UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State track & field makes its preparation before the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships as it competes in a pair of meets Friday.
The Nittany Lions are hosting their fourth and final indoor meet of the 2025-26 season with the Penn State Tune-Up, where more than more than twenty schools will travel to compete. Events begin with the women’s weight throw at 1:30 p.m. and end with the women’s 4x400 relay at 6:15 p.m. The entire meet will stream on B1G+.
In addition, Penn State will be sending athletes to the Philadelphia Metro on Friday, held at Penn’s Ott Center for Track & Field. The competition begins at 2 p.m. with the field events.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO (PENN STATE TUNE-UP)
Parking is available at the commuter lots, including Stadium West, Jordan East and Porter North.
Spectators can pre-pay for parking at a discounted rate of $5.60 if purchased by 11:59 p.m. Thursday using this link.
Day of parking is $10 and spectators can pay by scanning the HONK QR code that is on the light poles at the lot.
TUNE IN LIVE
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Live Results (Philadelphia Metro)
Event Schedule (Philadelphia Metro)
LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions competed all over the country last weekend.
In the Asics Sound Invite, Handal Roban continued an impressive 2026 season by setting a program record in the 800-meter run Saturday, finishing second overall with a 1:44.73. It marks the second time this season Roban set the record in the 800-meter.
The David Hemery Valentine Invitational, held at Boston University, saw Allon Clay finish second in the men’s 1000-meter run Friday, running a school record 2:17.29. That same day, Nick Sloff also broke his own record in the 3000-meter run, finishing with a 7:42.68.
Moving south to the Tyson Invitational in Arkansas, where Jake Palermo topped the 400-meter run Friday, setting a program record with a 45.33. Two Nittany Lions climbed the record books in the women’s weight throw as well. Alex Pancoast now holds sixth place with a 63-11.5 (20.18), while Gabby Cope improved her eighth-place distance with a 63-11.5 (19.49).
Several Nittany Lion track athletes shined Saturday in the Tyson Invitational. Elizabeth Schreiber’s 43-0.5 (13.12) in the women’s triple jump moved her into third in program history. Gwen Cudmore and Hannah Riolo shared fifth place in the high jump, both finishing at 5-7.0 (1.70 m).
On the men’s side, Dylan Lambrecht claimed fifth in program history with his performance in the men’s shot put, finishing at 64-0.25 (19.51).
The final event in Arkansas Saturday delivered another outstanding performance in the men’s 4x400-meter relay. Palermo, Niko Schultz, Matt DeMatteo and Peyton Summers claimed the seventh-fastest finish in program history at 3:07.52, good for sixth in the event.
Moving west, the Husky Classic in Seattle began with the women’s distance relay Friday. Hayley Kitching, Alexandria North, Boh Ritchie and Ada Rand finished with a 10:51.68, the second-fastest mark in Penn State history.
Saturday’s results in Seattle included Kitching breaking two minutes for the first time in the women’s 800-meter, taking the event with a 1:59.22. Kitching’s time is a personal best and the third-fastest in NCAA history. The women’s mile featured two Nittany Lions joining the top 10 all-time: Rand moved to third at 4:33.38, while Lea Hatcher claimed 10th at 4:35.84.
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