The Penn Relays Carnival 2012

No lead is safe. No lead is safe, at least when it’s Edward Cheserek.  The St. Benedict NJ junior didn’t disappoint the fans gathered at Franklin Stadium Friday night for the 118th Penn Relays Carnival. (Photo by Don Rich)

Cain blew the race apart with a 62.5 last lap!

Upper Dublin SR Taylor Morgan PRed at 5-8.25 to capture 3rd and top American honors in the HSG High Jump

The Cherokee HS Boys 4x800 Relay team posted the 3rd fastest trials time to qualify for Saturdays COA

Interview

David Reinhardt, Bradford, threw 201-4 in the javelin to take 2nd in the HSB event.

Braheme Days jr (Bridgeton NJ) Threw 68-8.5 to win the HS Boys Shot Put

Strymar led off in the OD 4x400 for New Horizon TC.

On Eric Futch's 400H Championship

Wolmer's boys champs, Potomac, MD 4th.

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With faster performances in more events at increasingly elite levels, Haley Pierce this winter achieved national prominence unprecedented for a Delaware runner.   Tatnall’s Haley Pierce has broken state and national high-school records and also bounced back from tendinitis, which kept interrupting her season for six important weeks. / The News Journal/FRED COMEGYS

With the construction of Penn Park on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, plenty of new spaces have opened for the athletes of The Penn Relays. One such space is a brand new throwing area for the hammer and discuss events. (via www.thepennrelays.com)

3 Sam Parsons Tatnall (DE)   9 Michael Jensen Appoquinimink (DE)   7 Amanda Rickert Wilmington Charter (DE)   11 Octivia Booker Hodgson Vo-Tech (DE)   22 Latazah Coleman Appoquinimink (DE)   16 Kadijah Doughty Cape Henlopen (DE)  

They may be held at historic Franklin Field in Philly, but the PENN RELAYS are very much ingrained into the New Jersey T&F psyche. NJRunners starts it's Penn Relays Coverage with the lists of all accepted HS entries. JUST ADDED: Final Penn Relays HS Event Acceptances

To some, winning a Penn Relays Gold Watch is a goal just as, and even sometimes moreso important than winning a national championship.  Watches are awarded only to the overall American winners in Championship of America events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, kicking off for the 118th time next Thursday at Franklin Field.  In some cases, most notably the sprints, it is harder to win a spot on the top of the medal stand than it is to win a national championship.  This fact is because of the international draw the relays bring to Philly; currently, there are 62 schools registered that are not from the United States, with Jamaica the most represented foreign country with 32 individual schools.  For some, winning a watch means beating the world. While the main events remain the short relays, specifically the 4x100m and 4x400m, the distance relays and open events are available on an invite basis.  And with the the high quality meet comes a high caliber field in each of the 4 invitational distance events.  We broke down the competition to help you see where the action may take place.

To some, winning a Penn Relays Gold Watch is a goal just as, and even sometimes moreso important than winning a national championship.  Watches are awarded only to the overall American winners in Championship of America events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, kicking off for the 118th time next Thursday at Franklin Field.  In some cases, most notably the sprints, it is harder to win a spot on the top of the medal stand than it is to win a national championship.  This fact is because of the international draw the relays bring to Philly; currently, there are 62 schools registered that are not from the United States, with Jamaica the most represented foreign country with 32 individual schools.  For some, winning a watch means beating the world. While the main events remain the short relays, specifically the 4x100m and 4x400m, the distance relays and open events are available on an invite basis.  And with the the high quality meet comes a high caliber field in each of the 4 invitational distance events.  We broke down the competition to help you see where the action may take place.

    Tatnall's Pierce sticks with team on national stage   Star runner opts for distance relay event   (via www.delawareonline.com)  

Seven days! This isn’t some cheesy reference to an early 2000s “horror” movie but is a show of elation for the 118th Penn Relays Carnival. Now lets not kid ourselves, everyone has ThePennRelays.com as their homepage like myself and is ready for next week like I am, if you aren’t you very well should be.

    04/25- 04/28 Drake Relays Drake University  Des Moines, IA 04/25 Hancock Tri-State Invitational Hancock Middle Senior High School  Hancock, MD 04/25 S.P.O.T. Relays Severna Park Severna Park, md 04/26- 04/28 The Penn Relays Carnival University of Pennsylvania  Philadelphia, PA 04/27- 04/28 MileStat.com Elite Track Classic presented by Lucky Foot Richmond, VA 04/27 Northern Bedford County (NBCAA) Invitational Northern Bedford  Loysburg, PA 04/28 Apple Blossom Invitational James Wood High School  Winchester, VA 04/28 Cassel's XBC Track Experience Chantilly  Chantilly, VA 04/28 Howard County Spring Track Classic River Hill High School Clarksville, MD  

  NDIANAPOLIS - With less than 100 days until the 2012 Olympic Games, a record number of athletes and countries will compete at the 13th edition of USA vs. the World at the 118th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, this Saturday.    

Westfield tops Kingston (JAM) in the COA 4x800 with a time of 7:39.73.  Potomac (MD) 4th in the COA 4x100m, first US team! (Photo by Don Rich)

INDIANAPOLIS - With less than 100 days until the 2012 Olympic Games, a record number of athletes and countries will compete at the 13th edition of USA vs. the World at the 118th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, this Saturday.

  May 2012 04/25- 04/28 Drake Relays Drake University  Des Moines, IA 04/26- 04/28 The Penn Relays Carnival University of Pennsylvania  Philadelphia, PA 04/28 15th Annual Lock Haven High School Classic Lock Haven University  Lock Haven, PA 04/28 9th Annual Unionville Invitational Unionville  Kennett Square, PA 04/28 Holy Angels Meet Holy Angels Wilmington, DE 05/01 - 05/02 Blue Hen Conference Championship Appoquinimink High School Middletown, DE 05/01 Go the Distance Ursuline Academy CYM Team  

Alexis Franklin finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays two years ago and took second last spring. But the Old Mill senior took it to another level Thursday in Philadelphia. (via )

The first day of the high school competition at the 118th Penn Relays Carnival couldn’t have had a better ending. Tatnall celebrates a Relays record in the DMR. (Photo by Aaron Rich)

St. Augustine's College, anchored by Shaunae Miller, finished with the tenth overall fastest time in the 4x100 prelims (combined small and large school). They qualified for Friday's small school finals.

Montgomery, Frederick Prince George's counties solid on first day of prestigious track meet (via )

Tatnall runners smash medley record at relays   Girls fall behind but easily beat leader in the end   (via )  

TRACK AND FIELD | Old Mill’s Alexis Franklin and Lake Braddock’s Sophie Chase turn in impressive performances in their events. (via )

TRACK AND FIELD | Bulldogs 4x800 relay team earns finals berth. Annandale’s Ahmed Bile finishes fifth in mile on Day 2 of Penn Relays. (via )

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For one time in Winston Churchill High School's Nadim Elhage's career, his definition of a win would not come down to how many feet he would throw in the shot put or what place he got, the victory was just the accomplishment of getting to the Penn Relays. (via )