Friday, January 30
University Park, Pa.
11:00 a.m.
West Virginia University
at
Penn State National Open
Mountaineers Head to University Park for Penn State National Open
January 29, 2026 02:15 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University track and field team travels to University Park, Pa., this weekend to compete in the Penn State National Open on Jan. 30-31, at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track.
Action is set to begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, with Saturday's events starting at 10 a.m.
The Mountaineers are coming off a strong early season stretch. At the YSU Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 16, Alicia Hall won the triple jump and the 4x400 meter relay team of Lily Haught, Izayah Everett, Mae Nelson and Cate Pickering claimed first place. The following day, at the Nittany Lion Challenge on Jan. 17, Annishka McDonald set a new school record in the high jump.
Live results will be available on WVUsports.com, and a live stream will be available on B1G+.
Penn State Open Participants
Day One: Jan. 30
Pentathlon – Olivia Cress
60m – Sierra Heisey, Izayah Everett
Mile – Joy Naukot, Tatiana Moura
400m – Lily Haught, Mae Nelson, Cate Pickering, Audrey Thomas
Long Jump – Eva Craigie, Sabria Jones
Day Two: Jan. 31
1000m – Eva Rinker, Mary Delaney, Kishay Rowe
200m – Cate Pickering, Lily Haught, Izayah Everett, Mae Nelson, Eva Craigie, Audrey Thomas, Sierra Heisey
3000m – Mercy Kinyanjui, Ronis Chelangat, Alyssa Sauro
4x400m – Lily Haught, Eva Craigie, Izayah Everett, Kishay Rowe
High Jump – Annishka McDonald
Triple Jump – Alicia Hall
Up next, the Mountaineers will return to University Park, Pa. on Feb. 7 for the Sykes & Sabock Challenge.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on X, Facebook and Instagram.
The Mountaineers are coming off a strong early season stretch. At the YSU Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 16, Alicia Hall won the triple jump and the 4x400 meter relay team of Lily Haught, Izayah Everett, Mae Nelson and Cate Pickering claimed first place. The following day, at the Nittany Lion Challenge on Jan. 17, Annishka McDonald set a new school record in the high jump.
Live results will be available on WVUsports.com, and a live stream will be available on B1G+.
Penn State Open Participants
Day One: Jan. 30
Pentathlon – Olivia Cress
60m – Sierra Heisey, Izayah Everett
Mile – Joy Naukot, Tatiana Moura
400m – Lily Haught, Mae Nelson, Cate Pickering, Audrey Thomas
Long Jump – Eva Craigie, Sabria Jones
Day Two: Jan. 31
1000m – Eva Rinker, Mary Delaney, Kishay Rowe
200m – Cate Pickering, Lily Haught, Izayah Everett, Mae Nelson, Eva Craigie, Audrey Thomas, Sierra Heisey
3000m – Mercy Kinyanjui, Ronis Chelangat, Alyssa Sauro
4x400m – Lily Haught, Eva Craigie, Izayah Everett, Kishay Rowe
High Jump – Annishka McDonald
Triple Jump – Alicia Hall
Up next, the Mountaineers will return to University Park, Pa. on Feb. 7 for the Sykes & Sabock Challenge.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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