UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track and field teams continue postseason competition with the NCAA East Region Preliminaries from Wednesday, May 28 to Saturday, May 31 in Jacksonville, Fla. Thirty-one individual entries and one relay team look to punch their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships during the four-day meet in Jacksonville.
The Nittany Lions head into the first round of NCAA competition with 16 individual entries for the women’s squad and 15 individual entries plus one relay team for the men’s squad.
MEET INFO: Championship Central | Schedule | Live Results
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PENN STATE QUALIFIERS
The women's team is led by Florence Caron, who enters competition as the highest-ranked individual qualifier for Penn State, earning the No. 5 spot in the 10,000-meter race and No. 6 spot in the 5,000-meter race. Caron is fresh off a spectacular Big Ten Championship performance where she earned a silver medal in the 10,000-meter race and a bronze medal in the 5,000-meter race. Three Nittany Lions have declared entries in the 1,500-meter race: Kileigh Kane (No. 14), Ada Rand (No. 26) and Lea Hatcher (No. 31).
Victoria Atkinson (pole vault) and Audrey Friedman (javelin) enter as the highest-qualified field athletes for Penn State, both ranked at No. 25 in their respective events.
Three-time first-team All-American Handal Roban seeks to punch another ticket to Oregon and enters as the highest-qualified individual on the men’s team, sitting as the No. 4 seed in the men’s 800-meter race. Three other Nittany Lions join Roban in the men’s 800-meter race: Olivier Desmeules (No. 32), Big Ten Titlist Allon Clay (No. 33) and Darius Smallwood (No. 36). Nick Sloff sits as the only Nittany Lion with individual qualifications in two events and is slated to compete in the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter races.
Isaac Osifo comes in as the highest-ranked Nittany Lion men’s field qualifier, coming in at No. 6 in the high jump. The hammer throwing duo of Nathan Williams and Collin Burkhart both rank within the top- 20 of the event, No. 13 and No. 18, respectively.
NITTANY LIONS SCHEDULE OF COMPETITION
Wednesday, May 28:
- 10 a.m. - M Hammer Throw – Nathan Williams, Collin Burkhart
- 6 p.m. – M Shot Put – Dylan Lambrecht
- 6:30 p.m. - M 1500-meters (Quarterfinals on Friday) – Nick Sloff
- 7:25 p.m. - M 400-meters (Quarterfinals on Friday) – Jake Palermo
- 7:50 p.m. - M 800-meters (Quarterfinals on Friday) – Handal Roban, Olivier Desmeules, Allon Clay, Darius Smallwood
Thursday, May 29:
- 2:30 p.m. - W Javelin – Audrey Friedman
- 5:30 p.m. – W Pole Vault – Victoria Atkinson, Gabriella Recce, Meredith Baham
- 6 p.m. - W 1500-meters (Quarterfinals on Saturday) – Kileigh Kane, Ada Rand, Lea Hatcher
- 7:25 p.m. - W 400-meters (Quarterfinals on Saturday) – Zoey Goldstein
- 7:50 p.m. - W 800-meters (Quarterfinals on Saturday) – Allison Johnson
- 9:10 p.m. - W 10,000-meters Semifinals – Florence Caron, Sophia Toti
Friday, May 30:
- 2:30 p.m. – M Triple Jump – Emi Erekosima
- 2:30 p.m. – M High Jump – Isaac Osifo
- 5:15 p.m. - M 1500-meters Quarterfinals*
- 5:40 p.m. - M 3000-meters Steeplechase Quarterfinals – Ryan Watson, Justin Healey
- 6:50 p.m. - M 400-meters Quarterfinals*
- 7:05 p.m. M 800-meters Quarterfinals*
- 8:10 p.m. - M 5000-meters Semifinals – Jake Allen, Nick Sloff
- 8:45 p.m. - M 4x400-meter relays Quarterfinals – Handal Roban, James Onwuka, Max DeAngelo, Jake Palermo (Matt DeMatteo & Josh Stolarski)
Saturday, May 31:
- 2:30 p.m. – W High Jump – Hannah Riolo
- 5:15 p.m. - W 1500-meters Quarterfinals*
- 6:50 p.m. - W 400-meters Quarterfinals*
- 7:05 p.m. - W 800-meters Quarterfinals*
- 5:40 p.m. - W 3000-meters Steeplechase Semifinals – Maddie Ullom, Allison Dougherty
- 8:10 p.m. - W 5000-meters Semifinals – Florence Caron, Kileigh Kane
* = pending first-round qualification
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. 10-12 – Duke Invitational | Durham, N.C.
Apr. 12-13 – 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 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
Follow along with the team on our social media pages on Facebook (PennStateTFXC) and X/Instagram (@pennstatetfxc). Live updates on race day regarding start times and other important notes will be posted on X.