Track & Field Travels to Michigan for Simmons-Harvey Invitational

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track and field team will compete at Michigan in the Simmons-Harvey Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 20. Events are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in the U-M Indoor Track Building.
 
The Simmons-Harvey Invitational will be scored by team, operating the same as a conference or national championship meet. The top six individual finishers in each event will be awarded team points while the top five relay groups will also score points for their respective schools.
 
MEET INFO: Live Results | B1G+ Live Stream | Schedule of Events
 
FIELD EVENTS: M/W Weight Throw, M/W Long Jump, M/W Pole Vault, M/W High Jump, M/W Triple Jump, M/W Shot Put
 
TRACK EVENTS: M/W 60m Hurdles, M/W 60m Dash, M/W Mile, M/W 400m Dash, M/W 600m Dash, M/W 800m Run, M/W 200m Dash, M/W 3,000m Run, M/W 4×400 Relay
 
Penn State recorded six top-five program marks last weekend at the Nittany Lion Challenge. Cheickna Traore’s 46.50 400-meter time was the fastest recorded in all of Division I this season and he took home Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors because of the performance.
 
In addition to Traore’s 400-meter mark, the Nittany Lions earned top-five program marks in the women’s 600, 1K, and pole vault, as well as the men’s 60 and weight throw events. Penn State’s squad seeks to continue its success from its home-opening meet into Saturday’s meet at Michigan.
 
FULL 2023-24 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
 
Dec. 1-2 – Bison Opener | Lewisburg, Pa.
Dec. 2 – Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | Boston, Mass.
Dec. 9 – Blue & White Intrasquad | University Park, Pa.
Jan. 13 – Nittany Lion Challenge | University Park, Pa.
Jan. 20 – Simmons-Harvey Invitational | Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jan. 26-27 – Penn State National Open | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 3 – Sykes & Sabock Invitational | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 9-10 – Tiger Paw Invite | Clemson, S.C.
Feb. 9-10 – David Hemery Valentine Invitational | Boston, Mass.
Feb. 16 – Penn State Tune-Up | University Park, Pa.
 
Feb. 23-24 – Big Ten Indoor Championships | Geneva, Ohio
Mar. 8-9 – NCAA Indoor Championships | Boston, Mass.
 
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