4/24-25/09 - 115th Penn Relays - Phila., PA
2 Records Broken, 1 Threatened
Andrew Hemmings began his Outdoor season the way he ended his CHSAA MVP Indoor
season, with a terrific series of triple jumps, taking 8th place in the Penn
Relays, culminating in a new school record 45'9" (currently #2 in NYS)!
Wayne Seaton also destroyed a venerated school record by taking 4th place (2nd
American) in the 400m Hurdles in a state-leading 53.96 secs.
The 4x400m Relay electrified the crowd as the first team of the day to break 3:20, running 3:18.68 and winning their heat. The Prep and State Catholic Record of 3:17.0y still stands, and enters it's 5th decade this week. The suspense builds......
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4/24-25/09 -
115th Penn Relays - Phila., PA 2 School Records, and the fastest 4x400m in NYS! 3:18.68 wins heat and was the fastest time of the day at the time! Seaton 51.4, Jennings 50.4, Petrovich 49.3 and Keefer 47.3---fastest 400m split in Prep history! Wayne Seaton (l. photo by wingedfootfotos.com) takes 4th place in the 400m Hurdles setting a new school record of 53.96! (old rec 55.11 Greg Sans 2004). Andrew Hemmings has great day on the runway with 5 jumps over 44 feet, finishing up in 8th place with a new Prep record of 45 feet 9 inches! John Horvath makes nice comeback with 13'3" vault. |
Friday at the Relays: 4x800 runs 7:59.21: Griffiths
2:04.2, Petrovich 2:01.1, Jeninngs 1:57.7, Keefer 1:55.9;
4x100m Relay of Jared Blake, Anthony Rivera, Frank
D'Agostino and Ramzy Salem display superb stickpassing en
route to quick 44.57! All photos by wingedfootfotos.com |
Andrew Hemmings jumped a school record 45'9" |
John Horvath vaulted 13'3" |
Zach Keefer ripped the fastest 400m Split in Prep history 47.3 (Fred Miller '69 split :47.9 in 1968 and 1969, and John Hallinan split :47.9 in 1970) |
Carlos Petrovich split :49.3 on the 4x400 |
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