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The Pitt News

Senior distance runner Ariel Pastore-Sebring ran a career-best time while winning the 5,000-meter race Friday at the PSU National Open. Courtesy of Barry Schenk / Pitt Athletics

Four Panthers victorious at PSU National Open

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 30, 2017

Ariel Pastore-Sebring, already known by her cross country teammates as a “de facto” leader, is also setting an example on running away from the competition in the track and field circuit. Pastore-Sebring,...

Pitt senior Desmond Palmer rounds the track during his record-setting 600-meter victory Jan. 14 at the Nittany Lion Challenge. Courtesy of Barry Schenk / Pitt Athletics

Desmond Palmer sets school record in 600m at Nittany Lion Challenge

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 17, 2017

Pitt senior Desmond Palmer is already a two-time NCAA All-American hurdler. Competing in the 600-meter race for the first time on Saturday, he proved he’s capable of making history as a traditional sprinter,...

Desmond Palmer clears a hurdle at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Palmer and Newkirk pack powerful 1-2 punch for Panthers

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 3, 2017

With Pitt’s 2016-17 indoor track and field season getting into full swing, two athletes stick out as names to watch: Desmond Palmer and Quadaisha Newkirk. Palmer, a senior from Pickerington, Ohio,...

Desmond Palmer competing in the 400 meter hurdles on Day One of the 2016 NCAA Track and Field Championships. (Eric Evans Photography) | Courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Pitt’s Desmond Palmer named second-team All-American

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 13, 2016

Pitt’s Desmond Palmer is now a three-time NCAA Outdoor Track and Field All-American. Palmer earned second-team All-America honors this season after falling just short of making the men’s 400 meter...

Pitt junior Desmond Palmer is now a three-time NCAA All-American. Courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Palmer leads Panthers to Outdoor Track and Field Nationals

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor May 31, 2016

Junior Desmond Palmer is going back to TrackTown USA, and this time he’s bringing three teammates with him to Oregon. Four Pitt Panthers qualified for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s...

Sprinter Brycen Spratling ended his college career as a First Team All-American at the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on June 11, 2014. (Courtesy of Nate Barrett/Eric Evans Photography / Pitt Athletics)

Track and Field: Five Panthers compete at Nationals

By Megan Boyle / Staff Writer June 17, 2014

Time proved to be the toughest opponent for the five Pitt athletes who traveled to Eugene, Ore., to compete in the NCAA Outdoor National Championships.“There is a very small margin for error, especially...

Track and Field: Pitt hurdlers eliminated at Nationals

By Megan Boyle / Staff Writer June 12, 2014

Two Pitt track and field athletes’ dreams of competing for an individual national title will have to wait until next year.Freshman Desmond Palmer and sophomore Evann Thompson, competing in the 400-meter...

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