UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track & field team prepares to host its one and only home meet of the 2023 outdoor campaign. The Blue & White will welcome squads to Happy Valley on Friday, May 5, for the Jim Thorpe Invitational.
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NITTANY LIONS IN THE RANKINGS
The Nittany Lions have eight top-25 marks in the NCAA and 36 top-ten marks in the Big Ten conference as it prepares for competition at home on Friday. 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 fourth in the NCAA, the women's 1500-meter squad is 14th, and the women's high jump group is 15th.
NCAA Top-25
Men's Team
- 5 – Tyler Merkley – Hammer Throw: 241-6 (73.61m)
- 15 – Handal Roban – 800m: 1:47.29
- 24 – Darius Smallwood – 800m: 1:47.67
- 23 – Collin Burkhart – Javelin: 230-5 (70.23m)
Women's Team
- 18 – Mallory Kauffman – Shot Put: 56-2 (17.12m)
- 16 – Rachel Gearing – 800m: 2:02.98
- T-19 – Cecelia Bacon – High Jump: 5-11.25 (1.81m)
- 25 – Faith DeMars – 5000m: 15:44.98
Big Ten Top Ten
Men's Team
400m
- 9 – 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 – 8:54.27
4x400m Relay
- 4 – Gallant, Hebron, Dodds, Onwuka – 4x400m – 3:06.17
Pole Vault
- 6 – Luke Knipe – 17-0.75 (5.20m)
Hammer Throw
- 2 – Tyler Merkley – 241-6 (73.61m)
- 8 – Collin Burkhart – 214-8 (65.43m)
Javelin
- 5 – Collin Burkhart – 230-5 (70.23m)
- 9 – Kevin Bartosh – 221-6 (67.51m)
Women's Team
800m
- 4 – Rachel Gearing – 2:02.98
- 5 – Hayley Kitching – 2:04.33
- 7 – Allison Johnson – 2:05.21
- 10 – Maddie Ullom – 2:06.33
1500m
- 4 – Maddie Ullom – 4:16.05
- 5 – Kileigh Kane – 4:16.66
5000m
- 2 – Faith DeMars – 15:44.98
10,000m
- 8 – Sophia Toti – 34:02.31
3,000m Steeplechase
- 3 – Faith DeMars – 9:59.54
- 5 – Makenna Krebs – 10:15.59
4x100m Relay
- 7 – Goldstein, Brown, Madson, Princz – 45.56
4x400m Relay
- 6 – Madson, Brown, Goldstein, Gearing – 3:41.44
High Jump
- T-2 – Cecelia Bacon – 5-11.25 (1.81m)
Pole Vault
- T-5 – Hailey Zurich – 13-5.25 (4.10m)
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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