Women's Track and Field Heads to Penn Relays
April 26, 2006
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – The No. 2 University of Miami women’s track and field team is traveling to Philadelphia, Pa. to participate in the 112th running of the Penn Relays.
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Penn Relays is one of the largest events in the track and field calendar with competition spanning the globe. This year, during some 33 hours of competition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, more than 425 races will be run, an average of more than one race every five minutes.
The Hurricanes have run the second fastest time in the world in the 4×400 meter relay with the team of Krista Simkins (Wissahickon, Pa.), Ginou Etienne (Miami, Fla.), Charlette Greggs (Miami, Fla.) and Dominique Darden (Harrisburg, Pa.) ran 3:28.07.
The Hurricanes are coming off their second consecutive ACC Championship victory in which they scored 152 points to win by 42 points.
A modified schedule of events is below. Results will be available online at hurricanesports.com. Additionally more information can be found about the Penn Relays at www.thepennrelays.com.
MEET INFORMATION – Meet 6
Meet: Penn Relays
When: April 27-29, 2006
Where: Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field)
Schedule of Events
Thursday, April 27th
Running Events
10:00 am 400 meter hurdles
12:55 pm 4×100 meter relay
4:55 pm Distance Medley Relay
5:20 pm 4×400 meter relay
7:45 pm Steeplechase
8:15 pm 3000 meter
8:25 pm 5000 meter
10:00 pm 10000 meter
Field Events
10:00 am High Jump, Pole Vault, Hammer Throw
12:00 pm Long Jump, Shot Put
2:00 pm Javelin
3:00 pm Discus
Friday, April 28th
Funning Events
12:50 pm 4×100 meter relay final
2:00 pm 4×200 meter relay
3:30 pm 100 meter hurdles preliminaries
3;15 pm 100 meter dash
6:30 pm Sprint Medley Relay
Final Events
11:00 am Triple Jump
Saturday, April 22nd
Running Events
1:40 pm 4×800 meter relay
3:25 pm 100 meter hurdles finals
3:50 pm 100 meter dash finals
5:15 pm 4×400 meter finals
