Jan. 21, 2016
- TFRRS
- TrackandFieldNews
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - After two-weeks of indoor track & field in Happy Valley, Penn State is home to some of the best marks in the Big Ten, NCAA, USA, and the world, according to Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) and trackandfieldnews.com.
On the global scale, Penn State is home to the fastest men's and women's 4x800-meter relays in the world, as the relay of Julie Kocjancic, Victoria Crawford, Elizabeth Chikotas, and Tori Gerlach combined to post a world leading time of 8:45.85 on January 9, 2016 during the Penn State Relays - missing the school record of 8:45.60 set in 1984 by 0.25 seconds. For the men, the 4x800-meter relay of Jordan Makins, Bobby Hill, Isaiah Harris, and Brannon Kidder recorded their world leading time at the same meet in a time of 7:25.28.
The Nittany Lions also boast a U.S.A. leading time of 2:18.26 in the 1000-meters recorded by Brannon Kidder during last week's Nittany Lion Challenge at the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track, setting the NCAA record and returning the prestigious honor of the fastest collegiate athlete to ever run the 1,000-meter to Happy Valley, as teammate Robby Creese previously held the record from 2012-2014.
At the NCAA level, Penn State has 15 student-athletes in the top-20 of their respective events listed below.
Head coach John Gondak's men's and women's teams combine a total of 49 student-athletes inside the top-20 in their events in the Big Ten Conference including eight conference leading marks.
Penn State World Leading Times
Men's 4x800-meter Relay - No. 1 in the world 7:25.28
Women's 4x800-meter Relay - No. 1 in the world 8:45.85
Penn State USATF Leaders
Brannon Kidder - No. 1 in the USA in the 1000m 2:18.26
Penn State Top-20 NCAA Marks
Xavier Smith - 14th in the 60m 6.69/
Jordan Makins - 11th in the mile 4:06.86
Elizabeth Chikotas - 8th in the mile 4:45.59
Tessa Barrett - 15th in the mile 4:48.72
Timothy McGowan - 5th in the 3000m
Quenee Dale - 8th in the 60mH 8.26
Men's 4x400m Relay - 2nd 3:09.01 (Shisler, Reiser, Smith, Harris)
Men's DMR - 2nd 9:56.58 (Kidder, Hughey, Hill, DiSilvio)
Women's DMR - 5th 11:43.09 (Crawford, DeCocco, Underwood, Chikotas)
Chisom Ifedi - 6th in the HJ 7'-1.5" (2.17m)
Lexi Masterson - 12th in the PV 13'-6.25" (4.12m)
Hannah Mulhern - 20th in the PV 13'-4.25" (4.07m)
Malik Moffett - 19th in the LJ 24'-5.5" (7.45m)
Dannielle Gibson - 2nd in the TJ 43'-1.5" (13.14m)
Rachel Fatherly - 3rd in the SP 56'-0.5" (17.08m)
- 17th in the WT 65'-1.25" (19.84m)
Penn State Top-20 Big Ten Marks
Xavier Smith - 1st in the 60m 6.69
Malik Moffett - 8th in the 60m 6.79
- 3rd in the LJ 24'-5.5" (7.45m)
Keianna Albury - 7th in the 60m 7.52
Quenee Dale - 10th in the 60m 7.60
- 2nd in the 60mH 8.26
Deja Davis - 19th in the 60m 7.68
Alex Shisler - 7th in the 200m 21.45
Samual Reiser - 16th in the 200m 22.01
Tichina Rhodes - 15th in the 200m 24.67
Isaiah Harris - 3rd in the 600m 1:17.74
Robert Rhodes - 7th in the 600m
Mason Post - 19th in the 600m
Frances Bull - 12th in the 600m 1:35.57
Tal Ben-Artzi - 17th in the 600m 1:38.19
Joseph Phifer - 7th in the 800m 1:53.27
Will Cather - 9th in the 800m 1:53.63
Tommy Louro - 17th in the 800m 1:54.57
Jordan Makins - 5th in the Mile 4:06.86
Timothy McGowan - 10th in the Mile 4:08.20
- 3rd in the 3000m 8:08.24
Glen Burkhardt - 19th in the Mile 4:11.01
Colin Abert - 20th in the Mile 4:11.70
- 11th in the 3000m 8:19.00
Elizabeth Chikotas - 4th in the Mile 4:45.59
Tessa Barrett - 7th in the Mile 4:48.72
John McGowan - 14th in the 3000m 8:21.59
Madeline Holmburg - 14th in the 60mH 8.73
- 8th in the LJ 19'-3.5" (5.88m)
Men's 4x400m Relay - 1st in the B1G 3:09.01
Women's 4x400m Relay - 5th in the B1G 3:45.22
Men's DMR - 1st in the B1G 9:56.58
Women's DMR - 1st in the B1G 11:43.09
Chisom Ifedi - 1st in the HJ 7'-1.5" (2.17m)
Robert Cardina - 7th in the HJ 6'-9" (2.06m)
Devin Bradham - 14th in the HJ 6'-7.5" (2.02m)
Ahmenah Richardson - 7th in the HJ 5'-8.75" (1.75m)
Megan McCloskey - 11th in the HJ 5'-8" (1.73m)
Patrick Anderson - 13th in the PV 15'-9.25" (4.81m)
Lexi Masterson - 1st in the PV 13'-6.25" (4.12m)
Hannah Mulhern - 3rd in the PV 13'-4.25" (4.07m)
Megan Fry - 11th in the PV 12'-7.25" (3.84m)
Kasey Kemp - 11th in the PV 12'-7.25" (3.84m)
Cody Minnig - 15th in the LJ 22'-5.75" (6.85m)
Kobren Frederick - 15th in the TJ 45'-5.75" (13.86m)
Dannielle Gibson - 9th in the LJ 19'-2.75" 5.86m)
- 1st in the TJ 43'-1.5" (13.14m)
Kaitlyn Lopez - 10th in the TJ 38'-9.5" (11.82m)
Jon Yohman - 13th in the SP 55'-1.5" (16.80m)
Will Pope - 21st in the SP 52'-0" (15.85m)
Rachel Fatherly - 1st in the SP 56'-0.5" (17.08m)
- 3rd in the WT 65'-1.25" (19.84m)
Obeng Marfo - 5th in the SP 49'-11.25" (15.22m)
Alyssa Robinson - 19th in the SP 45'-8.5" (13.93m)
- 8th in the WT 61'-9.5" (18.83m)
Morgan Shigo - 8th in the WT 64'-5" (19.63m)
Kory Decesaris - 19th in the WT 58'-9.5" (17.92m)