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Felix, Richards-Ross and Patton among the headliners at Penn Relays - IAAF (May 1 2011, 12:06 AM)

Lagat, Symmonds and Manzano lead TEAM USA against the World - usatf.org (Apr 28 2011, 11:05 PM)

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USA set to take on the World at Penn - USATF.org (Apr 27 2011, 02:39 AM)

USATF Pick-N-Win Returns for USA vs. the World at Penn Relays (Apr 27 2011, 02:35 AM)

Some quick highlights from Saturday... all race finishes will be up shortly...

-Event 230 - HS Boys 4x100m Championship - Wolmer's Boys from Jamaica run a PENN RECORD 39.78
-Event 233 - Sprint Medley USA vs. World - Jamaica three-peats with a 1:57 anchor leg to finish in 3:35.37
-Event 234 - 4x800m - Tennessee was only one second off their Penn Relays record (set last year); splits of 2:07.5, 2:05.3, 2:04.4, and Phoebe Wright with a 2:00.9 to hold off Latavia Thomas of LSU ... TENNESSEE SWEEPS ALL THREE DISTANCE RELAYS: 4x800, 4x1500m, DMR
-Event 236 - Women's USA vs. World 4x100m - USA hold's off Jamaica 42.74 to 42.94
-Event 237 - Women's 4x200m - Texas A&M runs a COLLEGIATE RECORD 1:29.42 to obliterate the field
-Event 241 - Men's USA vs. World 4x100m - USAIN BOLT RUNS A FULLY-AUTOMATIC-TIMED 8.79 SPLIT as Jamaica runs 37.90
-Event 243 - Men's USA vs. World DMR - Kenya repeats title holding off USA... Morocco runs a 3:55.9 anchor leg
-Event 244 - Women's 100mH - Queen Harrison runs a PENN RECORD 12.61 (yesterday's 12.46 was a 3.1w)
-Event 248 - Men's Olympic Development 100m - Ryan Bailey runs a 10.15 shortly after leading off the USA Red Relays team in the 4x100m
-Event 253 - HS 4x800m - Warwick Valley (NY) runs a US#1 7:41 to better LB Poly's time of 7:43 from yesterday... 7 teams total under 7:50
-Event 254 - Men's 4x800m - In a total repeat of the indoor 800m, the final came down to Virginia's Robbie Andrews outkicking Andrew Wheating, both running splits of 1:47.78... Cas Loxsom (Penn State) and Lance Roller (Virginia) had 1:46.5/1:46.6 splits, respectively, for fastest splits of the day ... was Virginia's first Championship of America victory since 1943!
-Event 256 - Men's USA vs. World 4x400m - Angelo Taylor anchors in 44.51 to lead USA Blue to victory
-Event 258 - Women's USA vs. World 4x400m - Allison Felix anchors in 50.5 under quickly changing windy/cold conditions to lead USA Blue to victory
-Event 261 - HS 4x400m - Wolmer's from Jamaica just holds off Junipera Serra (California) Robert Woods' 46.4 anchor leg to win... Jehue Gordon runs 46.03 to anchor Queen's Royal College (Trinidad) to 4th
-Event 263 - Men's 4x400m College - Florida runs a 3:05 behind Calvin Smith's 45 anchor leg solo effort (they missed the Championship section after a dropped handoff in prelims)
-Event 265 - Women's 4x400m UTech gets a 51.60 anchor leg to just clip Oregon at the line for the victory
-Event 267 - Men's 4x400m Texas A&M drops the final handoff, has to go back to get the baton, and nearly makes it back for the victory still... LSU runner catches a cramp and they DNF) ... 8 total runners had splits in the 45's, led by Tavaris Tate's (Mississippi State frosh) 45.2

Quick Friday highlights via Matt B.
-TAMU shuttle hurdles 52.50 – Collegiate Record/Penn Relays Record/Franklin Field record
-TAMU women ran 1:31.00 in the 4x200m (22.75 splits!!!!)
-Florida’s Calvin smith dropped the baton on the 3rd exchange of the 4x4 and they will not advance (3:00.3 leading nation/world so far)
-HSB 3k – Jamaican boy won… first ever Jamaican boy to win that race (wire to wire)
-HSB Mile – Penn relays record, US #1 4:08
-Event 115 Mixed Masters 4x100m women 60+ … Athena Track club won in an American club record of 52-point (old record was over 54 sec)
-Queen Harrison ran 12.46 (3.1w) <30min after running in the shuttle hurdles
-Oregon’s mens DMR win
-HSB 4x800m Heat 1 … Long Beach Poly US #1 (oops, just missed them in the finish video)
-Holmwood Tech from Jamaica won the HS girls 4x1, 4x4, 4x8 titles … 4x4 anchor split a 52-point (3:39 team time I think)
-Prelims HSB 4x100m – LB Poly 41.3 (large schools heat 15), Wolmer’s Boys school from Jamaica 40.47 (large schools heat 32)
-4x1500m Tennessee all split under 4:19
-LB Poly girls championship race didn’t complete 3rd exchange

Fortunately we were still allowed to post 30 second clips of each race! We will be working on editing down our full race videos to finish clips all day today/tomorrow and will have all 450+ race finish videos posted asap!

We have some work ahead of us

Due to media rights issues, all race videos have to be taken down. We will continue to put up finish videos of all races asap.

Day 1 photos are posted courtesy of Kirby Lee of Image of Sport
link here

Hey guys- looks good!! Glad to see you got the Penn Relays on the site- it's a huge meet. Saw Terp yesterday after my 5k.

Mammone

Will anyone be covering the racewalk on Saturday morning?

Every race video from Thursday is posted! 163 Race Videos!

Check back for videos from EVERY RACE - they are starting to come in now!

We now have over 1000 photos from the past 4 years of the Penn Relays courtesy of Kirby Lee of Image of Sport. Check them out here.

Stay tuned for full video coverage from this year's 2009 Penn Relays starting Thursday!