Sports
Women's Track and Field
Updated June 12, 2010 10:27 PM
To cap her distinguished Penn State career, senior Bridget Franek destroyed her competition Saturday to earn her first individual national championship. Updated 10:27 PM
To cap her distinguished Penn State career, senior Bridget Franek destroyed her competition Saturday to earn her first individual national championship. Updated 10:27 PM
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 17, 2010 12:47 AM
After running a combined 6,000 meters over three races during the previous day, Bridget Franek wasn't finished, running the 5,000-meter race and turning in another big finish. Updated 12:47 AM
Updated May 16, 2010 7:44 PM
Sitting in fifth-place at the end of day two, Penn State's runners knew there were last-minute points coming their way. Updated 7:44 PM
Updated May 14, 2010 11:08 AM
No excuses. That is exactly what fans and opponents of Penn State's women's track and field team will hear this weekend. Updated 11:08 AM
Updated May 1, 2010 10:08 AM
Karlee McQuillen, the reigning Big Ten Field Co-Athlete of the Week, kept up her strong month by winning the javelin at the Jesse Owens Classic at Ohio State Friday. Updated 10:08 AM
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 29, 2010 4:49 AM
A former walk-on to the Penn State track team, Caitlin DeFusco knows she has had to work for any recognition she has received.
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
Bridget Franek, a senior in her final season of eligibility, isn't racing with most of her team this weekend at the Jesse Owens Classic.
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 4:50 AM
PHILADELPHIA -- Running the same track as Usain Bolt had only seconds earlier, Penn State runner Bridget Franek didn't disappoint her crowd of more than 54,000, setting a school record in the mile.
Updated April 22, 2010 4:00 AM
Natalie Bower and Lindsey Graybill may be new to the Penn State squad, but they're excited to return to the Penn Relays experience.
Updated April 21, 2010 4:48 AM
After finishing her final lap on Penn State's 200-meter track at practice last week, senior Aleesha Barber fell to her knees, exhausted.
Updated April 19, 2010 4:46 AM
As the second leg of the 4x400 team relay, junior Caitlin DeFusco put her squad ahead more than 50 meters before handing the baton off to teammate Doris Anyanwu.
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 4:00 AM
Once outdoor track begins, quite a bit changes for the 3,000-meter runners.
Updated April 13, 2010 4:52 AM
Though Claire Berryman is a fifth-year varsity runner and doctoral candidate, running had to take the back seat last summer -- when she was unsure whether she would live to see another season.
Updated April 12, 2010 4:00 AM
Already holding the Penn State record in the 400-meter hurdles, Fawn Dorr went into her Saturday race without showing any rust.
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 4:00 AM
Caitlin DeFusco and the rest of the women's relay team began this season right where they left off their 2009 outdoor season -- with a first-place finish.
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 April 2, 2010 4:00 AM
With a pair of NCAA-qualifying finishes during her first meet of the winter season, Shavon Greaves set the stage for an unusually successful indoor campaign.
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 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 19, 2010 4:00 AM
Penn State's women's track is building on the indoor team's success with two newcomers, both with familiar faces.
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
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