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 [...]
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 [...]
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… [...]
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 [...]
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 very good [...]
USA vs. The World: Women's 4×400
Running for the USA Blue: Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards. That’s three-quarters of the team that won gold at the 2007 world championships. (Hastings didn’t run the final; DeeDee Trotter did.) Wineberg hands off to Felix in first with Jamaica trailing. Felix’ long, long strides blew the lead up to 30 meters [...]
USA vs. The World: Men's Distance Medley
Here are the line-ups (1200-400-800-1600): Canada — Matt Lincoln, Adam Johnson, Andrew Heaney, Taylor Milne Kenya — Boaz Cheboiywo, Thomas Musembi, Jackson Kivuna, Josephat Kithii USA Blue — Nick Symmonds, David Neville, Jonathan Johnson, Christian Smith USA Red — Kevin Hicks, Andrew Rock, Chris Lukezic, Sean O’Brien World All-Stars — Christoph Lohse, Brian Steele, Ismael [...]
USA vs. The World: Men's 4×100
Our fastest race of the day is the pro USA vs. the World 4×100. We have a number of fast teams entered, including national teams from the United States, Jamaica, the Bahamas, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, and Great Britain. According to our lineups, Tyson Gay and Shawn Crawford will be anchoring the [...]
USA vs. The World: Women's 4×100
The USA leads Jamaica in this series, 6-2. It turned out to be the the Allyson Felix—Sanya Richards match-up everyone wanted. Felix anchored USA Red to victory in 42.57, but Richards was right on her heels the whole way, finishing off USA Blue in 42.64. Jamaica was third in 43.31. For the Red it was [...]
USA vs. World: Women's Sprint Medley
Our first professional “USA vs. the World Event” is the Women’s Sprint Medley. The World Best was set at the Penn Relays in this event by a USA team in 2006. We have five teams, two from the US, Jamaica, Canada, and an All-Star team consisting of Caribbean and Central American athletes. This could be [...]
USA -vs- The World Lineups
Women’s 4x100m Lineup USA White — Angela Williams, Marshevet Hooker, Alexis Joyce, Mechelle Lewis All Stars — Lavern Jones, Sherry Fletcher, Schillonie Calvert, Oludamola Osayomi USA Red — Lauryn Williams, Miki Barber, Lisa Barber, Allyson Felix Trinidad — Semoy Hackett, Sasha Springer, Reyare Thomas, Ayanna Hutchinson USA Blue — Muna Lee, Torri Edwards, Carmelita Jeter, [...]