Tasha Stanley & Eleanor Roosevelt (MD)
Eleanor Roosevelt High School from Prince George's County, Maryland is the only team in The Penn Relays Carnival history to win both the 4x800m and 4x400m in the same year. In 2007, Dominique Lockhart,Tameka Jameson, Marika Walker and Tasha Stanley combined to run 8:50, the second-fastest in U.S. history at the time.
The Raiders returned with a different line-up in 2008 to set the National High School Record at 8:43.12. Lockhart (2:13.0), Amirah Johnson (2:08.6), Brittany Ogunomokun (2:11.9) and Stanley (2:09.6) teamed up to break the existing record by seven seconds; they still lead the All-Time list by two seconds.
But still - the quartet finished runners-up to Jamaicans Holmwood Tech, who zoomed to an eye-opening 8:41.92. With something left to prove, Stanley anchored the Raiders 4x400m in 54.2 to defend their title in 3:37.16, along with Christian Hickson, Afia Charles (53.32) and Doris Anyanwu.
MileSplit interviews Tasha Stanley after anchoring the National HS Record 4x800m and winning 4x400m in 2008. She was named High School Girls' Most Outstanding Athlete for Relays in both 2007 and 2008.
- 2007 Penn Relays Carnival results & coverage
- 2008 Penn Relays Carnival results & coverage
- Roosevelt Dominates at Penn
- MileSplit Best of 2008: #7 Eleanor Roosevelt (MD) runs U.S. record 4x800 at Penn
- Penn Relays Recap: Greatness Everywhere You Look
- The day Eleanor Roosevelt made history
ALAN WEBB & SOUTH LAKES (VA) | TASHA STANLEY & ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (MD) | NICK VENA (MORRISTOWN, NJ) | MATT CENTROWITZ (BROADNECK, MD) | MARY CAIN (BRONXVILLE, NY) | OBEA MOORE & JOHN MUIR (CA) | BRYSHON NELLUM & LONG BEACH POLY (CA) | YOHAN BLAKE & ST. JAGO (JAM) | DATHAN RITZENHEIN (ROCKFORD, MI) | ALBEMARLE (VA) & MORRIS HILLS (NJ) BOYS 4X800M | OLIVIA BAKER & COLUMBIA (NJ) | SEAN MCGORTY (CHANTILLY, VA) | SHALONDA SOLOMON & LONG BEACH POLY (CA)