For the Penn State women's outdoor track and field team, there seemed to be a trend while it competed at the Penn Invitational. It was the second meet for the outdoor team and the number of first- and second-place sweeps were in abundance.

The strongest performances came in the field events.

The Nittany Lions went on to capture seven championships and seven NCAA regional qualifying times at Saturday's non-scoring Penn Invitational.

The Lions dominated the throwing events. For every competition, the team earned first and second honors.

Senior Deshaya Williams earned her second consecutive win in the discus with a toss of 166-01 1/4, while teammate and sophomore Kate Johnston also claimed her own second solid performance in the hammer throw with a mark of 180-3 3/4 meters. Williams took second place.

"The better we do as individuals, the better we do as a team," Williams said. "We have a good camaraderie. We make sure everybody does their part."

Juniors Ja'nai O'Connor and Lexi Benamati swept the shot put with a one-two finish and veteran thrower Brianne Johnson won the javelin, with sophomore Ashley Colley finishing right behind.

Williams, Johnson and Colley all qualified for the NCAA Regionals.

"The throwers have done very well, even with the weather," Penn State women's track and field coach Beth Alford-Sullivan said. "They really showed up to compete this weekend."

It continued to be a big day for the team's jumpers as well. Junior Chi Chi Aduba is starting off her season strong. Her leap of 19-9 1/4 earned her first place in the long jump. Team captain Kathy Messner grabbed the lead in the high jump and never looked back. Her jump of 5-7 put her in first and in contention for the NCAA Regionals. Sophomore Heather Yedinak remained close behind and earned a second-place finish.

"It was a good meet for us," Alford-Sullivan said. "It was fun to travel the whole team.

In the pole vault, junior Sara Dougherty vaulted to a height of 12-00 and surpassed the NCAA qualifying mark.

The team's 4-by-100 and 4-by-800-meter relay squads took home second-place honors.

The Lions will travel down south to Knoxville, Tenn., for the Sea Ray Relays.

Despite the inconsistent weather conditions, the team seems to be picking up speed and working towards the momentum it left at the end of the indoor season.