Penn Relays high school track and field events set to begin with a full schedule of girls events on Thursday originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Penn Relays get under way on Thursday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a full slate of events scheduled at the high school, college, and master’s levels of competition.
This year will mark the 130th running of the Penn Relays, an event that dates back to April 21, 1895. It’s the oldest track and field competition staged in the United States with more than 15,000 athletes competing annually and at least 100,000 spectators regularly attending across the event’s three days.
The high school portion of the Penn Relays will get under way on Thursday morning with the girls 4X800 heats taking center stage. The boys events will then dominate the schedule on Friday.
The Penn Relays will continue through Saturday, April 25.
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High school girls track and field schedule for Thursday
Events in both track and field will be staged simultaneously beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 23.
High school girls running events schedule for Thursday, April 23
| Event # | Time (EST) | Running event |
| 101 | 9:00 a.m. | 4X800 Heats |
| 102 | 9:12 a.m. | 4X800 Heats |
| 103 | 9:23 a.m. | 4X800 Heats |
| 104 | 9:34 a.m. | 4X800 Heats |
| 105 | 9:45 a.m. | 4X100 Heats |
| 106 | 10:05 a.m. | 4X100 Heats |
| 107 | 10:25 a.m. | 4X100 Heats |
| 108 | 10:45 a.m. | 4X100 Heats |
| 109 | 11:05 a.m. | 4X100 Heats |
| 110 | 11:25 a.m. | 4X100 Heats |
| 111 | 11:45 a.m. | Prep School 4X100 Independent |
| 133 | 1:20 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 134 | 1:26 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 135 | 1:32 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 136 | 1:37 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 137 | 1:43 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 138 | 1:48 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 139 | 1:54 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 140 | 1:59 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 141 | 2:05 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 142 | 2:10 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 143 | 2:16 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 144 | 2:21 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 145 | 2:27 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 146 | 2:32 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 147 | 2:38 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 148 | 2:43 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 149 | 2:49 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 150 | 2:54 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 151 | 3:00 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 152 | 3:05 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 153 | 3:11 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 154 | 3:17 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 155 | 3:23 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 156 | 3:29 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 157 | 3:34 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 158 | 3:40 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 159 | 3:40 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 160 | 3:45 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 161 | 3:50 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 162 | 3:55 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 163 | 4:00 p.m. | 4X400 Heats |
| 164 | 4:08 p.m. | Prep School 4X400 Independent |
| 165 | 4:14 p.m. | Prep School 4X400 Prep |
| 166 | 4:20 p.m. | 4X400 Philadelphia Academic |
| 167 | 4:25 p.m. | 4X400 Central |
| 168 | 4:30 p.m. | 4X400 Suburban A |
| 169 | 4:35 p.m. | 4X400 Suburban ChesMont |
| 170 | 4:40 p.m. | 4X400 Suburban National |
| 171 | 4:45 p.m. | 4X400 Suburban American |
| 172 | 4:51 p.m. | 4X400 Northern Delaware |
| 173 | 4:57 p.m. | 4X400 South Jersey Small |
| 174 | 5:03 p.m. | 4X400 South Jersey Large |
| 175 | 5:08 p.m. | 4X400 Philadelphia Catholic |
| 176 | 5:14 p.m. | 4X400 Philadelphia Public B |
| 177 | 5:20 p.m. | 4X400 Philadelphia Public A |
High school girls field events schedule for Thursday, April 23
| Event # | Time (EST) | Field event |
| 601 | 9:00 a.m. | Discus Throw championship |
| 602 | 9:30 a.m. | Shot Put championship |
| 603 | 10 a.m. | Javelin championship |
| 604 | 10 a.m. | Long Jump championship |
| 605 | 10 a.m. | High Jump championship |
| 606 | 12 p.m. | Pole Vault championship |
| 607 | 12 p.m. | Triple Jump championship |