UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track and field is set to host the Sykes & Sabock Challenge in the Multi-Sport Facility and Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track on Saturday, Feb. 3. The 17th-ranked men's and 23rd-ranked women's Nittany Lion squads will honor their seniors on Saturday with a ceremony presented by the Penn State Alumni Association.
The Nittany Lions enter competition on Saturday with both the men's and women's teams ranked in the top 25 in the nation by the USTFCCCA for the first time this season. Additionally, Penn State boasts six top-ten-ranked event squads. Both Penn State's men's shot put and men's 800 crews currently sit atop the USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings while the men's 400 group is sixth in the country. For the women, their 800 group is fifth while its mile and 3K squads slot in at sixth in the nation.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
PARKING: Due to the volume of events taking place around campus on Saturday, spectators are encouraged to pre-pay for parking via ParkMobile. Additional information on athletics event parking can be found HERE.
CONCESSIONS: Limited concessions will be available upon entry into the Multi-Sport Facility from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday.
PROMOTIONS: Senior Day, presented by the Penn State Alumni Association
At 11:30 a.m., the Nittany Lions will pause competition to honor their senior class with an in-venue ceremony. 24 seniors will hear their names called on Saturday as they compete in their final track & field seasons wearing the Blue & White.
MEET INFO: Live Results | B1G+ Live Stream
FIELD EVENTS: M/W Long Jump, M/W Triple Jump, M/W Pole Vault, M/W High Jump, M/W Weight Throw, M/W Shot put
TRACK EVENTS: M/W 60mH, M/W 60m, M/W Mile, M/W 500m, M/W 400m, M/W 800m, M/W 600m, M/W 200m, M/W 3000m, M/W 4x400m
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
TEAMS ATTENDING: Binghamton M/W, Bucknell M/W, Colgate M/W, Delaware Franklin & Marshall M/W, IUP M/W, Morgan State M/W, Mount St. Mary's M/W, Norfolk State M/W, Penn M/W, Penn State M/W, Princeton W, Shippensburg M/W, Slippery Rock M/W, St. Bonaventure M/W, Towson W, UMBC M/W, West Chester M/W, West Liberty M, West Virginia W
Sophomore Hayley Kitching continued her record-breaking start to the season with an incredible outing at last week's Penn State National Open. Kitching set Penn State's indoor 800-meter record and ran the first leg of the Nittany Lions' school-record-setting DMR team. Both marks set top-five marks in the nation this season and she earned her second-straight Big Ten Women's Track Athlete of the Week honor for her efforts.
Olivier Desmeules collected his third Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor thanks to a pair of top-ten NCAA times at the Penn State National Open. Desmeules' 1:47.40 in the 800 and his 1:16.23 in the 600 both are among the top collegiate times this season. He became the third-fastest Nittany Lion in the 600 with his 1:16.23 time on Saturday afternoon.
Penn State continues to impress entering February, with postseason competition on the horizon at the end of the month.
FULL 2023-24 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Dec. 1-2 – Bison Opener | Lewisburg, Pa.
Dec. 2 – Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | Boston, Mass.
Dec. 9 – Blue & White Intrasquad | University Park, Pa.
Jan. 13 – Nittany Lion Challenge | University Park, Pa.
Jan. 20 – Simmons-Harvey Invitational | Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jan. 26-27 – Penn State National Open | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 3 – Sykes & Sabock Invitational | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 9-10 – Tiger Paw Invite | Clemson, S.C.
Feb. 9-10 – David Hemery Valentine Invitational | Boston, Mass.
Feb. 16 – Penn State Tune-Up | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 23-24 – Big Ten Indoor Championships | Geneva, Ohio
Mar. 8-9 – NCAA Indoor Championships | Boston, Mass.
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