PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Northeastern men's and women's track and field teams close out their regular seasons this week, beginning with the 122
nd Penn Relays on Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30, and the Brown Springtime Open on Sunday, May 1.
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Penn Relays
Seven Huskies will attend the renowned Penn Relay Carnival, hosted at Franklin Field -
Kyle Darrow,
Collins Ebozue,
Kwame Fordwor,
Nicole Genard,
Donovan Henry,
Jared Lane and
Alexandra Rose. This is the fourth consecutive year Northeastern will compete at the relays.
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"It's one of the most exciting meets to be a part of because you get to compete against some of the best in the world," said Henry, who is a senior captain.
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The men's 4x100m relay squad of Henry, Ebozue, Fordwor and Lane will race on Friday (12:35 p.m.) in the first heat among
USTFCCCA top-15 schools in the northeast region, including Cornell and Buffalo.
Lane will also race the 110mH after the relay (3:50 p.m.), while Rose and Genard will compete on Thursday in the hammer throw (2:30 p.m.) and javelin (6:45 p.m.), respectively. A schedule of the team's events can be found
here.
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Last season, the 4x100m relay team of Darrow, Henry, Lane and
Damani Wilson finished with third place overall in the college finals (40.87 seconds). This season's top performance in the event is 40.49 seconds, which ranks No. 3 on the NU All-Time Outdoor Performance List. The outdoor school record is 40.27 seconds, set in 2015 by Darrow, Wilson, Henry and Lane.
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Brown Springtime Open
The contingent reunites with the rest of the Red and Black for the Brown Springtime Open on Sunday, May 1, hosted at the Erickson Athletic Complex in Providence, Rhode Island. The meet begins at 10 a.m. with the field events – first, with the women's and men's discus. The track events get underway at 11 a.m. with the women's and men's 5,000m.
(Live results and schedule TBD)
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Last time out
The Huskies combined for 13 gold finishes at the University at Albany Spring Classic on Saturday, April 23, hosted at the UAlbany Track and Field Stadium. The men set five records on the day, in addition to nine first-place finishes, 17 top-three marks and 42 top-10 spots. The women won four events, notched 12 top-three performances and 26 top-10 finishes. For a full recap,
click here.
Lane, Fordwor rank top-five in the USTFCCCA northeast region
Following UAlbany, Lane is now tied for No. 6 with Darrow in the 100m (10.51 seconds), while junior
Kwame Fordwor sustains his No 5. spot in the 200m with a new personal best of 21.37 seconds.
Fordwor collects CAA weekly honors
Fordwor was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) co-Men's Track Athlete of the Week - his third weekly accolade this season and second with the CAA - after winning the 200m and setting a new meet record at UAlbany (21.37 seconds). The Johannesburg, South Africa native owns the No. 5 spot on NU Men's All-Time Outdoor Performance List. The full release can be found
here.
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Championship time
The Red and Black dawn the outdoor championship season, beginning with the CAA Outdoor Championships on Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, in Elon, North Carolina. The Huskies continue on to the New England Outdoor Championships, Thursday-Saturday, May 12-14.
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