PSU is Shot Put U: 2017 Performance Of The Year Results: And What a Year!

To put things in perspective concerning 2017 in the Penn State Track and Field Alumni Universe, one must take into account that Isaiah Harris' appearance at the World Championships 800M didn't even make the Finals..  And incredibly, here is one performance that came in tied for fourth place...

• World Championships for 2 Middle Distance Stars.  Brannon Kidder and Casimir Loxsom helped the US win the 4 x 800M Relay at the IAAF Relay World Championships.

Also in fourth place...

• Danae Rivers set at least 6 School Records in her Freshman Indoor Season.  She ended up with her name on the books in the 600M, 800M, Mile and DMR.

Meanwhile LAST place was...

• Joe Kovacs with a Silver Medal in the World Championship Shot Put! (Joe has won the previous 2 Performances of the Year with his exploits.)

Third place was just...

• The Mens Team winning their first ever Big Ten Outdoor Track title. 

And Second Place in the voting just happened to be a combination of a World Record and a Collegiate Record in the same race!

• Casimir Loxsom World Record in the Indoor 600M with Isaiah Harris just a few hundredths  of a second behind for a School Record and Collegiate Record at the Penn State National.

But the Overall Winner of the 2017 Performance of the Year was the incredible last throw, 20 inch PR of Darrell Hill to win the IAAF Diamond League Shot Put title. Congrats to Darrell for making it the third year in a row that a Shot Putter has won the award. PSU is Shot Put U