UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. --- The Norfolk State men's track and field team delivered a strong performance at the Penn State National on Friday and Saturday.
 
Kristopher Stephens captured the Spartans' lone victory, winning the triple jump with a leap of 15.08 meters. Daniel Mathenge recorded a top-three finish in the 5,000 meters, placing third in 14:46.71, while Lewis Too followed closely behind in third place with a time of 14:49.78.
 
Christopher Basking paced Norfolk State in the 200 meters, finishing third in 21.67, while Lavontay Bond placed fourth in 21.68.
 
Sprinter Kendrick Winfield earned a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters (four sections) with a time of 21.65. Donovan Terry finished seventh in the 400 meters in 48.63, while Winfield added a 13th-place finish in the same event at 48.91.
 
Norfolk State also secured two top-15 finishes in the 60 meters after Basking and Antoinne Smith advanced to the semifinals. Basking placed 12th in 6.91, while Smith followed in 13th at 6.92.
 
The Spartans posted three top-10 finishes in the high jump, as Xavier McGreal placed eighth, Cancelor Watson ninth, and Chazden Wilson 10th, with each clearing 1.91 meters. Sophomore pole vaulter Landon Walker added a ninth-place finish after clearing 4.45 meters.
 
Norfolk State returns to action on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Penn Classic in Philadelphia.
 
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2026 Norfolk State Men's Penn State National Results 

Name	Yr	Event	Place	Time/Mark
Christopher Basking	Jr.	60 meters	12th	6.94	1st round
Antoinne Smith	Jr.	60 meters	14th	6.95	1st round
Julian Ward	So.	60 meters	18th	6.96	1st round
Christopher Basking	Jr.	60 meters	11th	6.91	Semifinals
Antoinne Smith	Jr.	60 meters	12th	6.92	Semifinals
Nimporembere Drogba	Fr.	800 meters	37th	1:55.29
Donovan Terry	So.	400 meters	7th	48.63
Kendrick Winfield	Gr.	400 meters	13th	48.91
Daniel Mathenge	Fr.	5,000 meters	3rd	14:46.71
Lewis Too	So.	5,000 meters	4th	14:49.78
Mathew Kipkoech	Fr.	5,000 meters	16th	15:18.73
Kendrick Winfield	Gr.	200 meters	7th	21.65	4 sections
Christopher Basking	Jr.	200 meters	3rd	21.67
Lavontay Bond	So.	200 meters	4th	21.68
Xavier McGreal	Fr.	High Jump	8th	1.91m
Cancelor Watson	Fr.	High Jump	9th	1.91m
Chazden Wilson	So.	High Jump	10th	1.91m
Atrell Williams	Sr.	Shot Put	14th	16.07m
Kristopher Stephens	So.	Triple Jump	1st	15.08m
Jayden Gordon	So.	Triple Jump	5th	14.38m
Landon Walker	So.	Pole Vault	9th	4.45m