THREE CLARION ATHLETES INVITED TO PENN RELAYS

Chris Clark

Erin Richard

Tasha Wheatley

            Three Clarion University track and field athletes have been invited to participate in the Penn Relays April 27 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

            Erin Richard (Erie/McDowell) and Tasha Wheatley (Saltsburg/Kiski Area) will represent the Golden Eagles women’s team while Chris Clark (Hadley/Commodore Perry) will represent the men’s team.

            Richard will compete in the 5,000-meter run, an event in which she set the school record this year in a time of 17:41.94, the fifth fastest time in the PSAC, the 22^nd fastest time in the nation and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.

            Wheatley will run the 3,000-meter Steeplechase. She is also the school record holder in the event running a time of 11:19.62 this season, which is the third fastest time in the PSAC, the 14^th fastest in the nation and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.

            Clark is competing in the 10,000-meter run. It is the first time this season he will run in the 10,000 after setting the school record in the 5,000 (14:32.37) earlier in the season. Clark, also a cross country runner for the Golden Eagles, had an outstanding long-distance finish to that season becoming Clarion’s first All-PSAC finisher (10^th place) since 1999 while also taking 18^th at Regionals just missing All-Region honors.

            GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES – More information and results from the Penn Relays can be found at www.pennathletics.com … The Clarion men’s and women’s track teams will also be in action this weekend at Baldwin-Wallace Saturday … The Eagles then return to the track May 4-6 at the PSAC’s at California.