Penn Relays Day 1: Top 10 Moments
Penn Relays Day 1: Top 10 Moments


1. UTech, Duke, Texas, Oklahoma, Hampton, Florida State, Clemson, and Texas A&M all qualified for the final of the college women’s 4x400m in their respective preliminary heats, and we came away with a sick slo-mo video from heat 1.
NCAA 400m record holder @courtneyogechi chasing down the competition in the 4x4! #TrackNation #PennRelays pic.twitter.com/Nd6m7e0ncQ
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) April 23, 2015
Rachel McArthur what a move! takes the lead, see you later every1! http://t.co/mkRs92oocJ #PennRelays @milestatdotcom pic.twitter.com/rwblu990xI
— MileSplit US (@milesplit) April 23, 2015
Your 2015 College Women's DMR Champ @NovaTrackXC! Bringing the hardware back home - get the parade ready! #PennRelays pic.twitter.com/K7kZ1zkeyK
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) April 23, 2015
7. NCAA indoor 5k record holder and 2015 5,000m NCAA champion Emily Sisson of Providence dominated the Women's 3,000m Championship in 9:09.12 on a chilly evening in Philly. WATCH THE RACE.
Sisson CRUSHES! #PennRelays 3k champ! pic.twitter.com/TMIV2H3izZ
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) April 24, 2015
8. The Men's 5,000m Championship turned into a kicker's race between Texas' Craig Lutz and Kentucky's Robert Sandlin, with Sandlin showing elite speed over the final lap to win in 13:51.69. Lutz was second in 13:57.67, as both men secured births in their respective NCAA regional meets. WATCH THE RACE.
It's University of Kentucky's Robert Sandlin with a monster kick to win the 5k! #PennRelays pic.twitter.com/R0AaFI7jmZ
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) April 24, 2015
9. Breaking news on the high school boy's side! Calabar High School star runner Michael O'Hara was reinstated into the Penn Relays. Can Calabar HS make HISTORY this weekend? Full story HERE.10. INTERESTING TWIST: The Harvard women's 4x4 chose NOT to race in the Heptagonal Division, hoping they would advance into the Championship of America final on Saturday. Unfortunately, the Crimson did not advance and two other Ivys (Cornell and Princeton) did. Yikes. WATCH HEP RACE HERE