2016-17 MEN’S RETURNERS At the Big Ten Championships... || 2016 Outdoor || Finished 15th in the triple jump with a mark of 14.29m (46’-10.75”) || 2016 Indoor || Recorded a 14th-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 14.10m (46’-3.25”)
Kory
DeCESARIS Junior • Junior Danielsville, Pa. THROWS
Discus Hammer Throw Javelin Weight Throw
DeCesaris’ Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor *** 145’-4” (HS) *** 198’-5” *** 175’-7” (HS) 60’-7.25” ***
In the Field... || 2016 Outdoor || Competed in four meets... Set a season best mark of 6.49m at the Penn State Relays... Recorded a career best mark of 14.58m (47’-10”) at the Penn State Tune-Up meet... Before Penn State… || High School PRs || Long Jump: 21-7.5, Triple Jump: 46-3 || High School || Won the triple jump title at the 2015 PIAA AA Outdoor Track & Field State Championships ... Two-time PIAA AA District Six champion in the triple jump ... Mountain League MVP, Conference champion in the high jump, long jump and triple jump ... First track & field male athlete to ever win a state medal in Huntingdon High School history ... Two-time Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week ... Altoona Mirror all-star team ... Mountain League Conference all-star team ... Four-year letterwinner in track || Personal || Son of Athena and Kenneth Frederick … Born on December 20, 1996
Riley
At the Big Ten Championships... || 2016 Outdoor || Finished 14th in the hammer throw with a mark of 57.13m (187’-5) in Lincoln, Neb. || 2016 Indoor || Finished 21st in the weight throw with a mark of 18.21m (59’9”) in Geneva, Ohio || 2015 Outdoor || Finished 13th in the hammer throw with a personal best toss of 198-5 ... His mark of 198-5 ranks sixth all-time in the Penn State record books || 2015 Indoor || Finished 20th in the weight throw with his toss of 58-1
GAIBLER
In the Field... || 2016 Outdoor || Competed in seven meets... Competed in hammer throw... Set a season best of 58.84m (193’-0”) at the Pac12 vs. Big Ten Challenge... Recorded five top-10 finishes || 2016 Indoor || Competed in six meets... Set a personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 18.55m (60’-10.5”) at the Penn State Tune-Up... Recorded five top-10 finishes || 2015 Outdoor || Placed second in the hammer throw at the Kehoe Twilight Meet with his throw of 187-1 ... Took third in the hammer throw at the Jim Thorpe Invite with his mark of 177-8 || 2015 Indoor || Tallied a personal-best mark of 60-7.25 in the weight throw en route to a fourth-place finish at the Penn State National Invitational ... Finished second in the weight throw at Penn State Tune-Up with his mark of 59-3.5 || 2014 Season || Redshirted
SPRINTS • RELAYS
Before Penn State... Decesaris won the shot put at the PIAA District 11 AAA Championships this spring and would go on to finish eighth in the event at the PIAA Outdoor Championships. The Danielsville, Pa., native had a highly-successful outing at the Colonial/Lehigh League Championships as a senior, winning the shot, and placing third in both the discus and the javelin
Kobren
FREDERICK Sophomore • Sophomore Huntingdon, Pa.
Junior (I) • Senior (O) Lansdale, Pa.
400m 600m
Gaibler’s Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor 49.79 49.27 1:19.80 ***
At the Big Ten Championships... || 2015 Indoor || Finished 20th in the 600-meter dash with his time of 1:21.25 Around the Track... || 2016 Outdoor || Competed in three meets... Finished third in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jim Thorpe Invite clocking a career best 56.46 || 2016 Indoor || Competed in six meets... Set a personal best in the 500-meters running 1:05.09 at the Penn State Relays || 2015 Outdoor || Posted a pair of personalbest performances at the Bison Outdoor Classic (200 -- 23.50, 400 -49.27) || 2015 Indoor || Posted a pair of personal-best performances at the Bison Outdoor Classic (200 -- 23.50, 400 -- 49.27) || 2014 Outdoor || Competed in the 400-meter dash twice, posted a season-best time of 49.72 at the Kehoe Twilight || 2014 Indoor || Redshirted Before Penn State... || High School || Was the SOL Continental Conference Champion in the 400 as a senior, as well as the conference runner up in the 110-meter hurdles ... Owns a lifetime-best 49.57 in the 400 ... Also competed in the 300-meter hurdles as a prep, running 39.82 || Personal || Son of Alice and Rich Gaibler ... Birthday is May 15, 1995
JUMPS
Long Jump Triple Jump
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Frederick’s Personal Bests 21’-7.5” (6.59) 47’-9.25” (14.09)
PENN STATE 2016-17 • MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY