Three Event Titles Highlight Nittany Lion Challenge For Panthers

Saturday, January 15

University Park, PA

Pitt

Nittany Lion Challenge

Photo by: Carl Ackerman

Three Event Titles Highlight Nittany Lion Challenge For Panthers

1/17/2022 9:31:00 AM | Track & Field

Results

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt track and field team opened up their 2022 indoor slate Saturday afternoon at the Nittany Lion Challenge and had some strong performances to build on. The Panthers collected three victories while also posting multiple top-10 all-time marks on the day.

Senior Evan Addison opened up the meet for the Panthers with a victory in the mile run as he crossed the finish line in 4:05.71, two seconds ahead of teammate Jack Miller who took home second place. Addison time currently leads the ACC while ranking 31^st in the NCAA. Addison also ran the opening leg of the Panthers' distance medley relay squad that picked up the victory in a season-best time of 9:59.25. Jack Balick, Finn Walsh and Miller also ran the relay that currently leads the ACC and ranks 3^rd in the NCAA this season.

Ade Jones-Roundtree had an impressive showing in the 300m dash as he was able to post the victory with a new personal record time of 33.84 seconds. Lonzell Feagin, Cobe Wiggins and Nigel Hussey finished right behind Jones-Roundtree in second, third and fourth places, respectively. In the women's 300m dash, freshman Caleia Johnson took home second place with a personal record time of 40.11 seconds while transfer Kamryn McIntosh notched the fourth place finish in 41.61 seconds.

Pitt also posted three top-10 all-time marks on the day as Breanna Phillips started things off with a great showing in the 600m dash. Phillips crossed the finish line with a new personal record time of 1:31.05 which marked the second fastest in program history in the event. In the women's mile run, Ally Brunton collected the second place finish with a new personal record time of 4:49.72, the second best time in program history in the event. After qualifying for the finals of the 60m Hurdles with the fourth fastest time, senior Kollin Smith ran a great race in the final as he grabbed second place with a personal record time of 8.00 seconds, the ninth fastest time in program history in the event.

The Panthers had a pair of runners take home third place finishes as freshman Caroline Rusinski took bronze in the 3000m run with a time of 10:12.88 while Balick took bronze in the 800m dash with a season-best time of 1:54.28. Freshman Elke van der Westhuizen posted a personal record time of 58.58 seconds in the 400m dash to secure the fourth place finish. Transfer Clement Campbell qualified for the final in the 60m dash with a new personal record time of 6.94 seconds and finished the final in seventh place, crossing the line in 7.00 seconds.

In field events, senior Abena Atuobi was able to notch a fifth place finish in the shot put with a season-best heave of 49'1.75" (14.98m). Lydia Bottelier tied for sixth in the high jump as she cleared a height of 5'5" (1.65m) while Foluke Olujide-Ajibade notched the seventh place finish in the weight throw with a toss that traveled 55'8.25" (16.97m).

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