9 Tessa Barrett FR 5000M 15:46.08D
14 Tori Gerlach SR 5000M 15:50.49D
15 Dannielle Gibson JR Triple Jump 13.14mD
8 Rachel Fatherly SR Shot Put 17.27mD
4 Isaiah Harris FR 800M 1:46.24D
8 Brannon Kidder SR 800M 1:47.01D
3 Distance Medley Relay 9:27.20D
1200M) Jordan Makins SR 400M) 426 Alex Shisler SR
800M) Isaiah Harris FR 1600M) 424 Brannon Kidder SR
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| Isaiah Harris to Brannon Kidder! |
And two athletes and one coach earned Regional honors!
MID-ATLANTIC - Track Athlete of the Year – Brannon Kidder, Penn State
Kidder, a senior from Lancaster, Ohio, broke the collegiate 1000 meters record in 2:18.26, ranks No. 8 at 800 meters in 1:47.01 and anchored the No. 3 DMR with a 3:55 1600-meter split. He won the mile at the Big Ten Championships and anchored the winning DMR. He’ll put his individual undefeated record on the line over 800 meters at the NCAA Championships, and will also run the DMR.
MID-ATLANTIC - Field Athlete of the Year – Rachel Fatherly, Penn State
Fatherly, a senior from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, broke the Penn State record in the shot put at 17.27m (56-8) for the No. 8 rank in the country. She finished runner-up in the event at the Big Ten Championships to go along with a fourth-place weight throw finish. She will contest the shot put at the NCAA Championships.
MID-ATLANTIC – Womens Assistant Coach of the Year – Patrick Ebel, Penn State
Ebel, in his fourth season guiding the Penn State throwers, coached his shot putters to three of the top four individual finishes at the Big Ten Championships. National No. 8 Rachel Fatherly finished runner-up as one of three Nittany Lions to surpass 50 feet, and he also had two finalists in the Big Ten weight throw. Fatherly, the school record holder in the shot put, will compete at the NCAA Championships.
And Penn State is ranked 2nd overall in the 800M as a team, just 0.3 seconds behind Texas A&M and Freshman sensation Donavan Brazier. The top 4 runners from each team count in the standings.
