The Virginia track team heads to the illustrious Penn Relays in Philadelphia this weekend following its impressive performance at the ACC Tournament this past weekend.
The Cavaliers already have qualified 22 athletes for NCAA Regionals but will look to increase this number. After this weekend’s relays, only the UNC Elite on May 8 remains before regional-level races begin.
The Penn Relays, famous for its history as the oldest and largest track and field meet in the United States — as well as its unusual emphasis on relay events — will feature some of the nation’s best runners and should give Virginia athletes an early chance to measure up against potential NCAA Championship competition.
Several Virginia athletes will participate this weekend. Senior All-American Yemi Ayeni will look to defend his victory in last year’s discus championship, which made him the first male Virginia athlete to win at the Penn Relays since Frank Fuller won the 110-meter hurdles in 1940. Other individuals hoping for success include freshman Andrew Mearns in the steeplechase, sophomore Andy Fahringer in the javelin and sophomore Marcus Robinson in the triple jump. The Cavalier relay teams will compete as well, running a 4-by-800 relay, a 4-by-400 relay, a 4-by-mile relay and a team distance medley race.
—compiled by Dan Stalcup and Nick Eilerson
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