Penn Relays (1887 to 1894) (1895 to Present)
Penn Relays and Penn Relays of Facebook and Founded 1895 pic from cable TV on April 2020
2020: Penn Relays: Per website as of April 11, 2020: 2020 Meet Cancelled
Masters at the Penn Relays (partial list below):
April 26, 1969: Richard Packard 4:43.4 (beat James Hartshorne 4:46.0) Masters Mile at the Penn Relays (Apr 28, 1969 Ithaca Journal, NY)
1970: April 24-25, 1970 Penn Relays included Masters Mile: (1970 Masters Newsletter, PDF: pg 5 of 5)
1972: Penn Relays: 1st George Braceland 12.4, 2nd Senator Alan Cranston 12.4 in the Masters 100 Yard. Tony Sapienza winning Masters Mile at 4:45.7 (Feb 2001 NMN, page 11 of hard copy; Apr 30, 1972 The Philadelphia Inquirer; Oroville Mercury Register, Oroville, CA, May 18, 1974).
1982: Penn Relays decathlon included Richmond Morcom (age 60) 4407 points WR (breaking Cornelius Warmerdam’s 1975 record of 4328 points): (June 1982 NMN, PDF, 23 of 33)
1991: Penn Relays (June 1991 NMN)
1994: April 28-30, 1994 Masters sprinters at the Penn Relays (June 1994 NMN, PDF: pg 15 & 32 of 36)
1995: Penn Relays: 1995 included Masters sprinters at the Penn Relays: (June 1995 NMN, PDF: pg 8 of 36)
2020: Penn Relays: Per website as of April 11, 2020: 2020 Meet Cancelled
Some History and Some Past Meet Results:
1888 to 1894: It took several years of various meets before the “Penn Relays” were officially under way.
1887: Per the Dec. 1887 issue of The Sporting Life – see page 6 of 8 – event which becomes the beginning of the Penn Relays. (14 MB document found on LA84 website).
“A MIDWINTER ATHLETIC MEETING.
The Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania has decided to give a midwinter athletic meeting of a novel character. A committee of the Athletic Association and the alumni have been considering the proposition for some time, and on Saturday, Dec. 17, the final arrangements for the event were completed. The committee is composed of Edward ilcCullom, Randolph Paries, Carron Thibaultand Percy Madeira. They have secured the Academy of Music for the evening of Jan. 23, and have authorized Frank Dole, superintendent of the University athletic classes, to arrange a programme. The parquet of the Academy is to be floored over, and a regulation track and athletic field will be laid out. The events will consist of running, walking, jumping, putting the shot, pole vaulting and exhibitions of rowing upon machines by the University oarsmen. The University Glee Club is to give a concert, and a large band will also be engaged. The prizes will consist of gold and silver badges, The committee expect to have the best athletes in America present, and the meeting will be open to all amateurs. Special invitations have been extended to Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Harvard, Haverford and Dickinson colleges, and all of these institutions will probably be represented . . .”
1893: May 13, 1893 Univ of Pennsylvania 1st Handicap Games (some athletes run a shorter distance: 1901 Athletics at Princeton, PDF: pg 439 of 635)
1895: April 21, 1895: 1st Annual Penn Relay: (The Athletic Journal 1923, PDF: pg 376 of 1117)
1900: April 28, 1900 Penn Relay (one of the races: 1901 Athletics at Princeton, PDF: pg 462 of 635)
1910 Penn Relays (College/University): (1911 The Chicago Daily News Almanac, PDF: pg 225 of 651)
1921 Penn Relays (College/University): (1922 NCAA Guide, PDF: pg 122-123 of 149)
LA84:
LA84 (Los Angeles) has a hard copy of the following document: (Link to LA84 Library)
“Track and Field Meet Results” CA 1964: Penn Relays Meet Results (1893-1963).
1990 Penn Relays: (June 1990 NMN, PDF, pg 33 of 44)
Atlanta ‘s Phil Raschker, 43. became the first woman ever to pole vault in competition at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field. In a special masters-only vault competition, Raschker cleared 2.47 meters (8’-1-1/2″)) to establish a new world best for women over age 40.
Early Years Head Coaches and Meet Directors:
Michael (Mike) Murphy and then George W Orton were the Penn early years Head Coaches and Meet Directors. Orton also wrote a book (History of Athletics at Pennsylvania) about the early sports years of the Penn Univ. Both Murphy and Orton were gifted athletes as well, and both were involved with the Olympics. (Reference External Link-1 and Link-2 and Link-3 and Link-4)
One of the Early Year Penn Univ Stars:
Alvin C Kraenzlein a star at Penn Univ, the Olympics, and held several records. Pioneer of the early high hurdle (sprint hurdle) technique. (Reference External Link-1 and Link-2 and Link-3)