With the exception of , MAYBE, Christmas, the NJ State Meets (All 3 seasons) and my wedding anniversary, The Penn Relays Carnival is the most exciting wekend in Track & Field. The HS action starts with the Girls 400m Hurdles this morning and continues through the finale on Saturday.
Visit us throughout the weekend as NJRunners and the MileSplit network blankets historic Franklin Field with coverage.
Saturday
4x4s
Timber Creek gets second in their section (3:21.31) Damiere Byrd splits 47.75
Teaneck runs 3:21.43 for 4th in their section
Edward Cheserek continues to amaze as he comes back from his monster 1600 leg last night to anchor St. Benedict's 4x4 in 49.95
The Lawrenceville School wins the Prep School Race in 3:22.54
South Jersey Small School race goes to Willingboro in 3:25.69
Lenape captures the SJ Large School Race, running 3:24.20. Cherry Hill East was a DQ (3:23.36)
Girls Tri-State 4x100
Paramus Catholic with Myasia Jacobs on anchor gets silver (48.29). Just 5/100's behind winner Norristown (Pa)
Newark Tech gets 3rd (48.43) and South Brunswick is 6th in 50.91
Oakcrest Boys capture Large Schools 4x100 crown in 42.10 with East Brunswick right behind with a 42.50
COA Boys 4x800m
Dickinson gets 12th in 8:06.83
The day stared out with a Jersey win as Trenton Central's Jermaine Collier wins the 400m Hurdle Championship with a time of 53:11
CBA Wins DMR in 10:14.04!
Splits For NJ Leaders
CBA
George Kelly (3:06.72)
Theo Foster (50.12)
Dan Mykityshyn (1:58.91)
Mike Mazzaccaro (4:17.31)
Ridgewood (3rd) - 10:18.47
Levi Jennings (3:07.06)
InSoo Hwang (51.69)
Juan Llinas (1:59.34)
Pat Rynkowski (4:20.38)
Indian Hills (4th) - 10:20.26
John Prizzi (3:08.60)
Calvin Knox (50.89)
Peter Tuohy (1:58.99)
Nick Ward (4:21.79)
*Cheserek anchors in 4:05!! Takes St. Benedict's from nowhere to 5th
Delbarton's Morgan Pearson back in the Limelight with win in 3000m Championship (8:23.34)
Veras goes 1:15.7 to lead Dickinson to streatch win @ 7:51.31 in 4x8 Prelim. Q''s for COA Race Saturday
Big move late seals the deal for Dickinson.
Friday Morning
Small Schools Heat 1 - Results
Large Schools Heat 1 - Results
Large Schools Heat 2 - Results
Local Splits
Nick Costello (Delsea) 1:54.3
Isaac Clark (Pleasantville) 1:54.9
Jacob Clark (Pleasantville) 1:56.2
Edwin Young (Dickinson) 1:56.5)
Ben Malone (Pascack Vallley) 1:56.6
Boys Discus
Sam Mattis (East Brunswick) scores Silver with 201-2 toss. He is also the #1 American performer today. 
Boys Shot Put
Nick Vena capped his Penn relays career with the QUADFECTA as he one the HS Boys SP for the 4th time. To make it that much more special, Nick unleashed a Meet Record 72-9.25 toss on his last throw in the final round. Don't miss the MileSplit video interview with Nick (to be posted soon)
Championship of America Girls 4x800m
Hunterdon Central runs 9:13.75 for 7th place (Kat Vodopia fastest split wth 2:17.53)
Neptune @ 9:27.27 for 12th (Wilsin splits 2:11.26
Thursday
It's 12:45 and we are starting a weather delay due to lightning strikes occuring in the area. Track and stanads are being cleared.
Gives us a chance to do a little catch up on the early action
* 400 Hurdles - No NJ competitors
* 4x800m Relay
Hunterdon Central and Neptune advance to the Championship of America final on Fri,
Hunterdon runs 9:12.20 with Neptune, behind a 2:03.4 anchor by Ajee Wilson (Wilson's 400 split was 58.0) gets in with a 9:16.07
* Shot Put
NJ gets
2nd Theresa Piccarillo: 46-7.25
3rd Janeice Rose: 45-5.25
5th Apresha Hampton: 44-5.25
8th Jess Woodard:42-7
Things should be cranking back up in the next few minutes. There are still 4x100m races to be completed,
Elapsed time of weather delay: 1 hr 45 min
Noel Jancewicz (Robbinsville) jumps 5'9.25 for 3rd place (1st American)