The Penn State Nittany Lions track and field team is the track and field program that represents Penn State University. The Nittany Lions compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in State College, Pennsylvania at Nittany Lion Track.
The program is coached by John Gondak. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
Sprinter Barney Ewell is the only Penn State athlete to have won four individual national championships, over the 100 meters and 200 meters in 1940 and 1941.
Postseason AIAW The Nittany Lions have had 20 AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.
AIAW All-Americans Championships Name Event Place Kris Bankes 1500 meters Kris Bankes 2 miles Liz Berry 3 miles Kris Bankes 3000 meters Lisa Turner 4 × 880 yards relay Peggy Hall Lea Ventura Kris Bankes Kathy Mills 3000 meters Kris Bankes 3000 meters Kathy Mills 5000 meters Kathy Byrnes 4 × 800 meters relay Sandy Miller Penny Fales Lea Ventura Mary Rawe 2000 meters Peggy Cleary 5000 meters Heather Carmichael 5000 meters Mary Rawe Distance medley relay Debbie Lewis Penny Fales Heather Carmichael Mary Rawe 1500 meters Heather Carmichael 3000 meters Heather Carmichael 3000 meters Mary Rawe 3000 meters Kathy Mills 5000 meters Penny Fales Distance medley relay Tammie Hart Doreen Startare Mary Rawe Elaine Sobansky Shot put Terry Pioli 800 meters Mary Rawe 1500 meters Elaine Sobansky Shot put Terry Pioli 880 yards Patty Murnane Mile run Doreen Startare Distance medley relay Tammie Hart Patty Murnane Carolyn Thrig Vivian Riddick Long jump Elaine Sobansky Shot put
NCAA , a total of 98 men and 50 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).