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Germantown Friends To Compete In Several Events At Penn Relays

The Penn Relays, the oldest and largest international track and field relay meet in the world, are coming to Philadelphia on Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The largest, oldest, and by many accounts, most prestigious track and field relay meet in the world begins in University City on Thursday, April 28.

The Penn Relays includes athletes from all over Pennsylvania, the eastern seaboard, the nation, and around the world.

It's one of the few competitions which features athletes from nearly every age group and level: from elementary school through high school, college through post collegiate and the Olympic level, and even Masters-level events.

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The meet begins on Wednesday and continues through the weekend. For a full schedule of events, see here.

The Penn Relays, in its 121st running, is held at historic Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Athletes from schools around Montgomery and Chester counties will be competing in both relays and individual events. Local high school entries in seeded events are included below. The below list does not include the 4x100 or the 4x400 meter events.

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
WH Bishop Shanahan
XE Germantown Friends
YS Upper Dublin (PA)
ZC Abington (PA)
ZJ North Penn (PA)
ZK La Salle College (PA)

Boys Distance Medley Relay
M Cardinal O'Hara (PA)

Boys Mile Run
3 Jaxson Hoey Downingtown West (PA)
14 Josh Hoey Downingtown West (PA)

Boys 3000 Meter Run
18 Jeff Kirshenbaum Methacton (PA)

Boys 400 Meter Hurdles
16 Joshua McLemore Downingtown West (PA)

Boys High Jump
8 Kyle Garland Germantown Aca. (PA)
18 Dondre Pittman Coatesville (PA)

Boys Pole Vault
4 Nicholas Marino Hatboro-Horsham (PA)
17 Richard Iovanisci Bayard Rustin (PA)

Boys Triple Jump
7 Darian Alston Downingtown West (PA)

Boys Shot Put
18 Yondell Dudley Wissahickon (PA)

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
WK Cardinal O'Hara (PA)
XD Great Valley (PA)
XK Notre Dame Academy (PA)
XL Owen J. Roberts (PA)
YI Perkiomen Valley (PA)
YR Downingtown East (PA)
ZB North Penn (PA)
ZR Coatesville (PA)

Girls Distance Medley Relay
E Friends' Central, Wynnewood (PA)
P Unionville (PA)

Girls 3000 Meter Run
3 Abbe Goldstein Germantown Aca. (PA)
10 Aislinn Devlin Downingtown West (PA)
18 Maggie Hallahan Germantown Aca. (PA)

Girls 400 Meter Hurdles
21 Caroline Duffy Methacton (PA)

Girls High Jump
16 Stacey Wolverton Downingtown West (PA)
18 Moira O'Malley Souderton (PA)

Girls Triple Jump
10 Madison Langely-Walker Cheltenham (PA)

Girls Javelin Throw
17 Erin Zimmerman Villa Maria (PA)
21 Hannah Cummings Hill School, Pottstown (PA)
22 Carly Peters Archbishop Carroll (PA)

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