UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Eight Penn State track and field athletes are competing in the final indoor meet of the season, the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. this weekend.
The four Nittany Lions of Brannon Kidder, Alex Shisler, Rachel Fatherly and Tori Gerlach are making returns to the NCAA Championships. Four more athletes, Isaiah Harris, Jordan Makins, Tessa Barrett, and Dannielle Gibson are making their debuts in the NCAA Championships.
Here's how each of the Nittany Lion NCAA competitors earned their way to the NCAA Indoors:
On the men's side, USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Men's Track Athlete of the Year and senior leader Brannon Kidder (Lancaster, Ohio) held the Penn State school record in the 800m before his teammate Harris broke it last week.