For the second-straight outdoor season, sophomore Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) has been named United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches' Assocation (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year. Loxsom, who won his second-consecutive Big Ten outdoor title at 800-meters last month, continues to impress this outdoor season, having advanced through the semi-final round of the 800, Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Sophomore Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) set new school and facility records in the 500-meters, propelling the Nittany Lion track and field teams to outstanding results at the Penn State Relays, Saturday at Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track.
Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) capped his sensational 2010 campaign in style on Sunday, capturing silver-medal honors in the 800-meters at the IAAF World Junior Championships, at Moncton 2010 Stadium. Loxsom joins fellow Nittany Lion Evonne Britton (El Paso, Texas) on the list of Penn State athletes on the medal stand at the Championships, after Britton turned in a third-place effort in the 400-meter hurdles yesterday afternoon.
Running in her fifth and final race at the IAAF World Championships, Nittany Lion Evonne Britton (El Paso, Texas)made her final appearance at Moncton 2010 Stadium a memorable one, claiming bronze-medal honors in the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, Penn State and United States teammate Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) continued to impress against the international field, posting his second-career sub-1:47 effort to advance to Sunday's final of the 800-meter run.
Nittany Lion Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) easily advanced to the semi-finals of the 800-meters, Friday at the IAAF World Junior Championships at Moncton 2010 Stadium. The rising sophomore cruised to a heat victory, claiming a spot in tomorrow's semi-final round.
Rising sophomores Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) and Evonne Britton (El Paso, Texas) will get a chance to showcase their talents on the world's stage next week, as the Nittany Lion duo is set to compete at the IAAF World Junior Championships, which are slated to begin on Monday, July 19, and run through Sunday, July 25.
After earning a berth to the IAAF World Junior Championships on Thursday afternoon, freshman Evonne Britton (El Paso, Texas) added another event to her competition schedule at Worlds, taking the U.S. junior title in the 400-meter hurdles, Saturday at the USATF Championships at Drake Stadium. Britton is the second Nittany Lion to capture a national title on the weekend, after classmate Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) won gold-medal honors in the junior men's 800-meters yesterday afternoon.
Rising sophomore Casimir Loxsom (New Haven, Conn.) captured his first-career national title on Friday, taking gold-medal honors in the junior men's 800-meters at the USATF Championships at Drake Stadium. The Nittany Lions have been on a roll over the opening two days of the championships, with soon-to-be sophomore Evonne Britton (El Paso, Texas) qualifying to represent the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships next month, via a second-place performance in the junior women's 100-meter hurdles.
