UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A season of conference competition continues this weekend for the Penn State track & field team as the Nittany Lions travel to Champaign, Ill., for the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays at the University of Illinois.
The meet will take place on Friday and Saturday, with individual track competitions slated for April 23 and relays scheduled for April 24. Field competition is split among both days.
The Nittany Lions are coming off another solid weekend at the Big Ten Texas Invite that saw several strong individual performances throughout the meet. Among those performances were a win in the 100-meter hurdles by Yasmin Brooks with a season best time of 13.52 and a PR in the decathlon from Noah Swaby, who recorded a score of 7517.
The Penn State men's throwing squad continued its strong season last weekend, highlighted by the team's performance in the men's javelin. Mark Porter earned the victory with a 72.13m (236-07) throw, Chris Fredericks placed second with a PR of 68.74m (225-06) and Kevin Bartosh took third with a 65.03m (213-04) throw. The team currently ranks second in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten in the USTFCCCA #EventSquad men's javelin rankings.
Friday's events will kick-off at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw open.
LIVE RESULTS | TENTATIVE MEET SCHEDULE
FULL OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
March 26-27 – at Maryland | University Park, Md. - Complete
April 2-3 – Big Ten Invite | Jacksonville, Fla. - Complete
April 9-10 – Indiana Invite | Bloomington, Ind. - Complete
April 10 - Rutgers B1G Tri-Meet | Piscataway, N.J. - Complete
April 16-17 – Big Ten Invite | Prairie View, Texas - Complete
April 23-24 – Big Ten Relays | Champaign, Ill.
April 30-May 1 – Jesse Owens Invitational | Columbus, Ohio
May 1 – at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind.
May 7 – Jim Thorpe Open | University Park, Pa.
May 14-16 – Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Champaign, Ill.
May 27-29 - NCAA First Round | Jacksonville, Fla.
June 9-12 – NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Eugene, Ore.