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Schmelzer Claims Silver in Hammer; Nittany Lions in Stellar Position Following Day One of Big Ten Championships COLUMBUS, Ohio: May 15, 2009 – Thanks to a silver-medal effort from Emma Schmelzer (Bloomington, Ill.) and scoring performances from Caitlin Fairbairn (Coatesville, Pa.) and Tyler McCandless (Bath, Pa.), the Nittany Lion track and field men’s and women’s teams are well on their way to stellar team finishes at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Friday at Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. With one day of the multi-events in the books, senior Gayle Hunter (Riverside, Calif.) and freshman Anya Uzoh (Laurel, Md.) are also in good standing, as Hunter is within striking distance of the conference heptathlon crown in third position after four events, while Uzoh sits sixth with five decathlon events completed. Schmelzer recorded a personal-best toss of 179-06 (54.71) on her second attempt to take second place overall and add eight points to the Lions’ team to
-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances and a Big Ten title in 2003 have the Lady Lions aspiring for even loftier goals as they head into the 2003-04 campaign. Loaded with a roster that returns all five starters and all but one member of last seasons conference championship squad, the Lady Lions are set on becoming a serious player on the national scene. Simply stated, the teams goals are clear. If we don’t make it to the Final Four we didn’t do our job, Penn State senior Kelly Mazzante said. In addition to the returnees from last years Big Ten championship team, Penn State boasts one of the most heralded freshmen classes in the programs history. The newcomers are expected to help out in the teams most glaring areas of weakness from a year ago, low-post scoring and rebounding. We are going to need to get contributions from all of our incoming freshmen,§ Lady Lion head coach Rene Portland said. We need some consistency from at least one or two of them because we were short on the bench last
