Patch River Dell, NJ --The River Dell Girls Track Team ran the prestigious Penn Relays last Thursday.
The Penn Relays is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 4x100 placed 1st in their heat. Although they did not place, the 4x400 and 4x800 ran well. According to the girls, it was an amazing day watching athletes compete from all over the world.
Kristen Choo, Maddie Bonivita, Paige Fernandez, Emily Croonquist ran the 4x800 relay.
Marina Reilly, Jamie Woods, Erin Hughes, Olivia Schuster ran the 4x100 relay.
Noreen Bryne, Melissa Gibbons, Paige Fernandez, Nicole Burrowes ran the 4x400 relay.
The team had the opportunity to meet some of the members of the Kenya Olympic Team.
Fernandez has worked with Hope 2 Kenya, a non-profit that raises money to purchase malaria medicine for residents of Kenya.
The girls said that they are going to send a picture of the team wearing their Hope 2 Kenya t-shirts and send it to the Kenyan team.
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