Panthers Conclude Regular Season At Kentucky & West Virginia This Weekend

Kentucky Invitational
Friday – Saturday, April 30 – May 1 | Host: Kentucky
Lexington, KY | UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex
Schedule of Events | Heat Sheets | Live Results

Mountaineer Twilight
Saturday, May 1 | Host: West Virginia
Morgantown, WV | Mylan Park Track & Field Complex
Live Results

PITTSBURGH – After a week hiatus, the Pitt track and field team will send split squads to the Kentucky Invitational and the Mountaineer Twilight hosted by West Virginia. The Kentucky Invitational will run Friday and Saturday in Lexington, KY while the Mountaineer Twilight meet will be on Saturday.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live results for the two-day Kentucky Invitational can be found HERE.
Live results for the Mountaineer Twilight can be found HERE.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL

The meet will open up on Friday at 2:00 pm with the women's hammer throw. Field events will come to a finish with the women's javelin at 4:00 pm
Track events on Friday will begin at 4:00 pm with the women's 100m dash and will conclude with the men's 200m dash at 6:00 pm.
The women's 4x100m relay will open things up at 12:00 pm on Saturday while the women's shot put will begin field events on day two at 12:30 pm.
The meet will come to a finish with the women's and men's 4x400m relays at 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm, respectively.

SCOUTING THE FIELD – KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL

The Kentucky invitational will boast a field with the host Wildcats along with Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Cincinnati, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Findlay, Indiana State, Marshall, Morehead State, Murray State, Southeast Missouri, Tennessee State, Western Kentucky and Xavier.

LAST TIME OUT – VIRGINIA CHALLENGE

Pitt had a strong showing at the Virginia Challenge two weeks ago as they were able to break two school records, record four victories and post 12 top-10 all-time marks throughout the meet.
Graduate transfer Felix Wolter had the most impressive performance of the weekend as he was able to break the school record in the decathlon with a score of 7,950 which also marked the second best score in the NCAA and eighth best in the world this season. Wolter notched eight victories in his 10 events while also posting three top-10 Pitt marks in the long jump, pole vault and high jump.
Senior Noah Walker had his best performance of his career in the discus as he broke a seven year old school record with a toss that traveled 185-8 (56.60m). Walker finished in third place (second among NCAA competitors) in the talented field that saw Virginia's Claudio Romero post the second best mark in the NCAA this year.
Kollin Smith continued his strong outdoor campaign with a pair of victories for the Panthers in the long jump and 110m hurdles. He opened his weekend with a huge personal record leap in the long jump to claim victory as he posted a jump of 25-4 (7.72m), the second best jump in program history. The senior then secured the win in the 110m hurdles with a season-best time of 14.16 seconds.
On the women's side, Eddita Pessima posted her first career outdoor victory in the 100m hurdles as she crossed the finish line in 13.72 seconds.
Senior Ally Brunton put together another impressive weekend as she notched the fourth fastest time in program history in the 800m dash, 2:08.17. It also marked the fastest time in the event for a Pitt athlete since 2000.

NEXT UP

Pitt will have a week off before heading down to Raleigh, NC for the 2021 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by NC State at Paul Derr Track & Field Facility.
The three-day meet will begin Thursday, May 13 and run through Saturday, May 15.

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Panthers Conclude Regular Season At Kentucky & West Virginia This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Ally Brunton

Eddita Pessima

Kollin Smith

Noah Walker

Felix Wolter

Panthers Conclude Regular Season At Kentucky & West Virginia This Weekend

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Ally Brunton

Eddita Pessima

Kollin Smith

Noah Walker

Felix Wolter

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