Records Fall and Stars Rise at 2025 Penn Relays
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The 2025 Penn Relays delivered record-breaking performances, thrilling finishes, and some of the fastest times seen in recent memory. On the boys side, Trent Daniels and Will Sheets lit up the track in the 3000m, running U.S. No. 1 and No. 2 times with Daniels clocking 8:10.43 and Sheets following closely at 8:11.60. Luke Pash wasn't far behind, running 8:17.51 for the U.S. No. 8 mark. It was a massive breakthrough for Daniels, who dropped 29 seconds from his previous personal best of 8:39.42 from indoors.
In the sprints, the Archbishop Carroll boys posted a U.S. No. 3 time of 40.04 in the 4x100m relay, finishing second behind Jamaica's Calabar High School, who crossed the line in 39.79. One of the most historic moments of the meet came when Bullis shattered a 40-year-old national record in the 4x400m, blazing to a time of 3:06.31 to take over the top spot all-time. The 4x800m relay brought another incredible battle as Rockhurst out of Missouri edged St. John's College (DC) at the line, 7:33.83 to 7:34.26, with IMG Academy right behind in 7:34.45. The race produced the U.S. No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 times, all breaking 7:35 for the first time this season.
On the girls side, the mile provided one of the tightest finishes of the weekend as Dylan McElhinney edged Abigail Hennessey by just 0.12 seconds. McElhinney crossed in 4:39.89 for a U.S. No. 1 time, with Hennessey just behind at 4:40.01 for U.S. No. 2. The 3000m national leaderboard was completely rewritten, with eight of the top ten U.S. times coming from Penn. Blair Bartlett ran away from the field to win in 9:13.60, a dominant 6.56-second margin, while Addison Ritzenhein claimed second with a 9:20.16 mark.
In the relays, Bullis continued to show its strength, taking over two seconds off its own national lead in the 4x400m with a 3:33.30 finish that ranks them No. 3 all-time. The IMG Academy girls 4x800m team delivered one of the most impressive performances of the weekend, crushing the previous U.S. No. 1 time of 8:53.85 by finishing in 8:40.51. Their time now ranks No. 2 all-time outdoors, solidifying Penn as a stage where history was made.