Penn State National Open On Deck for Track & Field

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track and field squad is set to host its largest home meet of the 2023-24 indoor campaign when it welcomes over 35 schools to Happy Valley for the Penn State National Open on Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27. Friday competition will begin with the multi-events at 11:45 a.m.
 
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
 
PARKING: Due to the volume of events taking place around campus on Friday and Saturday, spectators are encouraged to pre-pay for parking via ParkMobile. Additional information on athletics event parking can be found HERE.
 
CONCESSIONS: Limited concessions will be available upon entry into the Multi-Sport Facility. Friday, concessions will be available from 3-8 p.m. while Saturday, they will be available from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
 
PROMOTIONS: Little Lion Lap
 
Saturday at 1 p.m., any youngsters in the crowd will be able to run a lap of the Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track alongside our very own Nittany Lion! There is no prior registration needed, and any children wishing to participate should be at the track by 12:45.
 
MEET INFO: Live Results | B1G+ Live Stream (Friday) | B1G+ Live Stream (Saturday)
 
FIELD EVENTS: Heptathlon, Pentathlon, M/W Weight Throw, M/W Pole Vault, M/W Long Jump, M/W High Jump, M/W Shot Put, M/W Triple Jump
 
TRACK EVENTS: M/W 60mH, M/W 60m, M/W Mile, M/W 800m, M/W 5000m, M/W DMR, M/W 400m, M/W 600m, M/W 1000m, M/W 200m, M/W 3000m, M/W 4x400m
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
TEAMS ATTENDING: Akron M/W, Binghamton W, Bowling Green M/W, Bucknell M/W, Buffalo M/W, Canisius M/W, Colgate M/W, Coppin State M/W, Duuesne M/W, FDU M/W, Geneva M/W, Georgetown M/W, Guelph M/W, Hampton M/W, James Madison W, John Carroll M/W, Lake Erie M/W, Liberty M/W, Lock Haven M/W, Mansfield M/W, Morgan State M/W, Norfolk State M/W, North Carolina M/W, Ohio M/W, Penn M/W, Penn State M/W, Pitt M/W, Princeton M, St. Francis M/W, Towson W, UMBC M/W, Villanova M/W, Virginia M/W, Virginia Tech M/W, West Virginia W, Western Ontario M/W
The Nittany Lions performed extraordinarily well last time out in Michigan in the Simmons-Harvey Invitational. Cheickna Traore set two Penn State school records, one in the 60m and one in the 200m, while Hayley Kitching topped the school record books in the 600. All three times placed inside the top 15 in the nation in the respective events, with Traore’s 200m and…