Penn State will be competing in the Patriot Games, sponsored by George Mason University at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Fairfax, Va. Teams competing will include: North Carolina, Georgetown, East Carolina, James Madison, Howard, St. Augustine's and host George Mason.

Key stats: Brian Milne, the Penn State record holder in the discus, will again be throwing the shotput and the 35-pound weight. Bob Hamer, who ran well in the mile and Jake Bartholomy who finished first in the 3,000-meter last weekend will be flip-flopping events. Triple-jumper Antonio Davis, who has run away with the event the past two weeks, will finally face some real competition in Virginia.

Injuries: David Kriz is out this weekend because of a sore back.

Preview: Penn State will be going into tomorrow's open meet against some tough competition. St. Augustine's is the Division III NCAA champion and Georgetown is the Big East champion. Both teams are loaded in all events. North Carolina has a tough squad of vaulters, sprinters and hurdlers. James Madison has a top middle-distance runner in James Holhaus, and East Carolina will be giving everyone a run for their money in the sprints.

Coach Harry Groves says: "Because of the (meet's) emphasis on excellence, it tends to bring everybody up a step, and that's what we're after."

Teams from California to Penn State, along with some 200 other teams will be in Boston, Mass., tomorrow for the Terrier Classic.

Key stats: Penn State has a second-place finish and a win, in what was essentially a Blue-White game, going into their third meet.

Injuries: Kris Kelly had a sore foot last Saturday and did not compete due to the low-key status of the meet; however, she is planning on running tomorrow.

Preview: With two contests under their belt, the Lady Lions are off to a good start going into Boston tomorrow. However, with over 200 teams entered in the Terrier Classic, Penn State is certain to find some impressive competition.

Coach Teri Jordan says: "Boston is a gigantic invitational, there's going to be teams from California to Arkansas and Villanova. All the best teams in the nation are kind of congregating. It's quite an event."

No. 3 Penn State vs. Ohio State and Purdue at noon on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

Key stats: Purdue is the only Big Ten team not ranked in the nations top 35 . . . Six Big Ten heavyweights are ranked in the nations top seven, including Penn State's No. 1 Kerry McCoy and Purdue's No. 7 Tony Vaughn, who will meet this weekend . . . Two Penn State wrestlers remain undefeated, McCoy 18-0 and Cary Kolat 17-0 . . . After starting the season 0-2, the Lions have won eight of their last 10, improving their record to 8-4.

Injuries: Penn State 118-pounder Shawn Nelson has an injured knee and will be out at least a couple of weeks. Also, 190-pounder Mike Kraft had an MRI on his knee on Wednesday and his status for the weekend is still to be determined.

Preview: Purdue and Ohio State enter this weekend's matches moving in opposite directions. Purdue, with second-year coach Jesse Reyes, are an up-and-coming team, while Ohio State after a third-place finish at last year's Big Ten tournament have struggled with one of Coach Russ Helickson's weaker teams in recent years. Ohio State's team took a major blow when the heart and soul of the team, two-time NCAA champion Kevin Randleman, was declared ineligible and did not return to the team this season.

This meet will be wrestled in a different format than usual. Penn State will be taking on both teams at once, with the upper weights wrestling one team and the lower weights wrestling the other simultaniously. This could pose a problem for the coaches because they could have trouble deciding when to make roster moves.

Coach John Fritz says: "(The different format) will be tough. When you say you need to win two of your last three, you can make decisions to be sure we put a guy in who we are sure can win. This weekend it's going to be a little bit harder."