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Celebrating a love of learning, teaching, and the Penn Relays
Philadelphia Inquirer

Celebrating a love of learning, teaching, and the Penn Relays

Gloria and Jim Ruffins are fans of the Penn Relays. After every event, they began hosting a party at their house. What started as eight people and pizza has grown to 68 people and a gourmet buffet. They will know life is normal again when the Relays return.

Penn Relays to host an April 24 track and field meet featuring 15 to 20 local schools
Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn Relays to host an April 24 track and field meet featuring 15 to 20 local schools

The Philadelphia Metropolitan Intercollegiate meet will take place at Franklin Field on what was to be the final day of the 126th carnival, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Penn Relays director Dave Johnson says that the Philadelphia “Mets,” a revival of the collegiate meet that ran annually from 1963 through 1987, mostly at Franklin Field, will feature all the Big 5 universities plus Delaware and Rider, along with Division II and Division III schools and junior colleges.

Penn Athletics cancels traditional Penn Relays
On the track around Franklin Field, a Penn Relays banner rests on the bottom of a hurdle bar.

Penn Athletics cancels traditional Penn Relays

If health conditions in the city continue to improve, the Relays plan to sponsor three separate track meets in coming months.

Penn Today Staff

AD Calhoun talks college sports (or lack thereof) during the pandemic
Wearing a Penn scarf, Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun stands a conference room in front of a long table with chairs.

AD Calhoun talks college sports (or lack thereof) during the pandemic

The director of athletics and recreation discusses COVID-19’s impact on college sports, her work with the NCAA, changing eligibility and compensation guidelines, and why the college basketball season may end with May Madness instead of March Madness.
You Relays got a hold on me
Sports Illustrated

You Relays got a hold on me

Letting go of this weekend’s Penn Relays, canceled by COVID-19 for the first time in their 125-year history, will sting harshly. By carrying on through past wars and national emergencies, the annual track and field extravaganza has enthralled millions, legitimized the sport in the U.S. and advanced racial integration.

2020 Penn Relays canceled
Franklin Field

One of the many races in the High School Boys’ 4x100 (Heats) on the second day of the 125th running of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on April 26.

2020 Penn Relays canceled

The Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Pennsylvania has announced that the 2020 Penn Relays, scheduled for April 23 through 25, has been canceled due to the evolving coronavirus public health threat.

Penn Today Staff