BATON ROUGE, La. – The Penn State track and field teams turned out nine personal-record marks and two top-five marks in program history at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou to conclude a strong split-squad weekend Friday and Saturday in Baton Rouge.
TOP PERFORMANCES
Freshman sensation Ajani Dwyer collected two top-five marks in program history in both the 100m and 200m. He finished the 100-meter race in 20.55 to take the No. 5 spot in program history Friday before running a 10.27 in the 200-meter race to earn the No. 2 spot in program history Saturday.
The dynamic throwing duo of Collin Burkhart and Nathan Williams struck again in the men’s hammer throw. Burkhart placed fifth overall with a 65.40m mark, while Williams finished seventh overall with a throw of 63.43m.
Four Penn State athletes finished within the top 10 of the women’s 1500-meter. Kileigh Kane and Maddie Ullom earned second and third, respectively. Kane’s time of 4:13.74 was just shy of her own No. 2 program mark and Ullom’s mark of 4:13.92 replaced her No. 4 program mark. Allison Johnson finished seventh overall with a personal-record time of 4:17.15 and Ada Rand rounded out the top 10 with a mark of 4:19.31.
The men’s and women’s teams both dominated the 800m on Saturday. Olivier Desmeules wasted no time between the NCAA Indoor Championships and his first outdoor competition of the season, recording a 1:48.14 mark in the 800m to place third overall. Allon Clay finished right behind in fourth place with a time of 1:48.24. On the women’s side, Tayissa Buchanan finished sixth (2:06.28) and Kane finished 11th (2:09.02), both setting PRs.
DAY ONE SUMMARY
TRACK EVENT SUMMARY
Women’s 200m
- Zoey Goldstein finished 22nd overall at 23.93
- Maddie Pitts placed 25th overall and clocked in at 24.03 to set a new PR
Women’s 400m Hurdles
- Addyson White clocked in at 1:02.05 and finished in 13th place overall
Women’s 1500m
- Kane finished second overall with a time of 4:13.74
- Ullom placed third overall at a time of 4:13.92
- Johnson finished seventh overall, recording a time of 4:17.15
- Rand came in 10th place after clocking in at 4:19.31
Men’s 200m
- Dwyer finished fourth overall at a time of 20.55 to set a PR
Men’s 400m Hurdles
- Matt Dematteo finished third overall with a time of 53.23
Men’s 1500m
- Handal Roban set a PR of 3:50.64 after finishing 23rd overall
FIELD EVENT SUMMARY
Women’s Hammer Throw
- Gabi Deglau finished fourth overall, recording a 56.19m throw to set a new PR
Women’s Pole Vault
- Victoria Atikinson tied for seventh overall with a 3.95m (12-11.50) mark
Women’s Javelin
- Friedman set a new PR of 47.60m (156-02) and placed sixth overall
Women’s Long Jump*
- Maddie Pitts finished 13th, recording a 5.55m (18-02.50) jump
Men’s Hammer Throw
- Burkhart was .3m shy of tying his PR, finishing fifth overall with a throw of 65.40m (214-06)
- Williams finished seventh overall, recording a 63.43m (208-01) throw
Men’s Long Jump
- Emi Erekosima finished ninth overall with a jump of 7.16m (23-06.00)
Men’s Pole Vault
- Tristan McGarrah placed 11th overall to tie his PR with a mark of 5.15m (16-10.75)
DAY 2 SUMMARY
TRACK EVENTS
Women’s 400m
- Zoey Goldstein came in eighth place with a time of 53.96
- Johnson finished 19th overall, clocking in at 58.05
Women’s 800m
- Buchanan’s time of 2:06.28 set a new PR with a sixth-place finish
- Kane set a new PR of 2:09.02 to finish 11th overall
- Ullom ran at a time of 2:09.44 to finish in 13th
- Rand ran at a time of 2:09.67 to tie for 16th
Men’s 100m
- Dwyer finished at 10.27 to claim sixth overall, becoming No. 2 in program history in the 100m dash
Men’s 400m
- Handal Roban came in 12th with a time of 46.95
- Austin Gallant came in 15th with a time of 47.18
- Joshua Stolarski set a new PR of 47.63 after finishing 25th overall
Men’s 800m
- Desmeules placed third, clocking in at 1:48.14
- Clay placed second, setting a new PR of 1:48.24
- Carter Fitzgerald placed 16th overall with a time of 1:49.30
- David Locke placed 17th overall with a time of 1:49.48
FIELD EVENTS
Women’s High Jump
- Riolo finished third overall with a 1.75m (5-08.75) mark
- Gwen Cudmore and Katie Becker tied for ninth with a 1.65m (5-05.00) jump
Men’s Shot Put
- Dylan Lambrecht placed 10th with a 17.39m (57-00.75) throw
Men’s Triple Jump
- Erekosima placed fourth overall with a 15.27m (50-01.25) jump
Men’s High Jump
- Isaac Osifo placed fifth overall, recording a 2.10m (16-10.75) leap
- Robert Allen tied for seventh with a 2.05m (6-8.75) jump
UP NEXT
Penn State track and field returns with more split-squad action on Friday, April 4 at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. and the Virginia Grand Prix in Charlottesville, Va.
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