NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships: Athletes of local interest competing
Penn will bring 11 athletes to the outdoor nationals and Villanova will be represented by four. Former Philadelphia-area high school stars also will be competing.
Local participants in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. Men’s competition will be Wednesday and Friday; the women will compete Thursday and Saturday.
Penn
Nia Akins, Jr., women’s 800 meters
Colin Daly, Jr., men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
Uchechi Nwogwugwu, So., women’s 400
Ashley Anumba, So., women’s discus
Sean Clark, Jr., men’s pole vault
Mayyi Mahama, Fr., women’s hammer throw
Anna Peyton Malizia, Sr., women’s high jump
Marc Minichello, Fr., men’s javelin
Akins, Nwogwugwu, Skyla Wilson (Fr.), Cecil Ene (Jr.), Elena Brown-Soler (Jr.), women’s 4x400 relay
Villanova
Caroline Alcorta, Sr., women’s 5,000 and 10,000 meters
Saana Barnes, Fr., women’s high jump
Casey Comber, Jr., men’s 1,500
Logan Wetzel, Jr., men’s 1,500
Penn State
Julia Paternain, Fr., women’s 10,000 meters
Mark Porter, So., men’s javelin
Danae Rivers, Jr., women’s 800
Morgan Shigo, Sr., men’s hammer throw
Noah Swaby, So., men’s decathlon
Rutgers
Taj Burgess, So., men’s 400 meters
Chris Mirabelli, Sr., men’s javelin
Reanda Richards, Fr., women’s 400 hurdles
Other locals
Danielle Steff (Rancocas Valley), Sr., Monmouth , women’s javelin
Allie Wilson (Strath Haven), Sr., Monmouth, women’s 800 meters
Gabrielle Wilkinson (Friends’ Central), Fr., Florida, women’s 800
Alek Sauer (Pennsbury), Sr., Columbia, men’s 800
Lotte Black (Wissahickon), Jr., Rhode Island, women’s 1,500
Anna Juul (Unionville), So., Harvard, women’s 1,500
Sydni Townsend (Neumann-Goretti), Fr., Pittsburgh, women’s 400 hurdles
Miles Green (St. Joseph’s Prep), Fr., Virginia Tech, men’s 400 hurdles