UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track and field teams will have 32 individual student-athletes and one relay team compete at the NCAA East Prelims set in Bloomington, Ind., as announced by the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee Thursday.
The men's team had 16 individual athletes and one relay team selected, while the women's team is set to have 16 athletes representing the Blue and White from May 25-28. A late addition of Ka'mere Day brought the men's total up from an original 15 athletes competing.
NCAA East Prelim participants will compete for a chance to move on to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. from June 8-11. The Nittany Lions had five student-athletes advance from East Prelims in 2021.
The following Penn State student-athletes are set to compete next week in Bloomington, Ind.:
MEN:
**Ka'mere Day | Men's 100m** (added May 20th)
Korbin Martino | Men's 400m
Domenic Perretta | Men's 800m
Darius Smallwood | Men's 800m
Olivier Desmeules | Men's 800m
Brandon Hontz | Men's 1500m
Connor McMenamin | Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Men's 4x400 Relay Team
Isaac Osifo | Men's high jump
Luke Knipe | Men's pole vault
Jonathan Petersen | Men's pole vault
Lance Hamilton | Men's triple jump
Duane Knisely | Men's shot put
Thomas Bojalad | Men's discus
Tyler Merkley | Men's hammer throw
Collin Burkhart | Men's hammer throw and javelin
Kevin Bartosh | Men's javelin
WOMEN:
Rachel Gearing | Women's 800m
Victoria Tachinski | Women's 800m
Victoria Vanriele | Women's 800m
Madaline Ullom | Women's 1500m
Yasmin Brooks | Women's 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles
Faith DeMars | Women's 3000m steeplechase
Makenna Krebs | Women's 3000m steeplechase
Cecelia Bacon | Women's high jump
Katie Jones | Women's pole vault
Hailey Zurich | Women's pole vault
Breana Gambrell | Women's long jump and triple jump
Tesia Thomas | Women's long jump
Chloe Royce | Women's long jump
Mallory Kauffman | Women's shot put and discus
Gianna Rao | Women's hammer throw
Madison Smith | Women's javelin
The Nittany Lions begin competition in Bloomington, Ind. on May 25.
