IUTF Ready For 126th Running of the Penn Relays

Thursday, April 28

Philadelphia, Pa.

3:00 P.M.

Indiana University

Penn Relays

Rikkoi Brathwaite at 2022 Indiana Invitational

IUTF Ready For 126th Running of the Penn Relays

4/27/2022 11:37:00 AM | Track and Field

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field makes the triumphant return to the Penn Relays this weekend. The 126th running of the relays will commence on Thursday, April 29 and wrap up on Saturday, April 30.

Meet Information
Penn Relays | April 28-30 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Franklin Field
Thursday's First Event – 3:00 p.m.
Friday's First Event – 12:00 p.m.
Saturday's First Event – 12:00 p.m.
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Indiana Schedule of Events

Thursday Schedule of Events – Men's championship hammer throw, women's 1500m, men's 1500m, women's steeplechase, men's steeplechase, women's 5000m, and women's 10000m

Friday Schedule of Events – Men's college high jump, men's college long jump, men's college shot put, women's college discus, men's 4x100m relay, women's distance medley relay, men's distance medley relay, women's college javelin, men's 100m, women's 4x400m, men's 4x400m, men's college triple jump, women's college triple jump, and men's sprint medley relay

Saturday Schedule of Events – Women's championship high jump, women's championship shot put, women's 4x1500m relay, men's 4xmile relay, men's championship high jump, women's 4x800m relay, and men's 4x800m relay

Last Time Out: Indiana Invitational
Indiana is coming off a weekend at home that saw two school records fall along with a handful of personal bests. Jayden Ulrich won the discus with a school record mark of 57.21m (187' 8") while Paola Fernandez-Sola took gold in the long with a school record breaking mark of 6.61m (21' 8.25"). In just her second 400m hurdle event, Maria Anderson picked up another personal best of 1:01.53 as she placed fourth overall. Three Hoosiers set personal records in the women's 1500m, Sarah Schmitt (4:19.03), Jenna Barker (4:21.52), and Mikaela Ramirez (4:24.46). On the men's side of the 1500m, Dustin Horter, Jake Gebhardt, Austin Haskett, and Gabriel Sanchez all saw personal bests. Tyler Carrel cleared a mark of 5.37m (17' 7.25") in the pole vault to stamp a personal record. Maddy Pollard won the shot put on Saturday night with a season best of 17.25m (56' 7.5").

Mark It Up
Five Hoosiers either improved on their mark or freshly entered the top-10 IU All-Time list this past weekend at the Indiana Invitational. Antonio Laidler is No. 5 in the 100m after clocking a time of 10.27. Hannah Stoffel remains sixth in the 1500m but saw a season best time of 4:17.23 to improve her mark. After securing the school record in the discus, Jayden Ulrich is No. 6 in the shot put with a personal record of 17.07m (56' 0"). Makayla Hunter moved up a spot to sixth in the javelin with her throw of 45.35m (148' 9"). Lastly, Tyler Carrel picked up a huge personal best of 5.37m (17' 7.25") in the pole vault to tie the No. 8 spot in the record book.

Records Are Meant to be Broken
In front of the home crowd, two Hoosier women broke program records in their respective events. Paola Fernandez-Sola kicked off the meet in style when she leaped a mark of 6.61m (21' 8.25") in the long jump which was a school and personal record. She went on to win the event and is No. 3 in the East Region and No. 7 in the country. Under the lights, Jayden Ulrich stepped into the discus ring and launched a mark of 57.21m (187' 8") which was another school record. She won the event and is No. 2 in the East and No. 11 in the NCAA so far this season.

Defending the Wheel
It had been a long time coming in 2019 when the women's 4x800m captured the first Penn Relays Championship of America wheel in program history on the women's side. They will look to defend that championship wheel when they toe the line with a new crop of Hoosiers on Friday.

Former Hoosiers, Joely Pinkston, Haley Harris, Mallory Mulzer, and Kelsey Harris laid down a perfect race to win the relay in a time of 8:33.57 and take the victory lap around Franklin Field. This was the first relay wheel claimed under Head Coach Ron Helmer.

Looking at East Prelims
On May 25-28 Indiana will play host to the 2022 East Preliminary Round. To qualify for the prelims, an individual must be in the top-48 of their respective events. On the relay side, a quartet must be in the top-32 of their relay event.

Six Hoosiers currently rank in the top-10 of their respective events. Jayden Ulrich sits at No. 2 in the discus and No. 9 in the shot put while Maddy Pollard is No. 6 in the shot put. Paola Fernandez Sola is No. 3 in the long jump and Bailey Hertenstein is eighth in both the 1500m and 5000m. Tyler Carrel and Nathan Stone are currently tied for eighth in the men's pole vault.