As the rain showered down on the athletes at the 129th Penn Relays Saturday, so did the cheers from tens of thousands of fans who braved the conditions at Franklin Field. "The atmosphere, you can't beat it,

On and off rain marked the final days of the Penn Relays, where athletes battled not only competition but inclement weather during the historic event.

As the rain showered down on the athletes at the 129th Penn Relays​ Saturday, so did the cheers from tens of thousands of fans who braved the conditions at Franklin Field. Ray Strickland reports.

Lest anyone think that the Penn Relays are named just for the guy atop City Hall, the name on the old wooden football press box atop Franklin Field is a reminder of the meet’s home team. But the school that owns the weekend isn’t the one that owns the stadium.

Instead of fading, Daniels and Sheets dug in and unleashed kicks of their own in the final 200 meters and passed Pash to finish 1-2 although Pash held on to finish third, breaking the Bergen County 3,000 meter record that had stood since 1980, running 8:17.51 to break the previous mark of 8:23.2 set by Ian Leavesley of Mahwah that year.

Quincy Wilson, Bullis broke a HS national record and other results, updates, and highlights from Day 2 of Penn Relays 2025 at Franklin Field, Philadelphia.