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2025 Penn Relays presented by Toyota

George Washington Earns Jaw-Dropping DMR Victory At 2025 Penn Relays

George Washington Earns Jaw-Dropping DMR Victory At 2025 Penn Relays

With about 60 meters to go in the College Men's Distance Medley Relay at the 2025 Penn Relays, George Washington anchor Michael Bohlke turned on the jets.

Apr 25, 2025 by Matt Cannizzaro
George Washington Earns Jaw-Dropping DMR Victory At 2025 Penn Relays

If you're dragging through a Friday afternoon lull at work and need to get your heart pumping a little bit, check out the finish to the College Men's Distance Medley Relay at the 2025 Penn Relays presented by Toyota!

With about 60 meters to go in the race at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, George Washington University anchor Michael Bohlke turned on the jets and pulled off a shocking fifth-to-first victory for GW.

The meet is taking place from April 24-26, and all of the action will be broadcast live on FloTrack. The men's DMR was just the beginning of an action-packed Day 2 at the Penn Relays.

In all, the DMR covers 4,000 meters, with each leg being a different distance – 1,200, 400, 800 and 1,600 meters, respectively.

Though Navy pulled ahead early and led for much of the race Friday, the field came back together heading into the final two laps. 

Through the final turn, it looked like it would be a battle between Fordham, Navy, Providence and Penn, but Bohlke, in the outside lane, flew down the homestretch to steal the victory.

Bohlke was joined by Pierce Kapustka, Matt Rooney and Nic Rodgers.

Here are the final results for the 16-team race:

College Men’s Distance Medley Relay

  1. George Washington (Pierce Kapustka, Matt Rooney, Nic Rodgers, Michael Bohlke) – 9:50.92
  2. Fordham (Nathaniel Bezuneh, Sam Freeman, Ben Borchers, Rodolfo Sanchez) – 9:51.06
  3. Navy (Luke Nester, Simon Alexander, William Gravitt, Matthew Newell) – 9:51.29
  4. Providence (Tyler Bartlett, Brett Lehman, Tom Breen, William Johnston) – 9:51.33
  5. Penn (Liam Going, Nicholas DeVita, Brady Golomb, George Keen) – 9:51.60
  6. Brown (Matthew Doherty, Nicholas Strayer, Jake Haley, John Ryan) – 9:52.99
  7. Clemson (Victor Ndiwa, Brian Kweyei, Grant Holliday, Garrett Brown) – 9:54.05
  8. Bryant (Justin Shiffrin, Vincent Sivo, Tobias Ruffo, Ryan Slaney) – 9:56.36
  9. Appalachian State (Ethan Turner, Miller Brannen, Rowan Gwin, Henry Stark) – 9:56.44
  10. St. Joseph's (Michael Glavin, Tomek Przybylak, Will Rau, Josh Forrest) – 9:57.32
  11. Rider (Tamrat Snyder, Gregory Moundine, Dallas Hohney, Noah Taylor) – 9:58.43
  12. Middle Tennessee (Brian Kiptoo, Wail Bourahli, Mackdonald Songok, Allan Kiplagat) – 9:59.91
  13. Georgia Tech (Richard Planck, Kamren Kennedy, John Jessup, Kushan Patel) – 10:01.12
  14. Monmouth (Gavin Rossi, Brad Cantoral, Tomas Barry, Declan McDonnell) – 10:02.05
  15. Stony Brook (Ryan Hesler, Walesky Nowak, Mario Xerri, Collin McLoughlin) – 10:02.50
  16. UMBC (Grayson Ruffner, Weston Carr, Joseph Ensor, Thomas Foulkes) – 10:06.81

The 2025 Penn Relays is the 129th edition of the event, which now welcomes more than 15,000 athletes (high school, college, Special Olympics, professional/elite and Masters) and more than 100,000 spectators. 

Catch all the action live on FloTrack and check back often for advance coverage, breaking news, results, highlights and more.

Watch The College Men's DMR At The 2025 Penn Relays

See the entire race here.

How To Watch The 2025 Penn Relays

The 2025 Penn Relays is taking place April 24-26 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. 

For those in the United States, live coverage is being provided by FloTrack, starting at 9 a.m. Eastern on April 24 and April 25. The action will start at 7 a.m. EDT on April 26.

For the entire weekend, FloTrack will be your one-stop shop for breaking news, highlights, results and more, so make sure top pop open that extra tab.

2025 Penn Relays presented by Toyota


Results For The 2025 Penn Relays

Results and coverage of the 2025 Penn Relays are available here.

When Is The 2025 Penn Relays?

  • The 129th annual Penn Relays will be a three-day event from April 24-26, 2025.
  • The event is held annually at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
  • The inaugural edition of the Penn Relays was held in 1895.

How Does The Penn Relays Work?

  • The Penn Relays has grown into a three-day track and field event comprising various relay races, such as 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and 4x800, along with all of the other fan-favorite track and field competitions.
  • Many heat, hurdle and long-distance races round out the track portion of the event.
  • Field events include shot put, discus, javelin, long jump, high jump, triple jump and pole vault.
  • All winning teams are rewarded with a Penn Relays Wheel.

About Franklin Field

Franklin Field is known primarily as the home of the University of Pennsylvania football team and the annual Penn Relays. It is named after the school’s founder and historical figure Benjamin Franklin.

The histories of Franklin Field and the Penn Relays are one in the same, as both saw their beginnings in 1895. 

The facility was dedicated in April 1895 and immediately gained fame for being the first stadium in the country with a scoreboard. The same day (April 20) marked the first running of the Penn Relays, attracting a crowd of 5,000.

The first time the Penn Quakers took the field for a football game was Oct. 1, 1895, and the day ended with a 40-0 victory over Swarthmore. 

A lesser-known fact is that Franklin Field also was the home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles from 1958-1970.

Franklin Field also has welcomed baseball, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, sprint football, gymnastics, military training and events, speakers, concerts, graduations, conventions, and more. 

FloTrack Is The Streaming Home For Many Track And Field Meets Each Year

Don’t miss all the track and field season action streaming on FloTrack. Check out the FloTrack schedule for more events.

Don’t Miss A Second Of The 2025 Diamond League

This year, the Diamond League is streaming live on FloTrack and the FloSports app, and FloTrack is giving fans more Diamond League access than ever before. 

For the first time, the Diamond League is streaming to fans all the feeds, not just the traditional world feed.

Fans will have uninterrupted coverage for every throw, leap and run during the meets, as well as the traditional broadcast.

FloTrack Archived Footage

Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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