IUTF Looks to Build Off Mid-Season Success at 125th Running of Penn Relays

Thursday, April 25

Philadelphia, PA

Indiana University

Penn Relays

IUTF Looks to Build Off Mid-Season Success at 125th Running of Penn Relays

4/24/2019 1:15:00 PM | Track and Field

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Track & Field athletes from all around the country and world will gather in Philadelphia, Pa. this weekend for the historical 125^th running of Penn Relays. Indiana Track & Field begins its stint at the oldest and largest track & field event on Thursday, Apr. 25 and conclude on Saturday, Apr. 27 at Franklin Field on the campus of UPenn.

Meet Information

Tickets can be purchased on Penn's website here. Prices for Thursday and Friday session are $20 for general admission and $26 dollars for reserved. Saturday's session tickets are available at bronze ($32), silver ($47), and gold ($62) level.

Other meet information can be found here.

Indiana Track & Field's Schedule of Events

The Hoosiers will compete in 18 events—11 track events and seven field events.

Thursday's Track Events—4x100 relay (women), DMR Championship of America (women's), Steeplechase (men's & women's), 3000m (women's), and 5000m (men's).

Thursday's Field Events—Shot put (women's), long jump (women's), and hammer throw (women's).

Friday's Track Events— 4x1500 relay (women's), 4x200 relay (men's and women's), 100m (men's & women's), SMR Championship of America (men's), SMR (women's), DMR Championship of America (men's).

Friday's Field Events—Triple jump (women's), high jump (men's), discus (women's), long jump (men's).

Saturday's Track Events—4x800 relay Championship of America (men's & women's), 4xMile relay Championship of America (men's).

Saturday's Field Events— Pole vault (men's) and triple jump (men's).

Last Time Out: 3 Meets, 1 Weekend
Three PRs fell last Saturday in the women's discus at the War Eagle Invite to highlight a weekend full of success for Indiana. Maddy Pollard, Khayla Dawson, and Alexis Hill set PR's as Pollard went to win her first collegiate event with a throw of 53.39m (172' 2"). Khayla Dawson picked up fifth after a distance of 49.50m (162' 5") while Hill rounded out the trio with her own PR distance of 47.43m (155' 7"). Out on the west coast, Adam Wallace led the Hoosiers as he recorded a PR time of 1:49.78 to win the men's 800m Invite. Haley Harris was able to outkick her opponents in the last 100 meters of the 1500m to win the event. The senior notched a time of 4:22.21. To cap off the weekend, A group of Hoosiers competed at the Kentucky Open. Running unattached, Jenna Barker was the lone Hoosier to win an event as she claimed top honors in the 800m Megan Grabowski (100m), Natalie Price (400m) and Rikkoi Brathwaite (100m) all placed second in their respective events.

History at Penn Relays
As one of the most historical meets in the country, Penn Relays proved to be a place where Maggie Allen shined. Allen recorded a lifetime best in the 3000m last season in Philadelphia, Pa. The senior notched a time of 9:16.20 to win the event. On the women's side, there were two runner up relay teams in the 4x1500 and 4x800, two of the Championship of America races. In the men's field, the 4x800 meter relays squad broke a school record en route of a second place finish. Willie Morrison (Shot Put), Khayla Dawson (Shot Put), and Leah Moran (Long & Triple Jump) also garnered second in their respective events.

Among the Nation's Best
29 Hoosiers checked in on the NCAA Top-48 East Region performance list this week. The top-48 each individual event and top-24 relays will participate in the NCAA East Regional Prelims where they will compete for a spot in the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. Daniel Michalski is the lone Hoosier who holds a top spot as his week one run of 8:35.82 in the steeple still holds up.

In the Great Lakes Region
USTFCCCA announced their weekly regional ratings index on Monday Apr. 22. The men moved up a spot in the Great Lakes Region coming in at No. 3 this week. On the women's side, they remained at No. 2 for the fifth straight week.