UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s and women’s track and field teams open up their 2025 outdoor season Saturday when the Nittany Lions head to the Penn Challenge in Philadelphia.
TUNE IN LIVE
LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions put a bow on the 2024-25 indoor season at the NCAA Indoor National Championships last weekend as eight Nittany Lions earned All-America honors.
Olivier Desmeules earned first-team All-America laurels after clocking a 1:48.84 finish in the men’s 800-meter final to earn the first All-America honor of his career. Penn State is the only Division I school in the last three years to have three-consecutive first-team All-Americans in the men’s indoor 800-meter.
Maddie Pitts became an All-American for the first time in her career, earning second-team honors after tying her own No. 3 mark in program history with 4,229 points in the pentathlon.
Ajani Dwyer earned a second-team All-American honor in his first NCAA Championship appearance after finishing 12th overall in the men’s 60-meter, clocking a time of 6.60.
Florence Caron earned All-America plaudits for the second-straight year after placing 13th in the women’s 5K (15:48.73) to earn second-team All-America honors. Haley Kitching placed 15th in the women’s 800-meter to be crowned a second-team All-American.
Also earning second-team All-America accolades were Yukichi Ishii (9th place, men’s 800-meter), Jake Palermo (10th place, 400-meter semifinals) and Darius Smallwood (13th place, men’s 800-meter).
UP NEXT – PENN CHALLENGE
A select group of runners and field athletes will be traveling to Franklin Field in Philadelphia to compete in the one-day Penn Challenge meet beginning with Penn State’s first event in women’s javelin at 11:30 a.m.
FULL 2025 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Mar. 22 – Penn Challenge| Philadelphia, Pa.
Mar. 27-29 – Raleigh Relays | Raleigh, N.C.
Mar. 28-29 – LSU Battle on the Bayou | Baton Rouge, La.
Apr. 4-5– Florida Relays | Gainesville, Fla.
Apr.4-5 – Virginia Grand Prix | Charlottesville, Va.
Apr. 11-13 – Bison Outdoor Classic | Lewisburg, Pa.
Apr. 18-19 – Virginia Challenge | Charlottesville, Va.
Apr. 24-26 – Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa.
May 2-3 – Larry Ellis Open | Princeton, N.J.
May 9 – Jim Thorpe Invitational | University Park, Pa.
May 16-18 – Big Ten Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Ore.
May 28-31 – NCAA East First Round | Jacksonville, Fla.
Jun. 11-14 – NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Ore.
FOLLOW THE NITTANY LIONS
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