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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 600m - 1:29.06, 800m - 2:02.53, 1000m - 2:38.58, 1500m - 4:10.47, Mile - 4:29.47
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Awards/Records: 11-time Penn State school record holder...Collegiate Record Holder (1000m)...Nine-time USTFCCCA First Team All-American...10-time Big Ten Champion...Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Three-time Mid-Atlantic Women’s Track Athlete of the Year...Academic All-Big Ten (2021).
ON A NATIONAL STAGE
NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/9-12/21): Placed fourth in the 1500m with a career-best 4:10.47 to earn First Team All-America honors.
NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5-8/19): Competed at the Outdoor Championships in the 800m event.
NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8-9/19): Won the first women’s individual national champion in program history in the 800m (2:03.69).
NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/6-9/18): Finished eighth overall in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Championships with her time of 4:12.36…Advanced to the semifinals of the 800-meter run at the USATF Championships and finished 13th with a time of 2:02.88.
NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9-10/18): Placed seventh in the 800-meter run with her time of 2:04.20...Earned first team All-America honors.
NCAA Indoor Championships (3/10-11/17): Finished 19th in the 800-meters at the NCAA championships...Earned All-American honors finishing third in the Mile at the NCAA Championships.
Cross Country
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/9/18): Finished seventh, running 21:21.4 earning her second All-Region honor.
NCAA Championships (11/18/17): Finished 132nd at the NCAA Championships (20:57.82).
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/10/17): Took eighth at the Mid-Atlantic Regional (20:17.6)...Ran a personal-best time while earning All-Region honors.
AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14-16/21): Placed fifth in the 1500m with a time of 4:14.36.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-29/20): Won her fourth consecutive 800m title as well as the mile championship.
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12/19): Won her second consecutive 1500m championship (4:17.69)...Won second 800m championship (2:04.71).
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/22-23/19): Won Big Ten Championship in the 800m race (2:03.45).
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/11-13/18): Won 1,500-meter run title with a time of 4:27.47…Ran the fourth-fastest 800-meter run time in prelims (2:07.07)...Advanced to the NCAA East Prelims in the 1,500-meter run.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24/18): Defended her 800-meter run title with a time of 2:07.75…A member of the runner-up distance medley relay with its time of 11:11.91.
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14/17): Won first outdoor 800m Big Ten title and finished second in the 1500m final.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25/17): Captured the conference title in the 800-meters following a first-place finish in the DMR.
2021 Outdoor
Season: Claimed three event victories in her final season. Claimed First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500m.
2020 Indoor
Season: Won both the Big Ten 800m and mile championships...Claimed four victories over the course of the season...qualified for the NCAA Championship prior to the event's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic...named a USTFCCA All-American.
2019 Outdoor
Season: Part of team that won Sprint Medley Relay Championships of America...Team set school-record, running 3:45.25...Won her second consecutive B1G 1500m championship (4:17.69)...Won second B1G 800m championship (2:04.71)...Qualified for the NCAA Championships by placing second at the perlims in the 800m race (2:03.58).
Florida Relays (3/28-30): Won her first 800m race of the year, running 2:03.69. Penn Relays (4/25-27): Part of team that won Sprint Medley Relay Championships of America...Team set school-record, running 3:45.25.
2019 Indoor
Season: Set the new collegiate record in the 1000m, running 2:38.58...Set Penn State school record in the 800m (2:02.94)...Won Big Ten Championship in the 800m race (2:03.45)...Won the first women’s individual national champion in program history in the 800m (2:03.69)...Named USTFCCAA Mid-Atlantic Track Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive year.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/12): Set the new collegiate record in the 1000m, running 2:38.58. Penn State National (1/25-26): Won the 800m (2:02.94), setting the Penn State school record in the 800m. Millrose Games (2/9): Set the school-record in the mile with a time of 4:29.47...Ranked 10th fastest time in collegiate history.
2018 Outdoor
Season: A member of the sprint medley relay that set a then-school-record time of 3:47.80...Defended her 1,500m run title with a time of 4:27.47…Ran the fourth-fastest 800m run time in prelims (2:07.07)...Advanced to the NCAA East Prelims in the 1,500m run..Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 1500m race with a time of 4:11.75...Finished eighth overall in the 1,500m run at the NCAA Championships with her time of 4:12.36...Earned first team All-America honors
Florida Relays (3/29-31): Opened up the 2018 outdoor season with a personal-best, and school record, time of 4:10.82 in the 1500m. LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/7): Ran 2:05.45 to win the 800m event…4x400m relay team finished third, running 3:43.41.Virginia Challenge (4/20-21): Ran 2:03.78 to win the 800m race…4x400m relay team ran 3:43.77, finishing third. Penn Relays (4/26-28): A member of the sprint medley relay that set a then-school-record time of 3:47.80. USATF Championships: Advanced to the semifinals of the 800m run at the USATF Championships and finished 13th with a time of 2:02.88.
2018 Indoor
Season: Recorded an indoor personal-best, and then-school record, time of 2:03.13 in the 800m run...Defended her 800m run Big Ten title with a time of 2:07.75...Placed seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800m run with her time of 2:04.20...Earned first team All-America honors...First team All-Big Ten
Clemson Invitational (1/19-20): Recorded an indoor personal-best, and then-school record, time of 2:03.13 in the 800-meter run.
2017 Outdoor
Season: Won first outdoor Big Ten Championship in the 800m race (2:04.14)...Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 800m event...Ran 2:07.07 to finish 19th in the 800m race at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Florida Relays (3/30-4/1): Member of 4x800m relay team that won the race with a time of 8:38.17…Finished third in the 1500m race. LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/8): Won the 800m race with a time of 2:04.99…4x400m relay team finished 4th with a time of 3:41.44. Virginia Challenge (4/21-22): Ran an outdoor personal-best in the 800m race (2:02.53). Penn Relays (4/27-29): Competed in three relay events.
2017 Indoor
Season: Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Posted 16 top-10 finishes including six first-place finishes... Set school records in the 600-meters, 800-meters, Mile and DMR...
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Set a school-record in 600m, running 1:29.06.
CROSS COUNTRY
2018
Season: Competed in four meets...Helped lead Penn State to its fourth consecutive Top-20 finished at the NCAA Championships.
2017
Season: Helped Nittany Lions win their third consecutive NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional championship.
Dolan Duals (8/31): Tallied a third-place finish (13:54.82). Cowboy Jamboree (9/30): Placed 18th (21:41.0).
BEFORE PENN STATE
High School PRs: Mile - 4:47, 800m - 2:05
Won Indoor SCC Championship...Won 2014 Indoor State Open Championship...Won 2015 Indoor State Championship...Holds Indoor State Records: 1000m, 1600m,4x400m, SMR...Holds Indoor State Open Records: 1000m,1600m, SMR...Holds Outdoor State Record: 800m...Holds Outdoor State Open Record: 1600m...Holds Outdoor New England: 800m…Placed 2nd in 2014 Indoor New Balance Nationals SMR and 1600m fourth-place...Placed 3rd 2015 Outdoor New Balance Nationals 800m...Placed 4th 2016 Indoor New Balance Nationals 800m.
PERSONAL
Daughter of David and Andrea Rivers... Has two siblings, Andrew and Leah Rivers… Born on February 3, 1998.
Danae Rivers Season 2019
PositionDISTANCE
ClassJunior
HometownDerby, Conn.
MajorIntegrative Arts
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Penn State Announces Outdoor Track & Field Schedule
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Johnson Repeats as Big Ten Athlete of the Week
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Johnson Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week
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Rivers Advances on Day Two of NCAA Championships
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Penn State Heads to NCAA Outdoor Championships
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Two More Nittany Lions Punch Nationals Ticket
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27 Nittany Lions Qualify for NCAA East Prelims
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Penn State Set for Big Ten Outdoor Championships
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Nittany Lions Begin Competition at Big Ten Relays
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Rivers Claims Big Ten Weekly Honor
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Penn State Starts Two-Meet Weekend at Indiana
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Track & Field Closes Out Big Ten Florida Invite
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Nittany Lions Open Big Ten Florida Invite
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Penn State Heads to Florida for Big Ten Invite
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Porter, Rivers Win Big Ten Weekly Awards
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Nittany Lions Set to Open Outdoor Season at Maryland
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Vanriele Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year
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Penn State Heads to Big Ten Championships
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Penn State Track & Field Hosts Nittany Lion Opener
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Four Nittany Lions Honored as All-Americans
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Holmberg, Lucas and Spence Honored by USTFCCCA
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Nittany Lions Head to Big Ten Indoor Championships
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Nittany Lions Set for Final Home Meet of Season
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Nittany Lions Host Sykes & Sabock Challenge
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Track & Field Hosts National Open
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Nittany Lions Wrap Up Competition at Multiple Meets
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Five Takeaways from Track and Field Media Day
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Track And Field Announces 2020 Outdoor Schedule
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Indoor Track & Field Begins Season at Bison Opener
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Nittany Lions Run to Fifth Consecutive Top-20 Finish
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Women's Cross Country Competes at NCAA Championships
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Women's Cross Country Wins Mid-Atlantic Regional
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Track & Field Announces Indoor Schedule
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Nittany Lions Head to Big Ten Championships
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Track & Field Announces Team Captains
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Nittany Lions Host National Open
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Women's Cross Country Ranked No. 22
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Milestones Highlight Annual Spiked Shoe Invitational
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Cross Country Begins 2019 Season at the Dolan Duals
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Rivers Finishes Season In NCAA Semifinal
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Shigo Completes Career With All-American Finish
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T&F Preview: NCAA Outdoor Championships
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Paternain Qualifies for NCAA Championships in 5000m
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Shigo Punches Ticket to NCAA Outdoor Championships
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T&F Preview: NCAA East Prelims
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T&F Preview: Big Ten Outdoor Championships
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T&F Preview: Jim Thorpe Open
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T&F Preview: Penn Relays
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T&F Preview: Bison Outdoor Classic
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T&F Preview: Battle on the Bayou
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Track & Field Wraps Up Florida Relays
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T&F Preview: Arizona State Invitational
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Rivers Battles to the Top to Make History
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Alexis Holmes Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year
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T&F Preview: NCAA Indoor Championships
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Penn State Set for Big Ten Indoor Championships
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T&F Preview: Penn State Tune-Up
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T&F Split Squads Complete Day One
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Track & Field to Split Squads at Four Locations
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T&F Preview: Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup
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Rivers, Shigo Earn Big Ten T&F Weekly Honors
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Rivers Breaks Own 800-Meters School Record
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T&F Preview: Penn State National Open
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T&F Preview: Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invite
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Rivers Garners Athlete of the Week Plaudits
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Rivers Sets 1,000-Meter Run Collegiate Record
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T&F Preview: Nittany Lion Challenge
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Track & Field Season Preview: Coach Gondak
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Track & Field/Cross Country Hosts Annual Banquet
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No. 22 Women's Cross Country Places 20th at NCAAs
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No. 22 Women's Cross Country Heads to NCAAs
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Nittany Lions Compete at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
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Nittany Lions Host Mid-Atlantic Regional Friday
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No. 13 Nittany Lion Women Finish Fourth at Big Tens
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No. 19 Women's Cross Country Wins National Open
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No. 13 Nittany Lion Women Finish 13th at Wisconsin
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XC Sweeps Titles at Dolan Duals
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T&F Garners USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
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Shigo Finishes Sixth, Harris Advances to 800 Final
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Three Nittany Lions Advance at USAs
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T&F Meet Preview: USATF Championships
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Harris Claims Men's 800 Crown
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Rivers Advances to Women's 1,500 Final
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Shigo Finishes Sixth in Men's Hammer Throw
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Nittany Lions Ready for NCAA Championships
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T&F Meet Preview: NCAA Championships
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Penn State Ready for NCAA Championships
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Three Nittany Lions Earn USTFCCCA Honors
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Three Nittany Lions Advance to Eugene
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T&F Meet Preview: NCAA East Prelims
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T&F Qualifies 37 for East Regionals
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Harris, Rivers Win Gold
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Holmberg Captures Silver
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Biddle Wins Javelin Title
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T&F Meet Preview: Big Ten Outdoor Championships
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T&F Meet Preview: Jim Thorpe Open
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Nittany Lion Men Win Penn Relays Sprint Medley Relay
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Munks Captures Penn Relays Watch
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T&F Meet Preview: 124th Penn Relays
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Holmberg Closes in on PSU Heptathlon Record
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T&F Turns in Roaring Performances Friday
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T&F: In the Rankings - April 11
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T&F Wins Nine Event Titles at LSU
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T&F Meet Preview: Battle on the Bayou
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Rivers Sets 1,500-Meter Run School Record
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Outdoor Debut at Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge
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National Champion!
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Holmberg Earns All-American Honors
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NCAA Indoor Championships Preview
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Three Earn USTFCCCA Honors
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T&F Qualifies Ten for NCAA's
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T&F Closes Out B1G Meet
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T&F Wraps Up Day One At B1GTF
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T&F Heads to B1G Meet
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T&F Hosts Tune-Up Meet
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Weekend Action Concludes for T&F
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T&F Splits for Three Meets
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Spring Sports Media Day - Session One
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T&F Welcomes Six Teams to Happy Valley
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T&F Hosts Penn State National Open
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Harris, Rivers Named Big Ten Athletes of the Week
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Rivers Shines in 800-meter season debut
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Preview: Nittany Lion Challenge
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Fourth-Annual Penn State XC, T&F Awards Banquet
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Third-Straight Top-20 Finish for XC at NCAA's
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XC Focused on NCAA Championships
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WXC Three-Peats at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
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XC Wraps Up B1G Championships
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Cross Country Travels to Big Ten Championships
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No. 10 WXC Captures National Open on Senior Day
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Women Win Last Home Race of Season
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XC Set to Host Penn State National Open Friday
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Gondak Announces 2018 T&F Schedule
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XC Posts Top-Three Finishes at Cowboy Jamboree
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Rivers Rising up to Cross Country Challenge
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XC Set to Host Annual Spiked Shoe Invite
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XC Sweeps Team Titles in Season Opener
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T&F Earns 15 USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
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Rivers Named B1G Freshman of the Year
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Gerlach Advances to NCAA Final in Steeplechase
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Nittany Lions set to Compete at NCAA Championships
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T&F Rewind: NCAA East First-Rounds
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T&F Adds Five More to NCAA Championships On Day Two
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Meet Preview: NCAA First-Rounds
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T&F Qualifies 45 for NCAA East Preliminary Round
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MT&F Captures First B1G Title in Program History
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Four Silver Medals on Day One of B1G Championships
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T&F Set to Host Big Ten Outdoor Championships
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T&F Rewind: 123rd Penn Relays
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Penn State Closes Out 123rd Penn Relays
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Harris, Rivers Named B1G Athlete of the Week
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T&F Heads to 123rd Penn Relays
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T&F: Bucknell Classic Preview
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T&F Rewind: Battle on the Bayou
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T&F Posts 24 Top-Three Finishes at LSU
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T&F: LSU Preview
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T&F Rewind: Florida Relays
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School Record Falls at Florida Relays
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Harris, Rivers Shine on Day One of Florida Relays
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T&F Travels to Stanford Invite, Florida Relays
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T&F: PAC-12/Big Ten Challenge Preview
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Harris, Rivers Earn B1G Honors
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WT&F No. 7 in Program of the Year Standings
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Barrett, DMR All-American on Day One
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NCAA Indoor Championships Preview
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BLOG: Big Ten Adrenaline Fuels Team for Nationals
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T&F: Five Earn USTFCCCA Honors
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T&F Qualifies Eleven for NCAAs
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T&F Rewind: Big Ten Indoor Championships
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WT&F Captures B1G Championship
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T&F Gears Up For Big Ten Championships
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T&F Rewind: Penn State Tune-Up
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School Record DMR Highlights Penn State Tune-Up
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T&F Host Penn State Tune-Up
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T&F Rewind
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T&F Weekend Recap
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T&F Splits for Weekend Meets
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Meet Day: Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
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Track & Field Rewind: Penn State National
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Track & Field No. 19, No. 21 in USTFCCCA Rankings
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World Record Falls At Penn State National Open
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Meet Day: Penn State National Open
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Track & Field Rewind: Rod McCravy Invitational
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Men's Track No. 21 in USTFCCCA Rankings
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Meet Day: McCravy Memorial Invitational
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Track & Field Rewind: Nittany Lion Challenge
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BLOG: Home Opener Starts Indoor Season Right
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An Inside Look at the Class of 2020
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Track & Field Set to Host Annual Penn State Relays
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Track & Field Signs Eleven During Early Signing
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