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MSU Track & Field Continues Split-Squad Stretch at Penn Relays, GVSU Extra Weekend Meet
4/22/2026 2:50:00 PM | Track and Field
Penn Relays
Date: Thursday, April 23 - Saturday, April 25
Location: Franklin Field | Philadelphia, Pa.
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GVSU Extra Weekend Meet
Date: Friday, April 24 - Saturday, April 25
Location: GVSU Lacrosse/Track & Field Stadium | Allendale, Mich.
EAST LANSING, Mich. Â -Â For the second consecutive weekend, Michigan State track & field will split to compete in the Penn Relays and GVSU Extra Weekend Meet. MSU will be sending selected women to the Penn Relays to compete in distance events, while the remaining Spartan athletes will travel to Allendale, Michigan for the GVSU Extra Weekend meet.
PREVIOUSLY FOR THE GREEN AND WHITE
Michigan State is coming off a split-squad weekend that saw the rewrite several spots in the Spartan record books at the Wake Forest Invitational and the Big Red Classic.
 At the Wake Forest Invitational, graduate student Kate Stewart-Barnett delivered the performance of the weekend in her season debut of the 3000m steeplechase. Crossing the line in 9:45.52, Stewart-Barnett secured first place and currently holds the third-fastest time in the NCAA this season. The 1500m Invite featured a near-historic performance from senior Timothy Cherry, who clocked a personal-best 3:38.73. The time is the second-fastest in Michigan State history, finishing just .51 seconds shy of the school record set by Morgan Beadlescomb in 2022. On the women's side, graduate distance runner Olivia Millen led the way in the 1500m invite with time of 4:15.83, good for a third-place.
 At the Big Red Classic, sophomore sprinter Cameron Cheetam was a force for the Spartans claiming three event titles. Cheetam set personal bests in both the men's 100m (10.36, which was the sixth-fastest time in MSU history) and the men's 200m (20.93), before anchoring the winning 4x100m relay team with a time of 40.84, alongside teammates Andrew Harding, Andrew Novak, and Carter Bissell.
SCHEUDLE OF EVENTS
Penn Relays – Thursday, April 23
The Spartans will have three events to compete in on Thursday evening, starting at 6:10 p.m. with the women's 1500m. Sarah Forsyth and Stewart-Barnett are scheduled to run for MSU. At 6:50 p.m., Sophia Lucki will be the lone Spartan contestant in the women's 3000m steeplechase, while Millen is slated to run in the women's 5000m at 7:45, ending the day for the Spartans.
 Penn Relays – Saturday, April 25
 Michigan State will have two events to compete in on Saturday before action is complete at the 2026 Penn Relays. In the first event of the day for MSU, the foursome of Stewart-Barnett, Millen, Forsyth, and Lucki will compete in the 4x1500m relay, beginning at 12:40 p.m. Ending the weekend for the Green & White at the 2026 Penn Relays, the foursome of Stewart-Barnett, Millen, Forsyth, and Lucki will also compete in the 4x800m relay.
GVSU Extra Weekend Meet – Friday, April 24
While the primary distance and relay squads head to Philadelphia for the Penn Relays, a strong contingent of Michigan State sprinters and throwers will remain in-state for the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet in Allendale. The action kicks off on Friday, April 24, at 12:00 p.m. on a rolling schedule, with the field events featuring throwers Elle Adrian, Jessica Stieb, Rylan Finstrom, Margret Jones, and Kate Stajos in the women's hammer throw, and Tess Roman and Dylan Terryberry in the women's and men's javelin.
GVSU Extra Weekend Meet – Saturday, April 25
Competition concludes Saturday, April 25, starting at noon in the field with a deep shot-put group led by junior throwers Jones, Stieb, and sophomore Rylan Finstrom, alongside the Morlock brothers, Dillon and Colby. The women's and men's discus will follow, featuring Finstrom and Stajos in the women's discus, and junior thrower Dalton DeBeau, who looks to improve on his No. 3 all-time MSU mark, alongside fellow thrower Dillon Morlock in the men's discus throw
Also beginning at 1:00 p.m. is the women's and men's pole vault. Sophia Mettes and Natalie Blake are set to vault for the women, while the trio of Adam Blue, Landon Cosby, and Sean Mullen will be in action for the men. Track events also begin at approximately 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, opening with the men's 4x100m. The afternoon concludes with high-stakes sprints, as Drew Novak, Andrew Harding, and Carter Bissell take on the men's 100m, before Cheetam and Noah Sage close out the weekend for the Spartans in the men's 200m.
ON DECK
Michigan State track & field will travel to Columbus, Ohio next weekend to compete in the final regular season meet of the season at the Jesse Owens Classic hosted by B1G conference foe Ohio State, spanning from Friday, May 1, to Saturday, May 2.
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