Hey Everyone! We’re getting ready to kick-off our web preparations for the 2009 Penn Relays and what your opinion on what we should be working on. [EDIT] The 2009 Penn Relays will be held from April 23-25. For more information, please visit thepennrelays.com
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Gearing up for 2009!
December 17, 20082008 Penn Relays
May 3, 2008Attendance & Weather
Thursday, April 24 — 23,567. Sunny and nice.
Friday, April 25 — 39,904. Sunny and nice.
Saturday, April 26 — 49,831. Overcast and windy.
Three-Day Total — 113,302.
Carnival Awards
Officials Awards
Herman J. Mancini Award—Leroy T. Walker
J. Kenneth Doherty Award—Ben Kreitzberg
Jesse Abramson Award—Edwin Mahan, Relays Photo Operations
Henry Steinbrenner Family Heritage Award—Douglas Cross family
Wall of Fame Relays
Seton Hall 1940 [...]
Jamaican Pride at the Relays
April 26, 2008By: Simon Bowen
Today at the Penn Relays is not just an ordinary day. Jamaicans from all walks of life take this event seriously and thus, mark this on their calendar each year.
When you visit the Penn Relays and see all those Jamaican flags flying in the air, it’s not only symbolic, but emotional. Our history [...]
Homecoming
April 26, 2008Local runner returns (again) to compete in Olympic Development USA vs. the World Sprint Medley Relay
Reported by Jennifer Reardon, Temple University
After spending her high school and college years competing at the Penn Relays, Haddonfield Memorial High and University of North Carolina graduate Erin Donohue returned to the Penn Relays on Saturday to compete in the [...]
Long-time Relays attendee reminisces about the past 50 years
April 26, 2008Reported by Jennifer Reardon, Temple University
Like the sound of the gun going off to signal the start of a race, Dolores Ginyard has been a staple when it comes to the Penn Relays.
A 50-year staple, in fact.
“When I first started coming as a girl of 12 or 13, it was a half a day [...]
Going For A Record
April 26, 2008If the Penn Relays can draw a crowd of 50,724 today, it will set a Carnival three-day record.
So far the Relays welcomed 23,567 fans on Thursday and 39,904 on Friday. The three-day record currently stands at 114,194, established in 2006.
The all-time single-day attendance records:
Thursday — 25,189 (2005)
Friday — 39,943 (2006)
Saturday — 50,827 (2002)
By the way, [...]
It’s Morning Again at Penn
April 25, 2008After a late night for the Relays’ bloggers (except me), we are back at Franklin Field bright and early. At least I am.
We have had some inquiries about the process here at Penn that yields quick results with names and splits as well as the blog and photos. And the truth is that it is [...]
