Former WPIAL Champion Megan Penrod Details Return From Season-Ending Injury
PITTSBURGH -- As the javelin left Megan Penrod’s hand, she didn’t expect it to be her best throw. She was competing at George Mason University in the Duquesne University track and field team’s third meet of the 2024 season. She set her block leg, rotated her shoulders and followed through, throwing 42.71 meters. The distance marked a new personal best, the second-farthest women’s javelin throw in Duquesne history and the meet-winning throw. Not only was it her best throw; it was one of her last. Within the week, it was determined via Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that Penrod had partially torn her Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL), ending her 2023 campaign and turning her life upside down. However, Penrod’s self-motivating attitude and mindset have never waned. “I have so much more to prove than I have already, said Penrod. “I know that inside. I’m not done. I know it .” The junior’s rise throug...