The Boys PennTrackXC Great Eight 5/4/11

Welcome to May! The month of April ended with a bang as many teams gathered in West Philadelphia at Franklin Field and represented the state well at the Penn Relays. The boys were fortunate to not have to confront the rain that delayed the girls on Thursday and the boys took full advantage.
 

The 4x800 did not disappoint as both Abington and Central Bucks West earned top three finishes in the Championship of America. At the end of the weekend, Abington began the weekend at PA#1 and finished at PA#1 and US#2 with a time of 7:37.79. CB West moved to PA#2 and US#3 at 7:38.97. Lasalle (7:49.21 US#9) and Wissahickon (7:49.50) also qualified for the COA final and moved to PA#3 and PA#4 respectively. As of right now there are ten teams under 8 minutes this season. Going into the weekend, there were only three.
 

The 4x100 meter relay at Penn also produced the top four times in the state this year. Strath Haven improved their time in the top spot with a time of 42.24. Father Judge kept pace with a new PA#2 time of 42.53. Central Bucks West showed their relay depth with a PA#3 performance of 42.60. Cheltenham ran 42.65 for PA#4 and to round out the top five is Susquehanna Township, who ran 42.67 closer to home at the Carlisle Stan Morgan Invitational.