Track & Field Hosting Penn State National Open During Penn State’s Winter Sports WeekendTrack & Field Hosting Penn State National Open During Penn State’s Winter Sports Weekend

Track & Field Hosting Penn State National Open During Penn State’s Winter Sports Weekend

Nittany Lions hosting several schools from surrounding area over two-day meet.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Track & Field team is set host its second indoor meet of the 2025-26 season on Saturday afternoon, the Penn State National Open, with over 30 schools participating.

Friday's events are set to start at 11:15 a.m. with the women's Pentathlon with the final event beginning at 9:05 p.m. Saturday's events will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the men's Heptathlon and the final event, the men's 4x400-meter relay, will begin at 5:30 p.m.

 

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Friday Parking

  • Parking is available at the commuter lots which includes Stadium West, Jordan East, and Porter North.
  • Spectators can pre-pay for parking at discounted rate of $5.60 if purchased the day before the event by 11:59 p.m. using this link.
  • Day of parking will be $10 and spectators can pay by scanning the HONK QR code that is on the light poles at the lot.
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  • Fans will have two options for purchasing parking for Saturday.
    • Option 1: Spectators can reserve parking in the Eisenhower Parking Deck by 11:59 p.m. on 1/30 at a rate of $5.60 by going to this link.
    • Select the Penn State National Open Day 2 and within that the Eisenhower Parking Deck.
    • Fans who do not reserve parking by 11:59 p.m. on 1/30 can still purchase parking up until 2 hours prior to the game time at $10 day of rate only by using the ParkWhiz website.
    • Parking through ParkWhiz must be purchased prior to entering the parking deck, and the credential must be used to enter the deck.
    • If you do not purchase parking through ParkWhiz and wait to pay at the parking deck, it will be $20 to park.
  • Option 2: Buy Beaver Stadium Event Parking
    • Lot 41 is the closest to the Multi-Sport Facility and Horace Ashenfelter Indoor Track.
    • Beaver Stadium Parking info page: Click Here.
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TUNE IN LIVE

LAST TIME OUT

For the second straight week, a Penn State school record was broken, this time by sophomore Nick Sloff in the 3000-meter at the Penn Elite meet. He ran a 7:48.55 to win the event and break a decade-old record set by Robby Creese in 2015. Sloff moved into tenth in Division 1 this season with the time.

Earlier in the day, Hannah Riolo cleared 5-9.25 (1.76m) to tie teammate Gwen Cudmore for ninth on the all-time program list in the women’s high jump. She would come in second in the event with her new personal best.

Ajani Dwyer won his only event of the day and moved into a second place on Penn State’s all-time list in the 200-meter, running 20.52. He has won every event he’s competed so far this indoor season.

Alex Pancoast had a great day in the field, beating her personal best in the women’s weight throw with a toss of 62-4.0 (19.61m). That performance was good to move Pancoast up two spots in the program top-10, now sitting at seventh.

Overall, Penn State won six events and set four school top-10 marks.

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