Sports
Men's Track and Field
Updated May 30, 2010 10:53 AM
After three days of competition at the NCAA regional championships, 15 individuals and two relays from Penn State have qualified to compete in the NCAA outdoor track & field championships next weekend in Eugene, Ore. Updated 10:53 AM
Updated May 2, 2010 12:38 PM
Freshman Casimir Loxsom set an NCAA-leading mark in the 800-meters Saturday during the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford. Updated 12:38 PM
Updated April 30, 2010 4:45 AM
Separating the Penn State track team's runners can produce great results in the mind of head coach Beth Alford-Sullivan.
Updated April 28, 2010 9:50 PM
With the best second-leg time of all teams running the 4x800 at the Penn Relays, Penn State's Casimir Loxsom earned the Big Ten track co-athlete of the week award. Updated 9:50 PM
Updated April 27, 2010 8:34 PM
Each of Penn State's track teams experienced a rapid change in its rankings Tuesday, according to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Updated 8:34 PM
Updated April 26, 2010 4:00 AM
PHILADELPHIA -- Junior Ryan Foster took the baton against familiar foes in the last leg of the 4x800-meter race Saturday at the 116th Penn Relays.
Updated April 23, 2010 4:00 AM
The Penn State men's 4x800-meter relay has a chance at history Saturday at the 116th Penn Relays.
Updated April 21, 2010 8:24 PM
Redshirt sophomore Joe Kovacs won Big Ten Athlete of the Week Wednesday for his performance at the Bucknell Team Challenge this past weekend. Updated 8:24 PM
Updated April 19, 2010 4:46 AM
Redshirt sophomore Joe Kovacs got one step closer to the top of the Penn State record books Saturday at the Bucknell Team Challenge.
Updated April 17, 2010 9:06 PM
In her first meet since the Nov. 23 NCAA cross country championships, Nicole Lord placed first overall in the 3000-meter steeplechase Saturday at the Bucknell Team Challenge in Lewisburg. Updated 9:06 PM
Updated April 16, 2010 4:52 AM
As freshman Emunael Mpanduki toes the line at the Multi-Sport Facility, he knows he may have never made it to Penn State without a lucky encounter.
Updated April 12, 2010 4:00 AM
Freshman Casimir Loxsom said the performance of the Penn State men's track team Saturday shows the team's strength isn't only in middle distance events.
Updated April 7, 2010 4:00 AM
At the Florida Relays April 3, junior Shavon Greaves posted top finishes in the 100- and 200-meter races to put her in the top-six nationally in those events.
Updated April 5, 2010 4:48 AM
Junior Ryan Foster's goal is to break the 4x800-meter relay record at Penn Relays -- and he and his teammates took the first step over the weekend.
Updated April 3, 2010 8:54 PM
Penn State's men's 4x800 team posted its seventh-fastest all-time mark to lead the Nittany Lions' relay teams at the Florida Relays Saturday. Updated 8:54 PM
The Penn State track and field teams opened up at the Florida Relays on Friday with several top finishes in sprints and mid-distance events. Updated 8:36 AM
Updated March 29, 2010 4:48 AM
Though Saturday's home-opening meet at Penn State was canceled early last week, two Nittany Lion seniors went to Stanford instead and made a dent in the record books.
Updated March 24, 2010 4:00 AM
Seventh in the Big Ten is not where the Penn State men's track team wants to be at the end of the spring season.
Updated March 23, 2010 6:09 PM
The Penn State track team has canceled their inaugural spring meet, the Jim Thorpe Invitational, which was set to be run this weekend. Updated 6:09 PM
Updated March 18, 2010 4:00 AM
The saying "the rich get richer" definitely applies to the men's track field events.
Updated March 16, 2010 4:52 AM
Breaking Penn State records and putting up All-America performances is nothing new for junior Ryan Foster.
Updated March 15, 2010 4:50 AM
The Penn State men's and women's track teams arrived at Arkansas for the NCAA Indoor Championships looking to make their mark on the national scene.
Updated March 13, 2010 8:31 PM
Joe Kovacs placed third in the shot put and Shavon Greaves placed third in the 200-meters at NCAAs, earning both All-American status. Updated 8:31 PM
Updated March 1, 2010 4:00 AM
Head coach Beth-Alford Sullivan set a goal of 80 points for the Big Ten championships.
Updated February 28, 2010 10:36 PM
The Penn State men's track team finished seventh at the Big Ten Championship in Minnesota today with a total of 51 points. Updated 10:36 PM
Updated February 26, 2010 4:00 AM
As the plane sets down in Minnesota, there will be one thought on the collective mind of the Penn State men's track team.
Updated February 25, 2010 4:00 AM
The Big Ten championships will be held this Saturday and Sunday with women's teams competing at Penn State and men's squads at Minnesota.
Updated February 18, 2010 4:48 AM
Every year like clockwork, Fritz Spence would get sick around New Year's. In December 2007, Spence and his wife Teri believed this time was no different.
With the Big Ten championships approaching, Penn State coach Beth Alford-Sullivan knows it's time for a complete team effort.
Updated February 15, 2010 4:48 AM
Junior Ryan Foster and Oregon's Elijah Greer sprinted down the homestretch side by side in the 800-meters Saturday at the Husky Classic with Foster edging Greer by .01 seconds to take the win.
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