University of Pennsylvania Sends 16 Athletes to NCAA East Track & Field First Round Meet

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania will be well represented at the NCAA Track & Field East First Round meet this week, as 28 athletes—16 on the women’s side, 12 on the men’s side—will compete with the goal of moving on to the NCAA National Championships in June. The East First Round meet will run Wednesday through Saturday at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Men’s events will be contested on Wednesday and Friday, with the women competing on Thursday and Saturday. Most of the track events will have first-round heats on the first day, with the goal of…