Norristown Girls Win Suburban American 4X400 At Penn Relays

NORRISTOWN, PA -- On one of the biggest stages in all of track and field on Thursday, the Norristown Area High School girls 4x400 meter relay came up big.

The team flew around the storied tartan oval at Franklin Field to win the Suburban American division title in a time of 3:52.96. The victory advances them to a final heat against the best area schools on Saturday evening.

Charity Guy led off for the Eagles with a 59.04 leg that quickly put them in second place, trailing a blazing 56.57 opening from Springfield's Sydni Stovall. There were several teams quick on Guy's heels, and the pack was crowded when Guy handed the baton off to Jayana Webb.

But not for long.

Webb proceeded to run the fastest leg of the entire race, a 55.64 lap, which put Norristown some five seconds clear of the entire pack.

From there Nya Boone dropped a 59.77, and Siani Sanders anchored the team home with 58.53 to seal the win. Norristown beat second place William Tennent by nearly 11 seconds - an alarming gap for a race at this level.

The run qualified Norristown for the 4x400 Philadelphia Area event, which includes the fastest times from local schools throughout the region. They will race on Saturday, the biggest day of the meet, at 5:15 p.m.

To see the rest of Norristown's schedule at the 123rd Penn Relays, see here.

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