Penn Relays 2017: West Chester East Sending Five Relay Teams

WEST CHESTER, PA -- When the oldest and largest track and field relay meet in the world begins in Philadelphia this week, the local area will be well represented.

West Chester East High School has five relay teams registered in the Penn Relays. The first full day of competition will get underway Thursday. Scattered events started as early as Tuesday.

The schedule for local athletes is as follows:

• High School Girls 4x100 Small Schools, Thursday, 11:10 a.m.
• High School Girls 4x400 Suburban ChesMont, Thursday, 4:45 p.m.
• High School Girls 4x800 Small Schools, Thursday, 10:30 a.m.
• High School Boys 4x100 Small Schools, Friday, 10:40 a.m.
• High School Boys 4x400 Suburban ChesMont, Saturday, 12:05 p.m.

East, led by boys coach Scott Stephen and girls coach Douglas Costin, is the only West Chester high school entered in the meet. West Chester University also does not have any entries this year.

2017 marks the 123rd year of the Penn Relays Carnival, which has been hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field since 1895. Races are held from Tuesday through Saturday at every level of competition, from elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and post-collegiate Olympic development, to USA vs. the World elite relay races featuring some of the fastest humans on the planet.

USA vs. the World events take place on Saturday afternoon. Teams from Jamaica, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Haiti, Guyana, and beyond will be on hand. For a full schedule of events, see here.

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