Women Set School Record in DMR and 4x800, Track Concludes Action at 129th Penn Relays
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Relay teams represented the Saint Joseph's track team at the 129th Penn Relays, highlighted by a new school record being set in the women's distance medley relay for the second-consecutive season at the meet..
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Relay teams represented the Saint Joseph's track team at the 129th Penn Relays, highlighted by a new school record being set in the women's distance medley relay for the second-consecutive season at the meet..
WOMEN'S RESULTS
- The trio of Majken Lutzen, Jessica Rubio and Ava Curry returned to the Penn Relays after setting the school record in the distance medley relay in last year's edition of this event. Tess Crossan joined the group this season as the Hawks trimmed three more seconds off the previous time set with an effort of 11:32.39. The relay team placed sixth in the College Women's Distance Medley section.
- Representing St. Joe's in the women's college 4x100m relay was Olivia Binns, Maya Adams, Cecilia Abruzzo, and Judith Walker. The Hawks placed sixth in their heat and 17th overall with a time of 48.36s.
- The 4x400m relay team consisting of Jessica Rubio, Sammy Walz, Stephanie Cristinzio and Olivia Beddow closed out Friday's action for the Hawks. Rubio returned to the track after competing in the DMR as the group timed in with its second-fastest time of the season at 3:50.10. Only a second separated the Hawks from earning a spot to the Saturday finals, finishing in 10th place.
- Returning to the track on a rain-filled Saturday, the 4x800m relay team consisting of Westawski, Crossan, O'Brien and Lutzen placed second with a time of 8:43.95. While the Hawks were just two seconds off of the top time set by Dartmouth, they shattered the school record by nearly six seconds. Set in 1998, the 27-year old record previously sat at 8:49.22.
MEN'S RESULTS
- St. Joe's opened the weekend in the college men's distance medley relay as Michael Glavin, Tomek Przybylak, Will Rau and Josh Forrest competed in the event. Less than a second off of an eighth-place finish, the Hawks produced a time of 9:57.32 to take 10th in the event.
- The Hawks turned their sights to the sprints, the group of Adam Petersen, Eli Turner, Henry Peklo and James Mackey Jr. representing the Crimson and Gray in the 4x200m relay. The team finished 14th in the event with a time of 1:26.57.
- Peklo and Petersen competed in the 200-meter legs of the sprint medley, while Turner (400m) and Chris Manzo (800m) rounded out the squad. The Hawks took second place in their respective heat, taking 16th overall in a competitive field with a time of 3:28.39.
- St. Joe's returned to the track on Saturday, fighting off a day filled with rain to compete in the 4x800m relay. Just .61s separated the Hawks' time of 7:26.17 from a second-place finish, having to settle for fifth on the evening.
UP NEXT
The Hawks prep for the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by George Mason in Fairfax, Va. The two-day meet begins on Saturday, May 3.
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