Hundreds of fans, athletes and coaches cheered on as the national championship banner was unveiled at the 2025 Penn State National Open, revealing Cheickna Traore’s 2024 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor National Championship 200-meter victory.
Fast forward a year later, and while the Nittany Lions won’t have a new championship banner hung from the indoor track, several athletes have pushed themselves one step closer to earning one.
The 2025 track and field season saw its share of highs and lows, from seven school records to a handful of Penn State’s top athletes being injured.
Freshman phenom Ajani Dwyer made his name known in the first meet of the indoor season, running the second-fastest 60-meter time in school history during his first collegiate race.