Smiles All Around
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Well, the 2010 Penn Relays have come to a close, but the memories of an electrifying Saturday afternoon will long live on.
As the crowd swelled early, Franklin Field had a unique feel of anticipation. The place erupted when Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates walked onto the infield to stretch and warm up. [...]
USA vs The World Women’s 4×400
Debbie Dunn opened up a big lead for USA Blue on the first leg, which Lashinda Demus maintained, despite a challenge from Jamaica’s Novlene Williams. Same thing on the third leg: Dee Dee Trotter (USA Blue) held off Kaliese Spencer (Jamaica). USA Blue’s Allyson Felix wrapped things up easily on the anchor 3:26.12.
(Note: Sanya Richards-Ross [...]
USA vs The World Men’s 4×400
USA Red took the early lead, thanks to LeJerald Betters and Xavier Carter, but Andre Williams ran a killer second leg for the Bahamas to hand off in first. On the third leg Jamaica’s Lancford DAvis briefly took the front—to thunderous applause from the crowd—before Bershawn Jackson brought USA Blue to the lead. Angelo Taylor [...]
USA-vs-The World Men’s Distance Medley
Perhaps overshadowed by the events in the 4×100, the USA-vs-The-World Distance Medley has a fantastic slate. This event produced the World Best and the American record in the 2006 edition. Both Kenya and Morocco have outstanding fields in this race, including Amine Laalou.
Our 1200 leg was in 2:52, with Kenya with a slight lead. USA [...]
USA vs The World Men’s 4×100
Usain Bolt did not disappoint the heavily Jamaican crowd, blistering the anchor leg on the 4×100 to give Jamaica Gold the victory in 37.90. FinishLynx timed Bolt’s split at 8.79!
USA Blue (38.33) and USA Red (38.50) finished second and third.
Full results can be found here.
USA vs The World Women’s 4×100
Team USA wins for the sixth straight year. Lisa Barber, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Carmelita Jeter get the stick around in 42.74 for “USA Blue.” Jeter held off a strong charge from Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, who brought the Jamaicans home second in 42.94.
Full results can be found here.
USA vs. The World Women’s Sprint Medley
Our first professional race is the women’s sprint medley. This has a great set of runners, including the anchor of last year’s world best, Kenia Sinclair. The US will also have Anna Willard Pierce, winner of the World Athletic Final in the 800m, on the anchor of one of the USA teams.
USA vs. The World Line-ups
Tentative line-ups for today’s USA vs The World races have been announced. Click on the events below to see who is scheduled to run:
Event 233: Women’s Sprint Medley (1:50pm)
Event 236: Women’s 4×100 (2:30pm)
Event 241: Men’s 4×100 (2:50pm)
Event 243: Men’s Distance Medley (3:00pm)
Event 256: Men’s 4×400 (4:55pm)
Event 258: Women’s 4×400 (5:10pm)
USA vs. The World Quotes
We have a few quotes from the USA vs. The World press conference.
Q: What are your thoughts on this year’s Penn Relays?
A: Shelley Ann Fraser: Every year I come to the Penn Relays it gets different and a lot more exciting. I look forward to the good competition.
Bolt Arrives… In A Yankees Hat?
He’s the fastest man on the planet so it makes sense that he would conduct the fastest press conference in the world. Olympic champion and world-record-holder Usain Bolt met the Penn Relays press this morning and answered all their questions in less than 15 minutes.
Move Over, Paavo
In the moments before it was announced that Usain Bolt, the World’s Fastest Man, was going to be running at Penn Relays, Director Dave Johnson said that it would create the biggest crush for tickets since nine-time Olympic gold medalist Paavo Nurmi came to run, and win, the two-mile and 5,000-meter runs in 1929.
Looks like [...]
Team USA prepares for Lightning
From USA Track & Field
A storm is brewing in Philadelphia. The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, will lead Team Jamaica into Franklin Field on Saturday (April 24) and look to give the island nation just its second win in 11 years in the men’s USA vs. the World 4×100-meter relay at the 114th Penn Relays.
With [...]
Usain Bolt!
If you have been wavering about whether to go to the Penn Relays in two weeks, the ante was just upped. That’s because Usain Bolt will be running in the USA vs. the World 4×100-meter relay for Jamaica at the 116th edition of the Carnival at Franklin Field on Saturday, April 24.
Bolt shot to super-stardom [...]
USA vs the World: Men's 4×400
After Wallace Spearman of the USA Blue team playfully goads the partisan Jamaican crowd, we are now underway.
Kerron Clement hands off first for USA Red, which leads the whole way. Christopher Brown of the Bahamas challenged late, but Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt had it under control with a final burst, locking up a 2:59.78 to [...]
USA vs the World: Women's 4×400
After an impressive third leg from Allyson Felix (49.64 — fastest of the day), USA Red’s Sanya Richards had a cakewalk to wrap up an eighth straight win for an American team in this series. The time: 3:23.08.
Novlene Williams-Mills gave it a great effort on Jamaica’s third leg, but ultimately could not match the impossibly [...]
USA vs The World: Women's 4×100
After the Jamaican men’s disappointment in the previous race the crowd was really anxious for this one. Unfortunately for the Jamaican fans it was the same result. Lauryn Williams blasted out of the blocks and gave Allyson Felix a huge lead for USA Red. Kerron Stewart and Shelly-Ann Fraser gave a great challenge, but couldn’t [...]
2009 USA vs. The World: 4×100
We have excellent fields in the 4×100, featuring very speedy teams from Jamaica, the United States, and the Trinidad & Tobago. Hopefully, many of you are following this on live television . . . .
37.92 ! A new Franklin Field record by the USA team . . . . . Walter Dix absolutely smoked the [...]
USA vs The World: Women's Sprint Medley
On the track. Olympic 400 champ Christine Ohuruogu is leading off for Great Britain.
After the opening 200 legs, USA Blue, Jamaica and the World All-Stars are well in front. Debbie Dunn runs a strong leg to put USA Blue in front at the final exchange.
Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica sits on Hazel Clark through the first [...]
USA vs The World: Men's Distance Medley
A truly international field: Australia, Canada, France and Kenya take on a pair of U.S. teams.
Matthew Lincoln gives Canada the early lead and Tyler Christopher maintains it. Khadveis Robinson (USA Blue) is stalking Canada’s Gary Reed on the 800 leg, and hands off in first.
Four anchor legs — Canada, Kenya and the two American squads [...]
Schedule Update: USA vs The World
A few late changes to the USA vs The World schedule:
The men’s 4×100 (event 249) will now go off at 4:05 pm.
The women’s 4×100 (event 247) starts at 4:15 pm
The women’s 4×400 (event 262) is at 5:35 pm
The men’s 4×400 (event 260) now goes at 5:50 pm
USA vs The World Press Conference Excerpts
Several athletes who will be participating in the USA vs. The World races on Saturday stopped by Franklin Field on Friday to talk to the media. Here are some excerpts:
Sanya Richards: “Last year [the Penn Relays] helped inspire me for the entire season and this year I’m looking for the same kind of feeling… The [...]
More USA vs The World Athletes Announced
Our friends at USA Track & Field have announced more athletes competing in Saturday’s USA vs The World races. Olympic 100-meter bronze medalist Walter Dix jumps into the U.S.’s 4×100-meter relay pool. He’ll be joined by Darvis Patton and 2004 Olympic 200 champ Shawn Crawford. As previously announced, Terrence Trammell will be part of that [...]
First Batch of USA vs. The World Athletes
Here is the first wave of athletes expected to complete in Saturday’s USA vs The World races.
From the United States:
• LaShawn Merritt
• Terrence Trammell
• Leonel Manzano
• Sanya Richards
• Allyson Felix
• Lauryn Williams
And from Jamaica:
• Asafa Powell
• Michael Frater
• Shelly-Ann Frasier
• Melaine Walker
If you can’t get to Franklin Field, the races will air during ESPN2’s live [...]
USA vs. The World: Men's 4×400
Following the women, we’ll have the men on the track in the 4×400. This will be Penn’s first view of Jeremy Wariner, anchoring the top US team.
The US has two excellent teams. The USA Blue team has LaShawn Merritt, Wallace Spearmon, Darold Williamson, and Jeremy Wariner. However, the USA Red team is [...]