PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania track & field programs are set to host their second meet of the outdoor season on Saturday, continuing the annual Big 5 Invitational at Franklin Field.  
 
BIG 5 INVITATIONAL
Saturday, April 1 | 12:00 p.m. (Throws) / 3:30 p.m. (Jumps/Track)
Franklin Field | Philadelphia, Pa.
Schedule of Events | Live Results
 
About The Big 5 Invitational
An event that is hosted by the Quakers every outdoor season returns for the 2023 season, hosting eight teams at Franklin Field. Joining Penn will be: La Salle, Saint Joseph's, Temple, Villanova, Princeton, Monmouth, and Rider. Throwing events will start the day at 12 p.m., out at Irving "Moon" Mondschein Throwing Complex and the first event at Franklin Field begin at 3:30 p.m., with pole vault and long jump.
 
Schedule of Events

• Throwing:
  • 1:00 p.m.: Discus
  • 1:00 p.m.: Javelin
  • After Discus: Hammer Throw
  • After Javelin: Shot Put
• Jumping:
  • 4:00 p.m.: Pole Vault
  • 4:00 p.m.: Long Jump
  • 4:00 p.m.: High Jump
  • After Long Jump: Triple Jump
• Running:
  • 4:00 p.m.: 100/110m Hurdles
  • 4:20 p.m.: 400m
  • 4:40 p.m.: 100m
  • 5:00 p.m.: 400m Hurdles
  • 5:20 p.m.: 200m
  • 5:45 p.m.: 800m
  • 6:05 p.m.: Men's 2,000m Steeplechase
  • 6:20 p.m.: 5,000m
  • 7:00 p.m.: 1,500m

 
Last Year's Big 5 Invitational
The Quakers had a powerhouse performance at last year's event, collecting 22 victories while Victoria Agyin moved into the top five in program history in the long jump with a clearance of 5.90m. The women secured 10 of the wins, while the men had 12. For the full release, click HERE.
 
Penn's Last Time Out
Penn split up its team for two different meets this past weekend: the Raleigh Relays and the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational.
 
For the men's side, the highlight of the weekend came in North Carolina where Dylan Throop erased a long-standing record set back in 1976 in the 10,000m. With a time of 28:48.59, Throop set the program record in the event, topping former Quaker great Dave Merrick who clocked a time of 28:49.2. Throop was joined with a lot of great performances at Raleigh, including a ninth-place finish by Scott Dochat in the hammer throw. He threw a distance of 60.51m (198-6), moving him into fourth in program history. Down in Miami, the men collected a pair of victories while hitting the record book one other time. One of the wins came on the track, as Penn secured the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:12.28 from the foursome of Andrew O'Donnell, Devante Heywood, Robbie Ruppel, and Antaures Jackson. The other victory came on the infield at the pole vault where James Rhoads cleared a height of 5.25m (17-2.75). The record book was hit in the 110m hurdles, as freshman Jake Rose took fifth with a time of 14.22 to shift into 10th in program history.
 
The women posted two victories and set program top-10 marks five times including another program record by Maeve Stiles. The junior added her third program record of the year, first for the outdoor season, down at the Raleigh Relays in the 10,000m. She clocked a time of 33:49.19 to erase Cleo Whiting's 2017 record time of 34:09.65. Down in Miami, One of the wins came at the women's 100m, as freshmen Moforehan Abinusawa and Christiana Nwachuku went first and second, respectively, while Caia Gelli came in for a 10th-place finish. Abinusawa clocked a time of 11.63 for second in program history, while Nwachuku came in close behind at 11.83 for fifth in the record book. Also on the track, the women claimed a win in the 4x100m, as Nwachuku, Abinusawa, Katherine Muccio, and Isabella Whittaker teams up for a time of 45.60 for the fifth-best time in program history. In the women's pole vault, Nataliia Ilieva had an outstanding outing as well, taking second over with a clearance of 4.05m (13-3.5), a mark good enough for second in program history.