Track & Field Set For 127th Penn Relays

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track & field team will travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to take part in the 127^th running of the Penn Relays from Thursday, April 27^th to Saturday, April 29^th.
 
Last season at the Penn Relays, the Nittany Lions earned two relay titles and two individual championships in the first running of the relays since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of the event in 2020 and 2021. Penn State’s No. 3-ranked women’s 800-meter group seeks to repeat its historic championship-winning performance from 2022 when it set the school record in the event with an 8:24.49. Tyler Merkley, last season’s NCAA runner-up in the hammer throw, will return to defend his Penn Relays title in the event as well.
 
TUNE IN LIVE
 
Watch on FloTrack | Live Results
 
In addition to the FloTrack live stream, NBC Sports Philadelphia will broadcast two hours of the Penn Relays live on Saturday, April 29 from 2-4 p.m. Penn State will compete in both the men’s and women’s 4×800 Championship of America events during that slot. Additionally, fans will be able to watch Nittany Lion National Champion Danae Rivers in the Olympic Development Women’s 1500m Elite race during the televised window as well.
 
THE COMPETITION
 
Penn State Schedule
 
The Nittany Lions are slated to compete in 13 relay events and 27 individual events across the three-day event. Collegiate action is scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday with the women’s hammer throw. Track events will begin with the women’s 400m hurdles at 5 p.m. Events will resume at noon on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
 
NITTANY LIONS IN THE RANKINGS
 
The Nittany Lions have 9 top-25 marks in the NCAA and 39 top-ten marks in the Big Ten conference as it prepares for competition at Virginia. Penn State’s men’s 800-meter squad comes in as the No. 2 group in Division I this week, according to the most recent USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings. The women’s 800-meter group comes in at third in the NCAA, the women’s 1500-meter squad is 13^th, and the women’s high jump group is 14^th.
 
NCAA Top-25
Men’s Team

 
Women’s Team

 
Big Ten Top Ten
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