How Do The Penn Relays Work? Here's What To Know About The Meet Format
How Do The Penn Relays Work? Here's What To Know About The Meet Format
How do the Penn Relays work with competitors at all levels? Find out how ahead of the event starting on April 24.

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The 2025 Penn Relays is one of the oldest and most famous track and field meets in the world and it closes out the first month of the outdoor season in style.
This year, Penn Relays is holding its 129th edition of the historic event, a history that dates back to 1895, making it the oldest and largest competition in the sport.
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These relays are also one of the few meets in which athletes at the high school, college, Olympic development and masters levels compete against each other.
Considering the uniqueness of those circumstances, fans could wonder how the relays operate throughout the three-day event.
How Do The Penn Relays Work?
- The 2025 Penn Relays are a three-day track and field event comprising various relay races, such as 4 x100m, 4 x 200m, 4 x 400m, and 4 x 800m.
- Many heat, hurdle, and long-distance races round out the track portion of the event.
- Field events include shot put, discus, javelin, long jump, high jump, triple jump, and pole vault.
- All winning teams will be rewarded with an Penn Relays Wheel.
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When Are The 2025 Penn Relays?
- The 129th annual Penn Relays will be a three day event from April 24-26, 2025.
2025 Penn Relays Schedule
Thursday, April 24 - Day 1
Track Events:
Morning Session:
- 9:00 am: HS Boys' 4 x 800m Small Schools (heats)
- 9:20 am: HS Boys' 4 x 800m Large Schools (heats)
- 9:40 am: Middle School 4 x 100m Relays
- 10:20 am: HS Boys' 4 x 100m (heats)
- 11:45 am: Elementary School Shuttle Relays (4th, 5th, 6th Grade)
Afternoon Session:
- 12:20 pm: Masters 4x100m Relays
- 12:30 pm: Special Olympics 4 x 100m Relays
- 12:40 pm: Masters 100m (except 75 yrs and older)
- 1:05 pm: Special Olympics 100m
- 1:10 pm: Masters 4 x 400m Relays
- 1:50 pm: HS Boys' 4 x 400m (heats)
Evening Session:
- 5:15 pm: College Women's 400m Hurdles
- 5:35 pm: College Men's 400m Hurdles
- 5:55 pm: College Women's 1500m
- 6:15 pm: College Men's 1500m
- 6:35 pm: College Women's 3000m Steeplechase
- 7:05 pm: College Men's 3000m Steeplechase
- 7:30 pm: College Women's 5000m
- 8:20 pm: College Men's 5000m
- 9:20 pm: College Women's 10,000m
- 10:00 pm: College Men's 10,000m
Field Events:
Morning Session:
- 9:00 am: HS Boys' Discus Championship
- 9:30 am: HS Boys' Shot Put Championship
- 10:00 am: HS Boys' Javelin Championship
- 10:00 am: HS Boys' Long Jump Championship
- 10:00 am: HS Boys' High Jump Championship
- 11:00 am: Special Olympics Shot Put
Afternoon Session:
- 12:00 pm: HS Boys' Pole Vault Championship
- 12:00 pm: HS Boys' Triple Jump Championship
- 12:00 pm: College Women's Hammer
- 2:00 pm: College Women's Hammer Championship
- 3:30 pm: College Men's Hammer Championship
- 5:00 pm: College Men's Hammer
Friday, April 25 - Day 2
Track Events:
Morning Session:
- 9:00am: HS Girls' 4 x 800m Small Schools (heats)
- 9:23am: HS Girls' 4 x 800m Large Schools (heats)
- 9:45am: HS Girls' 4 x 100m (heats)
Afternoon Session:
- 11:55 am: College Women's DMR
- 12:10 pm: College Men's DMR
- 12:25 pm: College Women's 4 x 100m Eastern (heats)
- 12:35 pm: College Women's 4 x 100 (heats)
- 12:45 pm: College Women's 4 x 100 Championship (heats)
- 12:55 pm: College Men's 4 x 100 Eastern (heats)
- 1:05 pm: College Men's 4 x 100 (heats)
- 1:15 pm: College Men's 4 x 100 Championship (heats)
- 1:25 pm: HS Boys' 4 x 100m Northeastern Final
- 1:30 pm: HS Boys' 4 x 100m National Final
- 1:35 pm: HS Boys' 4 x 100m International Final
- 1:40 pm: HS Boys' 4 x 100m Championship of America
- 1:50 pm: College Women's Distance Medley Relay Championship of America
- 2:05 pm: College Men's Distance Medley Relay Championship of America
- 2:20 pm: College Women's 4 x 200m Championship of America
- 2:35 pm: College Men's 4 x 200m Championship of America
- 3:00 pm: College Women's 100m (heats) (North Straight)
- 3:20 pm: College Men's 100m (heats) (North Straight)
- 3:00 pm: College Women's 100m Hurdles (heats) (South Straight)
- 3:20 pm: College Men's 110m Hurdles (heats) (South Straight)
- 3:45 pm: HS Boys' 4x400m Philadelphia Area Final
- 3:50 pm: HS Boys' 4 x 400m Championship of America
- 3:55 pm: College Women's Championship of America 4 x 400m (heats)
- 4:10 pm: College Men's Championship of America 4 x 400m (heats)
- 4:25 pm: HS Girls' Distance Medley Relay Championship of America
- 4:45 pm: HS Girls' Mile Championship
- 4:55 pm: HS Girls' 3000m Championship
- 5:05 pm: HS Boys' Distance Medley Relay Championship Of America
- 5:25 pm: HS Boys' Mile Championship
- 5:35 pm: HS Boys' 3000m Championship
- 5:50 pm: HS Boys' 4 x 800m Championship of America
Evening Session:
- 6:05 pm: College Women's Sprint Medley Championship of America
- 6:25 pm: College Men's Sprint Medley Championship of America
- 6:45 pm: College Women's 4 x 400m (heats)
- 7:00 pm: College Women's 4x400m (heats) Eastern
- 7:15 pm: College Women's 4 x 400m Pop Haddleton-MAC
- 7:20 pm: College Women's 4 x 400m CTC
- 7:25 pm: College Men's 4 x 400m (heats)
- 7:40 pm: College Men's 4x400m (heats) Eastern
- 7:55 pm: College Men's 4 x 400m Pop Haddleton-MAC
- 8:00 pm: College Men's 4 x 400m CTC
- 8:05 pm: Corporate Distance Medley Relay
- 8:25 pm: Open Women's 5000m
- 8:50 pm: Open Men's 5000m
Field Events:
Morning Session:
- 9:00 am: HS Girls' Discus Championship
- 9:30 am: HS Girls' Shot Put Championship
- 10:00 am: HS Girls' Javelin Championship
- 9:30 am: HS Girls' High Jump Championship
- 9:30 am: HS Girls' Pole Vault Championship
- 9:30 am: HS Girls' Long Jump Championship
- 9:30 am: HS Girls' Triple Jump Championship
Afternoon Session:
- 12:00pm: College Men's Discus
- 12:00pm: College Women's Shot Put
- 12:00pm: College Men's High Jump
- 12:00pm: College Women's Long Jump
- 12:00pm: College Men's Long Jump
- 12:30pm: College Women's Pole Vault
- 1:45pm: College Men's Javelin
- 3:00pm: College Men's Shot Put
- 3:30pm: College Women's Discus
- 4:00pm: College Women's High Jump
- 4:00pm: College Men's Pole Vault
- 4:00pm: College Women's Triple Jump
- 4:00pm: College Men's Triple Jump
- 5:15pm: College Women's Javelin
Saturday, April 26 (Toyota Day) - Day 3
Morning Session:
- 7:00 am: HS Girls' 5k Race Walk
- 7:30 am: Men's 5k Race Walk
- 8:00 am: Women's 5k Race Walk
- 8:30 am: HS Girls' 4 x 400m (heats)
Afternoon Session:
- 12:40 pm: College Women's 4x1500m Championship of America
- 1:05 pm: College Men's 4xMile Championship of America
World Athletics Continental Tour Silver
- 1:30 pm: Olympic Development Women's 1500m
- 1:37 pm: Olympic Development Benjamin Franklin Men's Mile
- 1:45 pm: College Women's 4x100m Championship of America
- 1:50 pm: College Men's 4x100m Championship of America
- 1:55 pm: Olympic Development Women's 400m
- 2:00 pm: Olympic Development Men's 400m
- 2:05 pm: College Women's 4x800m Championship of America
- 2:18 pm: College Men's 4x800m Championship of America
- 2:30 pm: Olympic Development Women's 800m
- 2:35 pm: Olympic Development Men's 800m
- 2:40 pm: College Women's 4x400m Championship of America
- 2:45 pm: College Men's 4x400m Championship of America
- 2:50 pm: Olympic Development Women's 600m
- 2:55 pm: Olympic Development Men's 600m
- 3:00 pm: Acknowledgment Ceremony
- 3:20 pm: College Women's 100m Hurdles Championship
- 3:25 pm: College Men's 110m Hurdles Championship
- 3:30 pm: College Women's 100m Championship
- 3:35 pm: College Men's 100m Championship
- 3:40 pm: Master's 100m (Over 75 years)
- 3:45 pm: HS Girls' 4 x 100m Championship of America
- 3:50 pm: College Women's 4x100m Final
- 3:55 pm: College Men's 4 x 100m Final
- 4:00 pm: College Women's 4 x 100m Eastern Final
- 4:05 pm: College Men's 4 x 100m Eastern Final
- 4:10 pm: Open Women's 4x100m Final
- 4:15 pm: Open Men's 4x100m Final
- 4:20 pm: HS Girls' 4 x 100m Northeastern Final
- 4:25 pm: HS Girls' 4 x 100m National Final
- 4:30 pm: HS Girls' 4 x 100m International Final
- 4:35 pm: HS Girls' 4 x 800m Championship of America
- 4:45 pm: College Women's 4 x 800m
- 4:55 pm: College Men's 4 x 800m
- 5:05 pm: College Women's 4 x 400m Final
- 5:10 pm: College Men's 4 x 400m Final
- 5:15 pm: College Women's 4 x 400m Eastern Final
- 5:20 pm: College Men's 4 x 400m Eastern Final
- 5:25 pm: Open Women's 4x400m Final
- 5:30 pm: Open Men's 4x400m Final
- 5:40 pm: HS Girls' 4 x 400m Philadelphia Area Final
- 5:45 pm: HS Girls' 4 x 400m Championship of America
Field Events:
Morning Session:
- 9:30 am: College Women's Discus Championship
- 11:00 am: College Women's High Jump Championship
- 11:00 am: College Men's High Jump Championship
- 11:00 am: College Women's Long Jump Championship
- 11:00 am: College Men's Long Jump Championship
- 11:30 am: College Men's Discus Championship
- 11:30 am: College Men's Pole Vault Championship
Afternoon Session:
- 12:30 pm: College Women's Shot Put Championship
- 1:30 pm: College Women's Javelin Championship
- 1:30 pm: Olympic Development Men's HJ
- 1:30 pm: Olympic Development Women's HJ
- 1:30 pm: Olympic Development Women's Triple Jump
- 1:30 pm: Olympic Development Men's Triple Jump
- 2:30 pm: College Men's Shot Put Championship
- 3:30 pm: College Men's Javelin Championship
- 2:30 pm: College Women's Pole Vault Championship
- 3:30 pm: College Women's Triple Jump Championship
- 3:30 pm: College Men's Triple Jump Championship
Championship of America Final
Olympic Development
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