UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track & field team will travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to take part in the 127th running of the Penn Relays from Thursday, April 27th to Saturday, April 29th.
Last season at the Penn Relays, the Nittany Lions earned two relay titles and two individual championships in the first running of the relays since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of the event in 2020 and 2021. Penn State's No. 3-ranked women's 800-meter group seeks to repeat its historic championship-winning performance from 2022 when it set the school record in the event with an 8:24.49. Tyler Merkley, last season's NCAA runner-up in the hammer throw, will return to defend his Penn Relays title in the event as well.
TUNE IN LIVE
Watch on FloTrack | Live Results
In addition to the FloTrack live stream, NBC Sports Philadelphia will broadcast two hours of the Penn Relays live on Saturday, April 29 from 2-4 p.m. Penn State will compete in both the men's and women's 4x800 Championship of America events during that slot. Additionally, fans will be able to watch Nittany Lion National Champion Danae Rivers in the Olympic Development Women's 1500m Elite race during the televised window as well.
THE COMPETITION
Penn State Schedule
The Nittany Lions are slated to compete in 13 relay events and 27 individual events across the three-day event. Collegiate action is scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday with the women's hammer throw. Track events will begin with the women's 400m hurdles at 5 p.m. Events will resume at noon on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
NITTANY LIONS IN THE RANKINGS
The Nittany Lions have 9 top-25 marks in the NCAA and 39 top-ten marks in the Big Ten conference as it prepares for competition at Virginia. Penn State's men's 800-meter squad comes in as the No. 2 group in Division I this week, according to the most recent USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings. The women's 800-meter group comes in at third in the NCAA, the women's 1500-meter squad is 13th, and the women's high jump group is 14th.
NCAA Top-25
Men's Team
- 6 – Tyler Merkley – Hammer Throw: 236-11 (72.21m)
- 14 – Handal Roban – 800m: 1:47.29
- 22 – Darius Smallwood – 800m: 1:47.67
- 23 – Collin Burkhart – Javelin: 230-5 (70.23m)
Women's Team
- 15 – Mallory Kauffman – Shot Put: 56-2 (17.12m)
- 15 – Rachel Gearing – 800m: 2:02.98
- T-18 – Cecelia Bacon – High Jump: 5-11.25 (1.81m)
- 21 – Faith DeMars – Steelplechase: 9:59.54
- 24 – Faith DeMars – 5000m: 15:44.98
Big Ten Top Ten
Men's Team
400m
- 8 – James Onwuka – 46.91
800m
- 2 – Handal Roban – 1:47.29
- 3 – Darius Smallwood – 1:47.67
- 4 – Callum Dodds – 1:47.80
- 5 – Olivier Desmeules – 1:48.13
- 6 – Evan Dorenkamp – 1:48.47
- 7 – Yukichi Ishii – 1:48.50
- 8 – Carter Fitzgerald – 1:48.65
1500m
- 4 – Evan Dorenkamp – 3:40.30
10,000m
- 6 – Payton Sewall – 30:07.80
3,000m Steeplechase
- 4 – Josh Lewis – 9:03.54
4x400m Relay
- 5 – Smallwood, Dodds, Roban, Desmeules – 4x400m – 3:08.57
Pole Vault
- 6 – Luke Knipe – 17-0.75 (5.20m)
Shot Put
- 10 – Lucciano Pizarro – 60-8 (18.49m)
Hammer Throw
- 2 – Tyler Merkley – 236-11 (72.21m)
- 8 – Collin Burkhart – 214-8 (65.43m)
Javelin
- 4 – Collin Burkhart – 230-5 (70.23m)
- 9 – Kevin Bartosh – 219-10 (67.02m)
Women's Team
800m
- 4 – Rachel Gearing – 2:02.98
- 5 – Hayley Kitching – 2:04.33
- 6 – Allison Johnson – 2:05.21
- 9 – Maddie Ullom – 2:06.33
1500m
- 4 – Maddie Ullom – 4:16.05
- 5 – Kileigh Kane – 4:16.66
- 9 – Allison Johnson – 4:18.90
5000m
- 2 – Faith DeMars – 15:44.98
10,000m
- 7 – Sophia Toti – 34:02.31
3,000m Steeplechase
- 1 – Faith DeMars – 9:59.54
- 4 – Makenna Krebs – 10:17.14
4x100m Relay
- 7 – Goldstein, Brown, Madson, Princz – 45.56
4x400m Relay
- 6 – Madson, Brown, Goldstein, Gearing – 3:41.44
High Jump
- 2 – Cecelia Bacon – 5-11.25 (1.81m)
Pole Vault
- T-5 – Hailey Zurich – 13-5.25 (4.10m)
Triple Jump
- 8 – Tesia Thomas – 41-4.25 (12.60m)
Shot Put
- 3 – Mallory Kauffman – 56-2 (17.12m)
Discus
- 8 – Mallory Kauffman – 172-8 (52.64m)
Hammer Throw
- 10 – Jean Starr – 187-8 (57.21m)
Javelin
- 9 – Audrey Friedman – 151-9 (46.26m)
Heptathlon
- 3 – Maddie Pitts – 5,075
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