Men's 4x800 Relay Team Notches First During Final Day of the Penn Relays

Thursday, April 25

Philadelphia, PA / Franklin Field

All Day

Middle Tennessee

Penn Relays

4/27/2019 6:28:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

Results

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Blue Raiders earn a champion title at the Penn Relays for the second consecutive season as the men's 4x800 relay team propels to first in the college division with a time of 7:37.37. The relay team of Nathan Mack, Kigen Chemadi, Brian Rono and Tre'Von Sanders recorded the best-finish of the relays, finishing just under three-seconds faster than the second-place relay team.

Meanwhile, the Middle Tennessee men's 4x100 relay team of Keyon Hugle, Lamarco Petty, Jaquez Torian and Willington Wright notched a fourth-place finish in the men's 4x100 college division finals on Saturday. The relay team crossed the line with a time of 41.02.

Similarly, the men's 4x400 team posted a fifth-place finish on Saturday, finishing with a time of 3:07.98. The 4x400 relay team included Petty, Torian, Braam Bisschop, and Wright.

The women's 4x400 team placed ninth in the college women's 4x400 Championship of America Invitational qualifier on Saturday afternoon. The relay team of Patience Akanwogba, Joycelyn Assafuah, Eusila Chepkemei and Abike Egbeniyi recorded the ninth-place finish with a time of 3:46.79.

On the field, Jacob Patten placed fourth in the college men's high jump. Patten placed among the top-five after passing a height of 2.08-meters.

Day Two Recap

Men's 4x100 Relay | 11th place, 40.99 | Qualified for College Final
Keyon Hugle, Lamarco Petty, Jaquez Torian and Willington Wright

Men's 4x400 Relay | 2nd place, 3:07.25 | Qualified for Championship Invitational
Lamarco Petty, Jaquez Torian, Braam Bisschop, and Willington Wright

Women's 4x200 Relay | 14th place, 1:39.49
Mirlege Castor, Ida Mensah, Joycelyn Assafuah, Cecilia Francis

Women's Sprint Medley Relay | 5th place, 3:51.42
Cecilia Francis, Joycelyn Assafuah, Abike Egbeniyi, Eusila Chepkemei

Day One Recap

Women's 4x400 Relay | 9th place, 3:41.14 | Qualified for Championship of America Invitational
Patience Akanwogba, Joycelyn Assafuah, Eusila Chepkemei and Abike Egbeniyi

Men's 5,000-meter
Lebo Mosito | 12th place, 14:16.56

Women's 5,000-meter
Joice Jebor | 42nd place, 17:24.22
Julia Jelagat | 54th place, 17:45.50

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