Despite crowds that topped 115,000 over three days, the Penn Relays did not intimidate the Penn track and field teams.
A strong senior class will be leading the Quakers as they attempt to defend their home turf.
On Saturday, the Penn women’s track and field team battled both Cornell and harsh weather conditions during their dual meet in Ithaca, N.Y.
Penn edged out the Tigers by six points, 89-83. Yale was a distant third with 25 points.
Fresh off the Villanova Outdoor Duals and Maryland Invitational, the Penn men’s and women’s track and field teams will return to competition this Saturday. Besides Penn Relays, the Penn Invite will be the Quakers’ only home meet this season.
The men's track team were able to capture titles in several events at the Villanova Duals, while the women's Quakers placed third with 108 points.
The men finished the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Championships tied for 33rd place among 52 teams, while the women finished 16th among 52 teams at ECACs.
On Saturday, several Quakers will begin competition in the 2010 IC4A Championships, the first meet of the postseason, in which only select athletes will compete.
At Heps, the Penn men finished seventh out of eight teams with 33 points, while the women placed sixth with 48 points.
The indoor track season comes to a boil this weekend as the men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel to Hanover, N.H., to compete in the Indoor Heptagonal Championships.
Solutions by The State News
