2015-16 MEN’S RETURNERS Before Penn State... || High School || Was a member of the Lincroft XC Club squad that took top honors at Nike Cross Nationals in 2011 ... Christian Brothers Academy team on the NJ Meet of Champions with an impressive score of 45 points ... Qualified for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions during junior and senior cross country seasons ... Ran a PR 9:27.31 for the two-mile run at New Balance Outdoor Nationals as a senior ... Competed in the 800 at the 2012 NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions ... Finished second in the 1600 and third in the 3200 at the Shore Conference Outdoor Championships senior year ... Won his NJSIAA Sectional in the 3200 as a junior || Personal || Son of Richard and Christa Lippert ... Birthday is December 10, 1993
Tommy
LOURO Freshman • Freshman Holtsville, N.Y. DISTANCE • CROSS COUNTRY
Joey
LOGUE Sophomore • Sophomore Blooming Glen, Pa. MID-DISTANCE • CROSS COUNTRY
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Logue’s Collegiate Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor 1:19.20 *** 1:50.71 *** 2:22.77 ***
At the Big Ten Championships... || 2015 Indoor || In his Big Ten Championships debut, Logue finished 12th in the 800-meter run with his time of 1:52.68 Around the Track... || 2015 Outdoor || Did not compete || 2015 Indoor || Posted three personal-best performances during the indoor season ... Tallied a personal-best time of 2:22.77 in the 1,000-meter run en route to a fifth-place finish at the Nittany Lion Challenge ... Finished fourth in the 800-meter run at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup with his personalbest time of 1:50.71 ... Clocked in for a personal-best of 1:19.20 in the 600-meter run en route to a fourth-place finish at the Penn State Tune-Up On the Course... || 2014 Cross Country || Ran unattached in two meets (Dolan Duals and the Penn State National) Before Penn State... || High School PRs || 800: 1:51.09 ... 1,000: 2:28.66 ... 1,500: 3:57.49 || High School || Thirteen state medals ... Two-time state relay champ ... Team captain || National Level Competition || Twotime relay All-American || Personal || Son of Tina and Joe Logue ... Born October 5, 1995 ... Advertising major
Around the Track... || 2015 || Did not compete On the Course... || 2014 Cross Country || Ran unattached at the Dolan Duals (31st/20:04.45) Before Penn State... || High School PRs || 400: 51.1 ... 600: 1:23.73 ... 800: 1:53.60 ... 1,000: 2:30.88 ... 1,600: 4:18.28 || High School || All-state ... All-long island ... All-American ... Eleven-time letterwinner (track & field and cross country) ... Indoor team MVP || National Level Competition || A member of the sprint medley relay team that placed fourth at the 2013 New Balance Indoor Nationals meet || Personal || Son of Pamela and Jack Louro ... Born August 30, 1995
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Louro’s Personal Bests 51.10 1:23.73 1:53.60 2:30.88 4:18.28
On the National Stage... || 2014 Outdoor || Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the shot put ... Qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the shot put with his fifth-place (65-9.75) finish at the NCAA East Prelims ... Named a second team All-American for his 15th-place finish in the shot put (62-9.5) ... Recorded a 10th-place finish (64-1.25) in the shot put at the USATF Championships ... Placed second in the shot put (61-10.25) at the 2014 NACAC U-23 Championships as a member of the USA team || 2013 Outdoor || Qualified for the NCAA Eastern Preliminary Round in the shot put At the Big Ten Championships... || 2014 Outdoor || Won the shot put event with his lifetime-best mark of 67-6, which moves him into second all-time in the Penn State record books ... Garnered Big Ten Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Championships honors ... He is the first Nittany Lion to be named Athlete of the Championships ... First team All-Big Ten || 2014 Indoor || Placed sixth in the shot put (59-4) || 2013 Outdoor || Finished third in the shot put with a toss of 61-9.75 (18.84) ... Also competed in the discus || 2013 Indoor || Turned in a scoring finish in his first Big Ten appearance, taking seventh in the shot put In the Field... || 2014 Outdoor || Mainly competed in the shot put ... Named the Big Ten Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (April 30) ... Opened the 2014 season with a third-place finish in the shot put (59-0.75) at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Won the shot put event five times, which occurred over five-straight weeks ... Won the shot put at the Penn Relays (63-11.75) || 2014 Indoor || Mainly competed in the shot put ... Won two events, including the Penn State National Invitational (60-1.25) ... Tossed a season-best mark of 62-2.50 in the shot put en route to a third-place finish at the SPIRE NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational ... His toss of 62-2.50 moved him into fourth all-time in the Penn State record books || 2013 Outdoor || Launched a lifetime-best 62-9.25 (19.13) at the Jim Thorpe Invitational, which ranks as the fifth-best throw in the Nittany Lion record books ... Won the shot against national-class competition at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with an effort of 62-7.25 (19.08) ... Finished second in the shot at the Crimson Tide Invitational at Alabama ... Finished third in the “Championship” shot put at Penn Relays ... Top discus mark was 160-3 (48.85) at the Bucknell Team Challenge || 2013 Indoor || Picked up shot put victories at the Penn State Relays, PSU National, and Va. Tech Last Chance ... Turned in a season-best toss of 60-9.50 (18.53) at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup Before Penn State... || University of Houston || Spent his freshman year at the University of Houston ... Qualified for the NCAA Western Preliminary Round in the shot put ... Placed fourth in the shot at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships ... Was sixth in the event at the indoor conference meet ... Top finish on the year was a second-place standing at the Victor Lopez Classic at Rice || High School || PIAA runnerup in the shot put as a senior at Penn Wood High School ... Also qualified for the state meet in discus during his senior year ... District I and Delco Champion in the discus in 2011 ... Was also second at the state indoor championships during senior year ... Went on to finish seventh at New Balance Indoor Nationals thanks to a PR 60-7.5 || Personal || Born on GoPSUsports.com • PENN STATE 2015-16
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