Pitt to Compete in the Penn Classic This Weekend

Friday, February 6

Philadelphia, PA

Pitt

Penn Classic

2/5/2026 1:16:00 PM | Track & Field

PITTSBURGH –The Pitt track and field team heads to Philadelphia for the Penn Classic this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7.

Friday competition starts at 11 a.m. with the women's weight throw (Margaret Bila, Alexa Brown, Madisyn Hawkins, Jaydon Isham) and the women's long jump (Taylor Forbes, Hailey Kravetz, Maddie Lewis).
The meet will resume on Saturday at 12:15 p.m. when Cole Casadei and Nolan McGinn race in the men's 3K.
Live results can be found HERE.
Both days will be livestreamed on ESPN+
- Friday's stream can be found HERE.
- Saturday's stream is HERE.

ENTRIES

MEN: Uri Arnon (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Jacob Burgess (200m, Long Jump), Cole Casadei (3000m), Ryan Cook (Shot Put), Corey Greenfield (60mH, 400m), Mark Haynesworth Jr. (Weight Throw), Precious Irivi (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Antwan James (60mH, 200m), Colin Kravitz (400m, 4x400), James Long (60m, 200m), Nolan McGinn (3000m), Darren McQueen Jr. (60m, 200m, 4x400), Josiah Montgomery (Shot Put), Che Nwabuko (60m, 200m), Josue Richardson Salazar (400m), Jaden Shelton (60mH, 200m), Cole Strother (400m, 4x400), Emeka Ugwu (Shot Put), Malachi Williams (200m, 4x400)

WOMEN: Eva Baldursdottir (High Jump), Margaret Bila (Weight Throw), Somiyah Braggs (60m, 200m, 4x400), Alexa Brown (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Jana Bruses (60mH, 400m, 4x400), Niya Crawford (Shot Put), Faith Dennis (60m, 4x400), Maliah Edwards (60mH, 200m), Alma Evuna Eki (60m, 200m, 4x400), Taylor Forbes (60mH, Long Jump, Shot Put, Triple Jump), Madisyn Hawkins (Weight Throw), Kennedy Hayward (60mH, 200m), Jaydon Isham (Shot Put, Weight Throw), Camille Johnson (Triple Jump), Hailey Kravetz (60mH, 800m, Long Jump, Shot Put), Endeyah Lane (60m, 200m, 4x400), Gabrielle Layne (60m, 200m, 4x400), Maddie Lewis (Long Jump), Maya Maycock (60m, 200m, 4x400), Sophie Mullins (Mile), Ava Pultorak (800m), Alesia Rengle (High Jump), Alexandria Scott (400m, 4x400), Elizabeth Szybalski (Mile)

LAST TIME OUT

Pitt captured six event titles, along with three second place podiums and three third place finishes at the Penn State National Open last weekend.
Jaden Shelton cruised to a first place finish in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.74.
Eva Baldursdottir took first in the women's high jump, leaping 1.79-meters.
Both men's and women's distance medley relay teams compiled first place performances with times of 9:58.37 and 11:58.52, respectively.
Somiyah Braggs solidified first in the women's 200-meter invite, stopping the clock in 24.18.
Quintin Gatons impressed with a personal best 3K time of 7:58.37, the second fastest time in program history.

UP NEXT

For the weekend of Feb. 13-14, the team will split between three meets with the throws group traveling to Youngstown State, the distance squad flying to Boston University and the rest of the group heading to Clemson.