UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track and field team is set for competition at this weekend's Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. The two-day meet, set to take place Feb. 23-24, will be hosted by SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.
Penn State enters competition with both its men's and women's squads ranked third in the Big Ten by the USTFCCCA TFRI. The Nittany Lions' 38 top-eight marks in the Big Ten showcase Penn State's excellent scoring outlook at the Big Ten meet. The Nittany Lion women finished sixth in the conference last season while the men placed seventh. Returning the majority of its talent from last season, Penn State aims to improve both of those final standings at this year's conference meet.
The Nittany Lions have set five school records and have achieved multiple top-five program marks during their 2024 indoor campaign, with tough competition at the conference and national level still remaining on the schedule.
MEET INFO – CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
FRIDAY: Live Results | Track Event Stream | Field Event Stream
SATURDAY: Live Results | Track Event Stream | Field Event Stream
B1G RANKINGS
The men's and women's teams currently hold 38 marks in the top 10 in the conference.
Men's Events – 19 Top 10 Marks
60m
- 2 – Cheickna Traore (6.63)
- 7 – Patrick Abel (6.72)
200m
- 2 – Traore (20.42)
400m
- 2 – Traore (46.50)
- 6 – Austin Gallant (47.06)
600m
- 1 – Desmeules (1:16.23)
- 2 – Roban (1:16.42)
- 3 – Fitzgerald (1:16.53)
- 4 – Darius Smallwood (1:16.97)
800m
- 2 – Roban (1:46.81)
- 4 – Fitzgerald (1:47.25)
- 5 – Desmeules (1:47.40)
- 7 – Yukichi Ishii (1:48.21)
- 8 – Nastari (1:48.30)
Mile
- 4 – Evan Dorenkamp (3:56.23)
4x400m
- 1 – Abel, Gallant, Onwuka, Traore (3:05.87)
Distance Medley Relay
- 4 – Ishii, Matt DeMatteo, Dorenkamp, Kevin Haas (9:43.46)
High Jump
- T-5 – Isaac Osifo (7-0.25 (2.14m))
Weight Throw
- 4 – Collin Burkhart (69-4.75 (21.25m))
Women's Events – 19 Top-10 Marks
400m
- 5 – Zoey Goldstein (53.78)
600m
- 1 – Hayley Kitching (1:28.18)
- 6 – Victoria Vanriele (1:28.80)
800m
- 1 – Kitching (2:01.77)
- 7 – Maddie Ullom (2:06.15)
Mile
- 1 – Kileigh Kane (4:32.97)
- 3 – Florence Caron (4:33.95)
- 5 – Ullom (4:35.03)
3,000m
- 4 – Kane (9:15.29)
- 5 – Faith DeMars (9:16.68)
- 6 – Sophia Toti (9:16.77)
- 7 – Caron (9:18.18)
- 8 – Makenna Krebs (9:21.78)
5,000m
- 5 – Toti (16:21.05)
4x400m
- 5 – Jermecia Brown, Vanriele, Goldstein, Kitching (3:39.40)
Distance Medley Relay
- 1 – Ullom, Goldstein, Kitching, Kane (10:49.05)
Pole Vault
- T-5 – Victoria Atkinson (13-8.5 (4.18m))
- T-5 – Hailey Zurich (13-8.5 (4.18m))
Pentathlon
- 3 – Maddie Pitts (3,857)
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. 9-10 – Eagle Elite Invite | Boston, Mass.
Feb. 16 – Penn State Tune-Up | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 16 – Terrier DMR Challenge | Boston, Mass.
Feb. 23-24 – Big Ten Indoor Championships | Geneva, Ohio
Mar. 8-9 – NCAA Indoor Championships | Boston, Mass.
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