PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Stony Brook women's track and field team made history at the Penn Relays on April 27-29 at Franklin Field.
 
On the final day of the meet, the 4x100 meter relay squad comprised of Akajia Atkins, Dana Cerbone, Enyero Omokeni, and Jada Hodge secured a first-place finish to take home the title in the Eastern Divison with a final time of 47.07.

🚨 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🚨

The 4x100m squad of Akajia, Enyero, Dana, and Jada secured a 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩-𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 finish in the Eastern Division with a final time of 46.67

🌊🐺 x #NCAATF x #2023PennRelays pic.twitter.com/zfpqsJgcrS

— Stony Brook XC/TF (@StonyBrookXCTF) April 30, 2023

 
The 4x400 meter relay team made up of Aristea Franks, Omokeni, Cerbone, and Hodge continued the momentum with another first-place finish in the Eastern Division. In addition to the title, the squad also set a new program record with their final time of 3:43.79. The team surpassed the previous record of 3:44.69 set in 2019 by Riback, Stead, Pottinger, Chimezie.

🚨 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🚨

The 4x400m team of Enyero, Dana, Aristea, and Jada secured a 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩-𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 finish in the Eastern Division AND set a 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 with a final time of 3:43.79 😤

🌊🐺 x #NCAATF x #2023PennRelays pic.twitter.com/n0rClFYmA2

— Stony Brook XC/TF (@StonyBrookXCTF) April 30, 2023

 
DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Sophomore Grace Weigele earned a top 35 finish in the 5000 Meter Championship division with a final time of 16:43.09.

 
DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• The Distance Medley Relay team comprised of Tara Hauff, Aristea Franks, Rachel Ruggiero, and Samantha Rutt earned a 10^th place finish with a combined final time of 11:55.43.
• The 4x100 relay team clocked in at 47.07 to win their heat and secure the fastest overall time in the preliminaries.
• The 4x200 squad made up of Cerbone, Franks, Atkins, and Hodge crossed the line in 1:39.32 to earn a seventh-place overall finish in the Championship of America division.
• The 4x400 team won their heat and secured a third-place overall finish in the preliminaries with a final time of 3:57.39.

DAY THREE HIGHLIGHTS

• The 4x100 meter relay squad secured a first-place finish to take home the title in the Eastern Divison with a final time of 47.07.
• The 4x400 meter relay team continued the momentum with another first-place finish in the Eastern Division. The squad also set a new program record with their final time of 3:43.79.

NEXT UP
The Seawolves return to the track May 5-6 when they travel to Williamsburg, Va. to compete in their first-ever CAA Championships.

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