This Week In Track and Field: Quincy Wilson Electrifies Penn Relays; Shanghai Diamond League Highlights + Reddit Co-Founder Introduces All-Women's Track Meet Coming Soon
04.29.2024 - By CITIUS MAG
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Chris Chavez survived his bachelor party for a track-free weekend as Anderson Emerole updates him on his highlights from the 2024 Penn Relays + takeaways from the Shanghai Diamond League.
PENN RELAYS
– 16-year-old Quincy Wilson split 44s on the high school boys' 4x400m relay twice and put his Bullis Academy (MD) team in contention against some of the top Jamaican squads.
– Harvard's women's team clocked the fastest collegiate DMR in history with a 10:37.55 to win the Championship of America and were anchored in 4:21 by Maia Ramsden.
– Villanova's men destroyed the NCAA 4 x mile record of 16:03.24 by Oregon's 2009 squad as they led two other schools under 16:00. The Wildcats won in 15:51.91 capped by a 3:54.32 anchor from Liam Murphy.
– Yared Nuguse opened up his outdoor season with a 3:51.06 mile victory and tried to get his teammate Olli Hoare under the Olympic standard but he finished in 3:51.28.
SHANGHAI DIAMOND LEAGUE
– South Africa's Akani Simbine beat Christian Coleman and Fred Kerley in 10.01.
– Great Britain's Daryll Neita won the women's 200m in 22.62 as Sha'Carri Richardson finished third in 23.11.
– Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech won the women's steeplechase in 9:07.36. Emma Coburn dropped out with 1000m remaining due to a ankle tweak. Gabbi Jennings notched a 9:19.39 personal best for fifth place.
+ more takeaways here https://citiusmag.com/articles/shanghai-diamond-league-key-takeaways
Alexis Ohanian Introduces the 776 Invitational This September
Olympic bronze medalist Gabby Thomas and Alexis Ohanian, the Reddit co-founder who now heads the venture capital firm 776, have announced plans for the 776 Invitational – a women’s-only track event in September. Read more about it here: https://citiusmag.com/articles/gabby-thomas-reddit-founder-alexis-ohanini-776-invitational
Host: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram
Host: Anderson Emerole | @atkoeme on Instagram
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