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The Upper Darby boys had already made a big statement over the weekend. Then, midweek, the Royals solidified themselves as a major force in the relays this season.
At Wednesday's Delco Indoor Championships at Ursinus College, Upper Darby ran away with the win in a time of 1:30.96, four and a half seconds ahead of second place and nearly two seconds better than Glen Mills' meet record of 1:32.84 set in 2016.
Upper Darby got out to the early lead and it was smooth sailing from there, rolling to the victory in a PA No. 3, which converts to the state's fastest time on the season. Ursinus is a flat track and most of the state's top times have come on banked tracks.
Wednesday's performance comes on the heels of UD's PA No. 1 in the 4x400 meter relay at the Ocean Breeze Invitational, where it won with a 3:22.95. It's been a big five days for the Royals.
Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
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Meet: ! 1:32.84 1/16/2016 GM A, Glen Mills
School Finals H#
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1 Upper Darby 'A' 1:30.96! 5
22.977 (22.977) 45.423 (22.446) 1:08.542 (23.119) 1:30.957 (22.415)
2 Academy Park 'A' 1:35.45 4
23.927 (23.927) 47.111 (23.184) 1:10.747 (23.636) 1:35.448 (24.701)
3 Strath Haven 'A' 1:36.38 5
24.108 (24.108) 48.359 (24.251) 1:12.008 (23.649) 1:36.375 (24.367)
4 Haverford Township HS 'A' 1:36.49 5
23.944 (23.944) 47.285 (23.341) 1:11.422 (24.137) 1:36.486 (25.064)
5 Springfield (Delco) 'A' 1:37.56 4
24.203 (24.203) 48.147 (23.944) 1:12.635 (24.488) 1:37.554 (24.919)The next fastest flat track 4x200 of the season came from Central Dauphin East -- the defending indoor state champions -- which ran 1:32.49 at F&M earlier in the season. Norristown, which won the 4x2 at Ocean Breeze over the weekend, holds the fastest overall time in the event on the season with a 1:30.02.
Watch the race above.