Blue Devil Boys Get Second In DMR at Penn Relays

ANCHOR LEG OF THE DMR...Blue Devil senior Avery Keith runs the anchor leg of the DMR at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on April 26. Dale Horton

Sports

May 2, 2024

Several Westfield High School boys and girls competed at the Penn Relays held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on April 25-27. Blue Devils Alex Valencia (1,200 – 3:03.62), Manny Gayanilo (400 – 49.37), Ryan Daly (800 – 1:57.99) and Avery Keith (3,200 – personal best 4:12.65, 4th WHS all-time) finished second in the Distance Medley Relay with a Westfield High School Record time of 10:03.62.

Although not placing in the top-9, Blue Devils Rowan McMahill (51.83), Noah Petrassi (50.5), Daly (5.01) and Gayanilo (49.35) took first in their heat of the 4×400 with a time of 3:22.68. Neil Weiss, Petrassi, Chris Sanford and McMahill completed the 4×100 in 43.65.

Blue Devils Gabby Demeter, Darcy Scheiner, Maura Hyland and Sean O’Brien recorded a time of 48.68 in the 4×100. Union Catholic Vikings Jimmiea King, Peyton Hollis, Sophia Thompson and Paige Sheppard broke the National Record in the 4×800 with a time of 8:41.2. The previous record of 8:43.12 was set in 2008 by Eleanor Roosevelt (MD).

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