UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track & field team heads back on the road this weekend for split-squad action at North Carolina State and Central Florida.
A majority of the team will head to Orlando for the Knights Invite while several distance runners will head to the Raleigh Relays. Action in Orlando is slated to begin at 11 a.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday. Penn State athletes begin competition at 5:05 p.m. in Raleigh on Friday.
LIVE RESULTS
RALIEGH | ORLANDO
A LOOK BACK
The Penn State track & field team opened its outdoor season with a strong showing at the Penn Invite at Franklin Field on last weekend.
Big Ten pentathlon champion Chloe Royce got the day started with a personal record and victory in the women's 100h with a time of 14.27. She also earned a victory in the long jump with a personal best jump of 5.96m (19-6.75).
Also earning a victory with a PR was Cecelia Bacon, who earned the win in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.80m (5-10.75). Carlie Wilson placed third in the event with a jump of 1.72m.
The success carried into the throwing events as well for Penn State. Madison Smith opened her 2022 season with a win in the women's javelin, as the 2021 Big Ten silver medalist posted a throw of 47.51m (155-10). Teammate Piper Klinger got the win in the women's discus throw with a top toss of 44.03m (144-05). Gianna Rao started her outdoor season off strong with a second place finish in the hammer throw, recording a throw of 58.13m (190-08). Teammate Jean Star recorded a PR in the event with a 49.36m throw to place fifth.
On the men's side, Tom Bojalad had a strong day in two events, placing third in the discus throw with a PR of 53.51m and second in the shot put with a throw of 16.87m. Freshman Collin Burkhart kicked off his outdoor career with a third place finish in the javelin (67.00m). Teammates Kevin Bartosh (66.27m) and Tristan Schmidt (62.58m) placed right behind in fourth and fifth. The team closed out the day by placing first and second in the men's hammer throw with Tyler Merkley placing first (69.32m) and Burkhart placing second (62.89m).
