On Thursday, April 26th, two of D-E's relay teams competed in the 2012 Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Leah Steinmetz '13, Rafaela Peralta-Vasquez '15, Megan Kwon '12, and Shereen Al-Sawwaf '15 teamed up for the 4 X 100 meter relay; and Sarah Friedrich '13, Hanna Jerome '14, Ashley Bryan '14, and Bobbie Javier '12 represented D-E in the 4 X 400.   This was the first year that D-E had teams that met the qualifying standard, and, both ultimately finished with  respectable rankings in the middle of their heats (click above for specific times and run details).

Coach Jerry Krauthamer proudly remarked, "That we qualified, went, and performed creditably represents an important step in the growth of our D-E Track and Field program. With the talent in our younger athletes, next year should be even better!"

D-E at Penn Relays 2012:  Results

4 x 100
Leah - 13.6 (broke stagger)

Rafaela - 13.5 (strong stride)

Megan - 13.8 (good pass)

Shereen - 13.2 (powerful finish)

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[54.07] FAT -- (5th in heat) ** DE school record **

4 x 400
Sarah (30.0) 1:05.9 (boxed in at start, lost stride)

Hanna (31.2) 1:06.7 (strong start, strong finishing 50 m)

Ashley (30. 8) 1:05.2 (strong stride, arms tight)

Bobbie (29.3) 1:00.9 (steady 200, saw opening to pass 2 on the curve)

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[4:18.81] FAT ( 3 seconds faster than NJ State Champs last Spring, when we were #7 in the State!)

( 2nd fastest time on school All-Time list - they have the #1 time from 2 weeks ago !!)