Penn Relays 2017: North Penn Sending Six Relay Teams

LANSDALE, PA -- When the oldest and largest track and field relay meet in the world begins in Philadelphia this week, the Lansdale area will be well represented.

North Penn High School has six relay teams registered in the Penn Relays, with the first full day of competition getting underway Thursday. Scattered events started as early as Tuesday.

The schedule for local athletes is as follows:

• High School Girls 4x800 Large Schools, Thursday, 10:50 a.m.
• High School Girls 4x100 Large Schools, Thursday, 12:20 p.m.
• High School Girls 4x400 Suburban National, Thursday, 4:50 p.m.
• High School Boys 4x800 Large Schools, Friday, 9:50 a.m.
• High School Boys 4x100 Large Schools, Friday, 11:40 a.m.
• High School Boys 4x400 Suburban National, Friday, 12:10 p.m.

North Penn has history at the Penn Relays. Their boys distance medley relay won the race in 2002, in an elite time of 10:17. And in 1981, North Penn 800 and 1600 meter school record holder Blair Mancini was named the Penn Relays athlete of the meet after winning the 1500 meters in a time of 3:51.

2017 marks the 123rd year of the Penn Relays Carnival, which has been hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field since 1895. Races are held from Tuesday through Saturday at every level of competition, from elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and post-collegiate Olympic development, to USA vs. the World elite relay races featuring some of the fastest humans on the planet.

USA vs. the World events take place on Saturday afternoon. Teams from Jamaica, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Haiti, Guyana, and beyond will be on hand. For a full schedule of events, see here.

Image via University of Pennsylvania