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Track & Field

Track & Field Set for Big Ten Outdoor Championships

Nittany Lions enter conference championships on a successful stretch

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State track and field team is set for competition at the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The conference meet is slated to run May 10-12 at U-M Track and Field Stadium.
 
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Head Coach John Gondak's Nittany Lions enter Big Ten Championship competition following a solid performance at their regular season finale. Penn State set four top-ten program marks at the Jim Thorpe Invitational, and its women's team enters the championships with 19 marks ranked in the top eight in the conference this season while the men's team has amassed 15 top-eight marks of its own.
 
Penn State's group seeks to replicate its success from indoor season on the outdoor oval. Penn State's women's team finished as the conferece's runner-up while the men placed third at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Star sprinter Cheickna Traore, a two-time indoor All-American, is set to lead the Nittany Lion men while middle-distance standout Hayley Kitching, a two-time Big Ten champ herself, is set to front the women's team.
 
FULL 2023-24 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
 
March 22-23 – UCF Knights Invite | Orlando, Fla.
March 28-30 – Raleigh Relays | Raleigh, N.C.
March 29-30 – Florida Relays | Gainesville, Fla.
Apr. 5-6 – Miami Invitational | Coral Gables, Fla.
Apr 13-14 – Bison Outdoor Classic | Lewisburg, Pa.
Apr. 19-20 – Virginia Classic | Charlottesville, Va.
Apr. 25-27 – Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa.
May 3 – Jim Thorpe Invitational | University Park, Pa.
May 10-12 – Big Ten Outdoor Championships | Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 22-25 – NCAA East Region Prelims | Lexington, Ky.
June 5-8 – NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Ore.
 
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Players Mentioned

Hayley Kitching

Hayley Kitching

Mid-Distance
Freshman
Cheickna Traore

Cheickna Traore

Sprints
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Hayley Kitching

Hayley Kitching

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Cheickna Traore

Cheickna Traore

Graduate Student
Sprints