UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State track & field will take the next step in its 2026 outdoor season when it competes in the Bison Outdoor Classic.
The three-day meet, hosted by Bucknell University, begins Saturday, April 11 and runs through Monday, April 13. All three days of competition will take place at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
NITTANY LIONS LAST WEEK
Penn State brought home several records and outstanding performances last week at the Florida Relays, held in Gainesville, Florida.
Ajani Dwyer posted a school-record 10.06 in the men’s 100-meter dash, earning him Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honors for the second consecutive week. Dwyer’s time won him the event and broke the two-year-old record set by Cheickna Traore.
His fellow sprinter Jake Palermo delivered in the men’s 400-meter dash, running a 45.29. Palermo improved his own third-best mark in program history while finishing second in the field.
Senior sprinter Marie-Eloise LeClair recorded the fourth-fastest time in the women’s 200-meter dash at 23.14. She also tied the fourth-fastest time in the 100-meter dash at 11.56, claiming both records in her second meet as a Nittany Lion.
The final runner to claim a program Top 10 in Gainesville was Tayissa Buchanan, who clocked a 2:04.36 in the women’s 800-meter run. The Australia native earned the sixth-fastest time in program history by 0.01 seconds, placing 14th in the 56-athlete field.
Several Nittany Lions shined in the throw events as well, including Collin Burkhart, who moved into third in the men’s hammer with a 221-6.00 (67.53m). In the women’s shot put, Sasha Garnett placed fifth at 52-10.00 (16.10m).
Two men’s shot put athletes joined the program Top 10: Ryan Henry, who holds the eighth-best mark at 62-1.00 (18.92m) and Dylan Lambrecht, who moved into 10th at 61-10.25 (18.85m).
WHICH EVENTS FEATURE A NITTANY LION?
- Women’s 100-meter hurdles: Addyson White
- Women’s 400-meter hurdles: Abasiono Akpan, Kylie Jacoutot, White
- Women’s 100-meter dash: Dani Prunzik
- Women’s 200-meter dash: Mimi Duffy, Ryleigh Hearn, Prunzik, Alexandria North
- Men’s 200-meter dash: Jake Palermo, Peyton Sommers
- Women’s 400-meter dash: Duffy, Hearn, North
- Men’s 400-meter dash: Austin Gallant, Sommers
- Women’s 800-meter run: Lea Hatcher, Allison Johnson, Sarah Pickering, Ada Rand
- Men’s 800-meter run: Carter Fitzgerald, Jackson Smith
- Women’s 1500-meter run: Charlotte Costich, Katie Dallas, Allison Dougherty, Claire Zubey
- Men’s 1500-meter run: Jake Borgesi, Caiden Leen, Nick Sloff, Jacob Smith, Ryan Watson
- Women’s 5000-meter run: Costich, Dallas, Dougherty, Eva Kynaston, Zubey
- Men’s 5000-meter run: Brendan Flynn, Sloff, Logan Strawser, Watson
- Women’s Javelin: Audrey Friedman
- Men’s Discus: Sam Engebretson, Matthew Sarnowski
- Women’s Long Jump: Lizzie Schreiber
- Men’s Long Jump: Kyle Moore, Joe White
- Women’s Triple Jump: Schreiber
- Women’s High Jump: Katie Becker, Gwen Cudmore, Hannah Riolo, Jenna Young
- Women’s Shot Put: Sasha Garnett, Skye Petrie-Cameron
- Men’s Shot Put: Brady Mider, Engebretson, Bryce Thompson
- Women’s Hammer Throw: Gabby Cope, Gabi Deglau, Alex Pancoast
- Men’s Hammer Throw: Engebretson, Sarnowski
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