek's school record mark of 9:32.35 from 2010.
PENN STATE TOP-10 PERFORMANCES
No. 1 Women's 4x800 - 8:39.44
No. 2 Men's 4x100 - 39.65
No. 2 Morgan Shigo Hammer Throw - 210'-11" (64.28m)
No. 2 Tori Gerlach Steeple - 9:50.60
No. 2 Megan McCloskey High Jump - 5'-11.50" (1.82m)
No. 2 Isaiah Harris 800-meters - 1:45.24
No. 2 Danae Rivers 1,500-meters - 4:16.33
No. 3 David Lucas Discus - 200-9 (61.18m)
No. 4 Xavier Smith 100-meters - 10.47
No. 4 Danae Rivers 800-meters - 2:04.99
No. 5 Men's 4x400 - 3:06.63
No. 6 Keianna Albury 100-meters - 11.65
No. 7 Jillian Hunsberger 5,000-meters - 16:06.21
No. 8 Megan Fry Pole Vault - 12'-7.50" (3.85)
No. 8 Obeng Marfo Hammer Throw - 183'-6" (55.94m)
No. 8 Steph Sievers Javelin - 159'-9" (48.70m)
No. 9 Bryce Williams Triple Jump - 50'-8.00" (15.44m)
No. 9 Madeline Holmberg Long Jump - 20'-3.50" (6.18m)
No. 9 Jon Yohman Shot Put - 61'-0" (18.59m)
No. 9 David Lucas Hammer - 196'-11" (60.02m)
No. 10 Malik Moffett 200-meters - 21.07
NEXT TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions head to Philadelphia, Pa., next week for the running of the 122nd Penn Relays at Franklin Field. The Penn Relays take place April 27-29.
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