UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State track & field programs will participate in two meets Thursday through Saturday. The Nittany Lions will compete in the Florida Relays and the Raleigh Relays this week.
A portion of the team will travel to Gainesville, Florida to participate in the three-day Florida Relays hosted by the University of Florida. Another portion of the team will travel to Raleigh, North Carolina for the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State University.
LAST WEEK RECAP
The Nittany Lions opened team competition on March 22-23 at the Arizona State Invitational.
Morgan Shigo, Payden Montana, Madison Smith, and Michael Biddle each won their respective field events. Shigo continued his successful spring campaign by winning the men's hammer throw. Shigo's currently ranks first in the Big Ten and third nationally in the event. Payden Montana performance in the women's shot put has her ranked first in the Big Ten and second in the country. Montana also ranks in the top 50 in the women's discus throw. Madison Smith and Michael Biddle gave the Nittany Lions a clean sweep in the javelin events at the Arizona State Invitational.
William Henderson (men's long jump), Elizabeth Chikotas (women's 3000m), Colin Abert (men's 3000m) and Antoinette Bradley (women's 400m hurdles) also collected wins in their track events at the Arizona State Invitational.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Nittany Lions currently have five student-athletes who rank in the top-25 in the NCAA in each of their respective events.
No. 2| Payden Montana- Shot Put 16.41m (53-10.25)
No. 3| Morgan Shigo- Hammer Throw 70.84m (232-5)
No. 15| Luke Grodeska- Hammer Throw 63.57m (208-7)
No. 20| Ben Peterson- Shot Put 18.08m (59-4)
No. 22| Michael Biddle- Javelin 67.14m (220-3)
Raleigh Relays Information
Friday, March 29.
Schedule | Entry List | Live Results
Florida Relays Information
Thursday, March 28 – Sunday, 30
Schedule | SEC Network +/Watch ESPN (Friday broadcast) | SEC Network +/Watch ESPN (Saturday broadcast) | Live Results
2019 Outdoor Schedule
Arizona State Invitational | Tempe, Ariz. | Completed
Florida Relays | Gainesville, Fla. | Mar 28-30
Raleigh Relays | Raleigh, NC | Mar 29
Sam Howell Invite | Princeton , N.J. | Apr. 5-6
LSU Battle On The Bayou | Baton Rouge, La. | Apr. 6
Bucknell Classic | Lewisburg, Pa. | Apr. 13-14
Virginia Challenge | Charlottesville, Va. | Apr. 19-20
Bucknell Team Challenge | Lewisburg, Pa. | Apr. 20
Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | Apr. 25-27
Jim Thorpe Open | University Park, Pa. | May 3
NCAA East Prelims | Jacksonville, Fla. | May 23-25
NCAA Outdoor Championships | Austin, Texas | Jun. 5-8
