North Penn Track and Field Teams Excel at Penn Relays

 The annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia gave local track and field stars a chance to show off their skills.  The track and field team from North Penn did not disappoint.

In a field which featured the top teams from across the country on both the high school and college level, the Knights and Maidens came up with several impressive performances.  North Penn was looking for its first championship finish in an event since 2002 when the Knights won the HSB distance relay. 

While the Knights and Maidens didn’t finish first in any of the events, they represented their school quite well.

In the 4x100 relay for large schools, the North Penn boys finished 35^th out of a field of 246.  The team of Daniel Gevirtz, Brandon Mercer, Alex Ragin, and Blair Alston completed the race with a time of 43.60.

The boys' 4x400 relay squad took second in a ten-team Suburban National field.  Alex Ragin, Blair Alston, Nick Swan and Thomas Scott Jr. finished with a time of 3:24.06.  The Knights finished only 2.16 seconds behind Council Rock North.

The North Penn girls also faced several of America’s best on the track.  In the girls distance medley Championship of America, North Penn placed ninth in an 18-team field.  Rachel Brown, Kayla Charles, Heather Selheimer and Meghan McGovern came in with a time of 5:03.22. 

In the 4x400 Suburban National relay, North Penn came in third with a time of 4:02.95.  Alicia Piscitelli, Lynne Deckel, Sydnee Jacques and Rachel Oberholzer came in just 0.57 seconds behind second-place Quakertown.  Abington came out on top in the race with a time of 3:51.76.

Kayla Charles also represented North Penn in an individual event.  She competed in the girls 400 meter hurdles and placed 16^th with a time of 65.67.  Charles will be running track at St. Joseph’s next year.