Raiders Set to Compete at Penn Relays

Thursday, April 25

Philadelphia, PA / Franklin Field

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Middle Tennessee

Penn Relays

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4/24/2019 4:30:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

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PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Middle Tennessee track and field teams gear up to compete in the 43rd annual Penn Relays this weekend. The team will compete in 12 relay events and 10 individual events in Philadelphia.

Raider History at the Penn Relays

The Blue Raiders have an extensive history at the Penn Relays, claiming three champion titles in the college men's 4x200 relays in 1993, 1994, and 2018. Similarly, Middle Tennessee has claimed one Athlete of the Meet honor in 2015 from John Ampomah.

Last Time Out | War Eagle Invitational

Brian Rono claimed the champion title in the men's 1,500-meter invitational. The Blue Raider freshman notched his first-place title, crossing the line with a time of 3:53.85. Rono's time marks his second-best finish of the season, as he claimed his career-best at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 3:52.81.

Middle Tennessee rounded off the second day of the War Eagle Invitational, notching 14 top-finishes, including four first-place finishes from Abike Egbeniyi, Eusila Chepkemei, Tre'Von Sanders and the men's relay team.

Egbeniyi earned the War Eagle Invitational champion title in the women's 400-meter race on Saturday. The senior finished with a time of 52.92, finishing a second faster than the second-place finisher.

Meanwhile, in the women's 800-meter event, sophomore Chepkemei notched the second champion title for the Blue Raiders on Saturday. Chepkemei crossed the line first, with a time of 2:08.31, a new career-best. On the men's side, Sanders notched gold in the 800-meter event. The junior claimed first-place with a time of 1:50.52.

As a team, Lamarco Petty, Jaquez Torian, Tre'Von Sanders and Willington Wright claimed first-place in the men's 4x400-meter relay on Saturday. The team claimed first, crossing the line with a time of 3:07.83.

Penn Relays: Middle Tennessee Schedule of Events

Thursday, April 25

1:20 p.m. | College Women's 4x100

5:40 p.m. | College Women's Distance Medley

6:25 p.m. | College Women's 4x400

7:30 p.m. | Men's 3,000-meter Steeplechase
Kigen Chemadi

8:40 p.m. | Women's 5,000-meter
Joice Jebor, Julia Jelagat

9:20 p.m. | Men's 5,000-meter
Lebo Mosito

Friday, April 26

12:00 p.m. | Men's College Shot Put
Isaac Odugbesan

12:30 p.m. | College Men's 4x100

1:35 p.m. | College Men's 4x200 Championship of America Invitational

1:55 p.m. | College Women's 4x200 Championship of America Invitational

2:00 p.m. | Men's Long Jump Championship
Fabian Edoki

2:35 p.m. | College Men's Distance Medley

3:30 p.m. | College Men's Long Jump
Benjamin Onyekwelu, Jacob Patten

4:15 p.m. | College Men's 4x400

6:05 p.m. | College Women's Sprint Medley Championship of America Invitational

6:30 p.m. | College Men's Sprint Medley

Saturday, April 27

9:00 a.m. | College Men's Triple Jump
Jacob Patten

1:30 p.m. | College Men's High Jump Championship
Jacob Patten

2:00 p.m. | College Men's Triple Jump Championship
Fabian Edoki

3:15 p.m. | College Men's Hammer Throw
Isaac Odugbesan

4:30 p.m. | College Women's 4x800

4:40 p.m. | College Men's 4x800

Stay Connected with Blue Raider Track and Field

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