Syracuse advances 4 runners to final races at Penn Relays

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On April 27-29, Syracuse traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Penn Relays, the last event before the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Championships.

Shaleah Colaire was the first to appear for Syracuse in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, marking a time of 1:00.45 and placing 15th overall.

Kevin Robertson was SU’s lone runner in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase, and took third place with a time of 8:44.15.

Turning to the 5000-meter race, Amanda Vestri led the way for Syracuse in the women’s event, finishing in fourth place (16:01.30). Following Vestri were Olivia Joly (48th) and Ivy Gonzales (55th), crossing the line in 16:54.17 and 17:09.57, respectively.

On the men’s side, Silas Derfel completed the race in 14:10.05, placing 20th overall. Jack Whetstone (50th) finished in 14:35.30.

On Friday and Saturday, Syracuse grouped Emanuel Joseph, Jaheem Hayles, Anthony Vazquez and Trei Thorogood to compete in the men’s 4×100-meter relays, finishing the heat in 41.38 and qualifying for the final as the eighth. The group raced the final in 40.87 and placed eighth overall on the next day.

In the women’s 100-meter hurdles, Colaire ranked eighth (13.86) in the prelim and qualified for the final. She eventually placed ninth overall with a time of 14.28 in the final on Saturday.

Thorogood also qualified for the final of the men’s 100-meter dash in 10.56 (fourth in the heat), completing the final race in 10.57 and placing fifth overall.

In the men’s 110-meter hurdles, Hayles finished in 13.69 and placed first in the heat, while Vazquez (14.52) and Joseph (15.14) placed 14th and 24th, respectively. In the final, Hayles finished fourth in 13.79.

The ACC Championships will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 11 to May 13.