The Indoor Track and Field team is to compete in the annual Kevin Dare High School Invitational held at Penn State University’s Multi-Sport Facility, Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track, on Saturday Jan. 8, with races beginning at 10:00 a.m. 

“Last year our girls’ 4×4 team got third at this meet, so I hope we can place again. I’m looking forward to improving my times from last year and getting to know all the new people. I think this season is going to be really fun and beneficial for outdoor,” Alannah Irwin said.

According to Penn State, the Ashenfelter indoor track- where the team will be competing is arguably one of the fastest indoor tracks in the nation, it includes a 65-foot radium Mondo hydraulically banked six lane track, eight 60-meter sprint lanes, a cement shot put ring, and two pole vault and long jump runways. This meet is held in memory of Kevin Dare, a Penn State pole vaulter who lost his life as a 19-year-old college sophomore while pole vaulting at the 2002 Big Ten Indoor Championships in Minneapolis. Race results will be published on PA MileSplit.