Track & Field qualifies for two finals at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA – The Salisbury University track and field teams saw two quartets punch their tickets for event finals at the 127th annual Penn Relays on Friday at Franklin Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Men

The 4x100-meter relay team of Jacob Shelton, Sherrod Frye, Ryan Kramer and Kai Smith qualified for Saturday's Eastern finals by finishing first out of 26 teams. The quartet broke the tape in the fourth heat in a time of 42.38 seconds.
Smith, Hayden Myers, Ryan Temple and Mike Heinz teamed up to qualify for the Eastern finals in the 4x400-meter relay, crossing seventh overall in a season-best 3:23.18 to join the top nine out of 22 teams.
Cameron Hasko placed 16th in the javelin throw at 49.75 meters (163-2).

Women

The 4x400-meter relay team of Mia Hill, Marlyse Haack, Destinee Ekanem and Karia Forvil finished 17th in the race in a time of 4:17.62.

UP NEXT

The Sea Gulls' qualifying relay teams will compete in the finals of the Penn Relays on Saturday afternoon.
Finals for the Eastern 4x100-meter relay are scheduled for 4:20 p.m., followed by the Eastern 4x400-meter relay finals at 5:40 p.m.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 44 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.

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