AKRON, Ohio // UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Three Rockets grabbed wins in individual events at the Akron Invitational and Penn State National Open on Friday. At Akron, Sydney Caddell brought home gold in the long jump with a final mark of 5.59m while Samantha Thomas grabbed first in the 200m with a time of 24.56. At Penn State, Morgan Hicks took first in the 5000m, crossing the finish line at 16:59.93.
Also in Akron, freshman Addison Lee tallied a third-place finish in the long jump with a 5.37m final mark.