CW Individual Events: Relays stage is set for hurdler Queen Harrison
Queen Quedith Harrison has been on a tear lately. This week she’ll bring her show to the Penn Relays, where she is scheduled to run the college women’s 100-meter hurdles as well as a leg on her Virginia Tech team’s shuttle hurdle relay. Harrison is the current world leader in both hurdle events, the 100 [...]
CM Individual Events: Henning, McCullough meet again in the hammer
Walter Henning of LSU returns to this year’s Penn Relays to defend his championship in the men’s hammer throw. A year ago he won his first Relays championship, throwing 225-6. This year, he renews acquaintance with an old friend, young Conor McCullough, now a freshman hammer thrower at Princeton University. Henning, two years older, is [...]
CM Sprint Relays: It’s Gators versus Aggies
The powerhouse sprint squads at Florida and Texas A&M will square off at this year’s Penn Relays, with LSU and Florida State ready in the wings should anyone slip up. A&M won the NCAA Indoor 4×4 last month, in 3:04.40, and would seem to be the favorite in that event – except that Florida ran [...]
CW Sprint Relays: A&M, LSU and UTech are challenged by pesky Ducks
The three schools that have dominated the women’s sprint relays this decade return for 2010 – LSU, Texas A&M and South Carolina. They will be joined by a host of talented challengers – Auburn, Texas, Clemson, Arkansas, Miami, Florida State, Penn State, UTech – and one surprising newcomer to the Relays, the Oregon Ducks.
CM Distance Races: Invasion of the Ducks
For a team that’s never won a race at the 115-year-old Penn Relays, the Oregon Ducks are getting a lot of attention this year. On the men’s side, they have entered the three distance relay races – the 4×800, distance medley relay and 4xmile. They have the horses to contend in all three. Although they [...]
CW Distance Races: Tennessee loses Bowman but not its step
Sarah Bowman ran on three championship distance relay teams for Tennessee at last year’s Penn Relays, was named Outstanding Competitor, then graduated a month later. Yet Coach J.J. Clark’s Volunteers are back with a powerhouse women’s group this season and again are the team to beat. That’s in part because they have Phoebe Wright, Kimarra [...]
2009 College Athlete of the Meet for Relays
Our college athlete of the meet for relays is Matthew Gibney of Villanova with his excellent come-from-behind victory in the DMR, splitting 3:58.4.
2009 College Women’s 4×400 Championship
Event #256, the College Women’s Championship. We have had a number of fast times today, and the college women should not disappoint (although there is a breeze here at Franklin Field now). The leading qualifier was UTech from Jamaica in 3:34, but Texas A&M and Florida State are right on their heels with 3:36 and [...]
2009 College Men’s 4×800 Championship
Our next championship is the college men’s 4×800, always a great race. We have a number of teams in it at the first exchange, including Arkansas and Texas. Arkansas led unofficially in 1:50. Penn State moves into the lead during the 2nd leg; we have a very big group. Second exchange includes Arkansas and Texas [...]
2009 College 4×200 Women’s Championship
We move to the 4×200 . . . . Porscha Lucas runs an excellent anchor leg to win in 1:30.28 for Texas A&M – the 2nd fastest ever and the 2nd win an a row.
Distance Sweep History (2009)
Tennessee, by virtue of winning the DMR, 4×1500, and 4×800, has completed the trifecta distance sweep. They are the third school to accomplish this – Villanova during their heyday actually scored a trifecta four times (1989, 1990, 1995, 1997), and the Shalane Flanagan led UNC Tar Heels won all three in 2003. Certainly Tennessee’s sweep, [...]
2009 College Women’s 4×800 Championship
Quickly, we move to our next championship, the college women’s 4×800. Tennessee is looking for the big distance sweep of DMR, 4×1500, and 4×800. We saw Tennessee win the 4×1500 in a world best time yesterday. At the first exchange, its Tennessee in 2:08.9, with Kim McDonald passing to Chanelle Price. University of Maryland-Eastern Shore [...]
2009 College 4xMile Championship
Our first championship of this great set of Saturday races is the highly anticipated college men’s four mile relay. This event dates back to 1896. We have a number of excellent teams, including Providence, Arkansas, Michigan, Iona, Virginia, and Villanova. At the first handoff, its Michigan, Arkansas and Virginia in an unofficial 4:05. We have [...]
2009 College Women’s Sprint Medley Championship
Our next championship is the College Women’s Sprint Medley Relay. LSU, with Philadelphia’s own Latavia Thomas, is battling with Georgia State. Latavia Thomas brings it home, anchoring her 3rd straight SMR championship in 3:47.26. Georgia State was 2nd in 3:48.66. We’ll wait to see the results of the 2nd heat before we declare LSU the [...]
2009 College 4×400 Men’s Heats
Our next event consists of the qualifying heats in the college 4×400. Heat 1 featured some great times: Florida State, 3:05.83, Texas A&M 3:07.92, TCU, 3:08.29 Heat 2: LSU 3:06.07, St. Augustine’s 3:06:39, Kentucky 3:07.27 Heat 3: South Carolina 3:06.26, Texas Tech 3:07.26, Florida 3:09.61 You can follow along on the ranked list here.
Qualifier Alert: 2009 College Men’s 4×100 Championship
Qualifiers for the College 4×100 Championship and related consolation heats are available here. Clemson had the fastest qualifier with 39.73. The championship will be run on Saturday at 1:25.
College Women's 4×100
With the high school girls 4×100 finally complete – we move to the college events. LSU, our defending champion, wins the first heat in 44.66, with Texas Christian in 2nd, 45.29. Texas A&M, which has the fastest time in the country, wins the 2nd heat in 43.80, with South Carolina 2nd in 45.27. Auburn doesn’t [...]
College Women's 400 Hurdles
The first event has begun, the 400 hurdles . . . . its a little chilly and breezy at Franklin Field this morning (although the forecast looks promising). Our first heat winner was Kishelle Paul from TCU in 58.7 . . . yes its cold and breezy . . . . it looks like that [...]