Above: Veronica Vacca vaults to the win - Photo by TSP Images
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Philadelphia, PA - The second day of the 2023 Penn Relays Presented by Toyota is off to a HOT start. Here is a recap of all of the action from day 2.
BEGINS AIRING APRIL 27-29
Girls Long Jump:
Avery Lewis (Friends' Central) is your 2023 Penn Relays Champion in the long jump. Her winning jump of 20-4.5 is good to tie the current US #7 and improves on her state lead. She inches closer to her state record with every jump.
Ava Alexander (West Chester Rustin) jumped herself into sixth place with her best jump of the day of 39-1.25. Seventh was claimed by Taylor Forbes (North Penn) with 38-6.75.
Girls 4x100m Heats:
Downingtown East, Chester and North Penn advanced out to the finals of the HS Girls Northeast 4x100m. Chester ran an impressive 48.82, while Downingtown East ran 48.96 and North Penn finished in 49.01.
Each team will retain their rank inside the PA Top 10 after all is said and done.
Boys 4x100m Northeast Championship
The Roman Catholic boys stormed to a runner-up finish in the High School Boys' 4x100m Northeast Championship. They ran 42.79. The next Pennsylvania team was Spring-Ford, who finished in fifth with a 43.14. Downingtown West finished in sixth and Pennridge landed in seventh.
Girls Javelin: Girls Discus:Ella Lucas (
Warwick) had the top finish for any American in the discus. She placed fourth after bettering her PA #2 throw with 154-8.
Boys 4x400m Philadelphia Area:
Abington is still pacing the state of PA in the 4x400m in dominant fashion. They controlled the race the whole way and go to victory by running 3:19.45.
Central Bucks West take third place after running 3:23.78.
Girls Championship of America DMR:
Haverford climbs the all time rankings after a third place finish in the DMR. Their time of 12:08.53 #10 in PA history.
Penn Charter finished in fifth place with 12:18 and
Hatboro-Horsham in seventh with 12:19.97.
Girls' Mile Run Championship:
Boys' Mile Run Championship:
Boys' 3000m Championship:
Womens' 5000m Open:
Sophia Rodriguez was the lone middle schooler in a large field of women. Rodriguez ran 16:51.39 to finish in fourth. Her time would be the eighth fastest in PA History amongst the High School Ranks.
