Another Upset! Boston College Wins 4×1500
Just as Georgetown was the spoiler in Thursday’s college women’s distance medley relay championship, so Boston College dashed the Hoyas hopes of a distance double in Friday’s 4×1500. Thanks to a thrilling sprint from anchor Caroline King, the Eagles scored their first ever women’s Championship of America at the Penn Relays. Richmond took the lead [...]
High School Individual Female Athlete of the Meet
Haley Pierce (#2) was our individual high school female athlete of the meet, having won the 3000 meters last night in 9:16.35. This was the 2nd fastest all time, only 2nd to Olympian Cathy Schiro O’Brien.
High School Girls Go the Distance
The high school girls distance races provided a series of fast-paced thrills. For the second year in a row, we had a Penn Relays record in the girls distance medley relay. In an upstate/downstate New York battle, Fayetteville-Manlius held on against a late charge from North Shore to win in 11:34.46. That eclipses the 11:38.69 [...]
Georgetown Surprise ? – College Women’s DMR Championship
Emily Infeld brings it home for the Hoyas (Photo Kim Spir) As is custom for our schedule, the first championship of the meet is the College Women’s DMR. The race started approximately 100 minutes late due to the thunderstorm delay, but by race time winds were calm and temps were ideal with perhaps a slightly [...]
Thursday Field Event Round-Up
There’s plenty of field event action today. • Lauren Kenney of State College (Pa.) set a new Penn Relays record in the girls high school javelin championship, throwing 156′ 2″ (47.62 meters). The previous record — 154′ 3″ (47.02) was set in 2004 by Rudy Radocaj (Williamsport, Pa.). • Emma Ruggiero of Princeton won the [...]
The Edwin Allen Show
The meet is still young, and we’ve already had a long rain delay, but it’s turning out to be a big day for Edwin Allen High School. This morning, Ristananna Tracey shattered the Carnival record for the high school girls 400-meter hurdles with a stunning 56.17 run. The old mark also belonged to an Edwin [...]
And We’re Off…
The 117th Penn Relays are underway. The weather forecast is ominous, with rain predicted, but the morning began with sunshine and a breezy 74 degrees. The first event on the track: the college women’s 400-meter hurdles, won by Leslie Njoku of Georgia Tech in 58.11. That was followed by a stunning record in the high [...]
College Women’s 4×400 Qualifiers
The 4×400 qualifiers for the College Women’s Championship can be found by clicking here. University of Technology, Jamaica, was the fastest seed with 3:32. We had a little bit of lightning delay but we’re back on track.
High School Girls DMR
Blacksburg (VA) smashed the Penn Relays record in the girls DMR with a spectacular 11:38.69 clocking. That erases the 11:40.51 run by Vere Tech (Jamaica) all the way back in 1992 and is the ninth fastest time ever by an U.S. high school team. Joanna Stevens (4:48.43) ran the decisive anchor leg for Blacksburg, coming [...]
College Women’s 4×400 Heats
The women’s 4×400 heats are off. In the first heat, Jamaica’s UTech pulled away from Texas with 200 meters to go for a 3:32.81–3:33.54 victory. In Heat 2, Texas A&M came from behind to win in 3:33.06, with Oregon (3:36.12) and early leader Virginia Tech (3:37.34) finishing second and third. Arkansas (3:34.03) held off late [...]
College Women’s DMR
Our first college championship, a highly anticipated event, is the rematch of the NCAA Championship between Tennessee and Oregon in the College Women’s DMR . . . . a great race where Tennessee won again.
Philadelphia Public Championship 4×400
To finish our afternoon session of 4×400′s, we have the traditional Philadelphia Public school heat. The winner this year was Swenson High in 3:59. William Penn of Philadelphia has won the HSG Championship many times.
Thursday Field Event Highlights
It’s been a busy day for jumpers and throwers. Here are some of the championship-division winners: College Women • Shara Proctor (Florida) won the long jump with a wind-aided leap 21 feet, 2 1/2 inches (6.46 meters). She also had a legal jump of 21-0 1/2 (6.41), the 10th best ever at the Relays. Results. [...]
High School Girls 4×400 Heats
The high school girls’ 4×400 heats went off 5 minutes ahead of schedule. The ranked list of results can be found here. We’ll check back with top times later. UPDATE (4:04pm): Nine teams just broke 4:00 in Heat 44, led by Benjamin Cardozo (Oakland Gardens, NY) in 3:41.62. UPDATE (4:58pm): Columbia of Maplewood NJ ran [...]
College Women 4×100 Heats
The high school girls are done, now it’s the college women’s turn. The first four heats set up what should be a nice battle in Friday’s championship. Texas A&M (43.13) won the first race, Auburn (44.12) took the second, LSU (43.25) the third and UTech (44.04) the fourth. And in the fifth heat, Florida State [...]
High School Girls 4×100 Heats
We are in the midst of two hours of heats of the high school girls’ 4×100-meter relay. This is where the Penn Relays really shows off its efficiency. Races go off like clockwork, and the athletes are carefully shuffled from check in to paddock to the track. It’s a wonder to watch. You can track [...]
High School Girls 4×800 Heats
The four sections of the high school girls’ 4×800 are over and Jamaica’s Edwin Allen flirted with running sub-nine, before settling in at 9:01. Official qualifiers are here. Magnifcat of Ohio was the final qualifier with a 9:17. Many of these teams have run under nine minutes, including Edwin Allen. Kim Mackay of Kellenberg Memorial [...]
And We’re Off…
The 116th Penn Relays are underway. The first event, the college women’s 400-meter hurdles, went off ahead of its 10:00am start time. With the sun shining and the temperature at 58 degrees, Tameka Jameson of Miami (Florida) ripped a 57.57 in Heat 3 to win the event. Landria Buckley of Howard was second in 59.03, [...]
Getting On The Schedule
After a long weekend of getting information together on the Penn Relays, the schedule for the 2010 Carnival is now online. Click here to access it. If you click on an event, the entries will show up, with one exception. That exception is the college events, which won’t be posted online for another week. And [...]
High School Girls Mile Run
Chelsey Sveinsson of Greenhill School (Addison, Texas) blew the field away, opening up a huge lead early and never looking back. She clocked 4:46.85, good for #5 all-time at Penn. (Sveinsson’s own 4:43.51, which she ran for third place last year, is the #4 time.) That’s the fastest time by a high school girl this [...]
Thursday's Attendance: 24,315
Despite the cool, windy conditions, the fans came out for a great day of racing at Franklin Field. Thursday’s attendance was 24,315. That’s the fifth biggest crowd for a Thursday at Penn, and the best since 2006. The record for a Thursday, by the way, is 25,189 in 2005.
High School Girls DMR Championship
Our first high school relay championship on the track is the girls’ DMR. The record, 11:40 by Vere Tech of Jamaica, is from 1992. At the first exchange, we have two teams – Monroe-Woodbury (NY) and Tatnall (DE), unofficially in 3:31. Tatnall opens up a lead on the 400 with a 57.5 split. Shenendehowa (NY) [...]
College Women's 4×400 Heats
Next up are the college women’s 4×4 qualifying races. Texas Christian held off Miami (FL) down the stretch to win the first heat, 3:39.25 to 3:40.15. University of Technology of Jamaica goes 3:34.99 to win the second heat over Texas A&M (3:36.19). LSU cruises to an easy win in heat 3 (3:40.18). Heat 4 goes [...]
Women's College Pole Vault: LSU's Laurent Sets Record
Louisiana State freshman Rachel Laurent set a Penn Relays record in the college women’s pole vault, clearing 13 feet, 10-1/2 inches (4.23 meters). The previous record was 13-10 (4.22), set by Kansas’ Amy Linnen in 2005. Laurent is the 2008 USATF Junior champion in the event and finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor championships in [...]