Pitt Shatters Two School Records, Wins 8 Events at Nittany Lion Challenge

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – In their return to competition after an extended holiday break, the Pitt Panthers shattered two school records and won eight events at the Nittany Lion Challenge on Saturday.

In the first event of the meet, sophomore Norrah Lemongo led off with a win in the women’s shot put. Lemongo threw a personal best 16.02 meters. That mark is the second best in program history. Lemongo carried her success over to the weight throw competition later in the day, where she was once again victorious.  Lemongo sat in second place until the sixth and final throw, where she launched a personal best 20.42-meter toss to claim first place. This was the first time Lemongo has thrown over 20 meters, moving her from sixth in program history to fourth. Lemongo now has four event titles in two meets this season.

In the men’s 600-meter race, Devin Nugent broke the school record set by Dante Watson in 2018 with his new top time of 1:17.78, winning the event in the process. Nugent was previously tied for third in program history with his time of 1:19.06 in 2023.

Je’Nyia Burton, who arrived at Pitt by way of USF and Louisville, has stamped her mark in the Pitt record books in just her second meet as a Panther. In the women’s 300-meter race, Burton crossed the finish line in 37.66, breaking the previous school record set by Jonique Lawrence in 2012.

The distance group took to the track for the first time this season, with many runners participating in the mile races. On the women’s side, Winnie Incorvaia (5^th, 4:56.16, PR), Camy Kiser (8^th, 5:00.63, PR), Sadie Carey-Tharp (9^th, 5:01.21, PR), Anna Cohen (17^th, 5:07.60, PR), Sienna Miller (18^th, 5:09.77, PR), Sarah Hurst (19^th, 5:11.21, PR), and Christina Elliott (23^rd, 5:15.47, PR) all ran well for the Panthers. On the men’s end, Luke Miller (7^th, 4:10.24, PR), Quintin Gatons (9^th, 4:11.80), Thomas McMahon (11^th, 4:12.15, PR), Nolan McGinn (18^th, 4:20.66, PR), and Damian Frausto (20^th, 4:22.26) had solid performances. This meet marked the collegiate track debut for Sienna Miller, McMahon, and McGinn, who recently wrapped up their first season as collegiate athletes on the cross country teams.

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