Track & Field Heads To The Nittany Lion Challenge On Saturday

Saturday, January 12

University Park, Pa.

11:00 AM

Pitt

Nittany Lion Challenge

Track & Field Heads To The Nittany Lion Challenge On Saturday

1/11/2019 10:55:00 AM | Track & Field

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Nittany Lion Challenge
Jan. 12 | Host: Penn State
University Park, PA | Ashenfelter III Indoor Track Facility

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh track and field team will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 12 as they head to the Nittany Lion Challenge hosted by Penn State. The events will begin at 11:00 am inside the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track Facility.

SCOUTING THE FIELD

Teams competing in the Nittany Lion Challenge on Saturday include Army, Bucknell, Georgetown, Iowa State, Maryland, Penn State, Point Park, UConn and Virginia.

LAST TIME OUT

Before break, the Panthers competed in the Youngstown State Icebreaker meet and they performed at a high level.
Pitt saw four athletes hit ACC qualifying standards in the first meet of the indoor season. Drew Glick qualified in the 800m race as he collected the win in 1:50.88 while fellow teammate Dante' Watson also hit the qualifying standard as he took home second place in 1:51.54. Greg Lauray hit the ACC standard in the high jump while Taylor Middleton continued to impress with a win in the long jump with a leap of 5.92m.
Pitt also saw their 4x400m relay team of Flora Ahiarakwe, Eddita Pessima, Erica Babusci and Sydni Townsend, all freshman, earn a victory in convincing fashion as they were clocked at 3:52.84, four seconds ahead of the second place squad.

NEXT UP

Pitt will return to action on Jan. 18-19 as they head to Blacksburg, VA to participate in the Hokie Invitational hosted by Virginia Tech.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Field Events
11:00 AM - Women Weight Throw 20 lb Finals
11:00 AM - Women Pole Vault (Finals)
11:00 AM - Men Pole Vault (Finals)
11:00 AM - Women Long Jump (Finals)
11:00 AM - Men Long Jump (Finals)
12:30 PM (Estimated) - Men Weight Throw 35 lb (Finals)
2:00 PM (Estimated) - Women Shot Put (Finals)
2:30 PM (Estimated) - Women Triple Jump (Finals)
2:30 PM (Estimated) - Men Triple Jump (Finals)
2:45 PM (Estimated) - Women High Jump Finals Men High Jump (Finals)
3:30 PM (Estimated) - Men Shot Put (Finals)

Track Events
11:15 AM - Mixed 1 Mile Run NVRC (Finals)
12:00 PM - Men 1 Mile Run (Finals)
12:15 PM - Women 1 Mile Run (Finals)
12:45 PM - Men 60 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
12:55 PM - Women 60 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
1:05 PM - Men 60 Meter Dash (Prelims)
1:15 PM - Women 60 Meter Dash (Prelims)
1:25 PM - Men 800 Meter Run (Finals)
1:30 PM - Women 800 Meter Run (Finals)
1:45 PM - Men 60 Meter Hurdles (Finals)
1:50 PM - Women 60 Meter Hurdles (Finals)
1:55 PM - Men 60 Meter Dash (Finals)
2:00 PM - Women 60 Meter Dash (Finals)
2:10 PM - Men 400 Meter Dash (Finals)
2:25 PM - Women 400 Meter Dash (Finals)
2:35 PM - Men 1000 Meter Run (Finals)
2:50 PM - Women 1000 Meter Run (Finals)
3:05 PM - Men 600 Meter Run (Finals)
3:20 PM - Women 600 Meter Run (Finals)
3:35 PM - Men 200 Meter Dash (Finals)
3:50 PM - Women 200 Meter Dash (Finals)
4:05 PM - Men 4x800 Meter Relay (Finals)
4:20 PM - Women 4x800 Meter Relay (Finals)
4:35 PM - Men 3000 Meter Run (Finals)
5:00 PM - Women 3000 Meter Run (Finals)
5:30 PM - Men 4x400 Meter Relay (Finals)
5:40 PM - Women 4x400 Meter Relay (Finals)

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