PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Virginia No.24 men’s and women’s track and field programs continued competition on the second day of three at the 2025 Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. and the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa as the women’s distance medley relay team won a Penn Relays Wheel clocking the third fastest time in collegiate history on Friday (April 25).
Cavaliers are Penn Relays DMR Champions
- The Virginia distance medley relay (DMR) team of Tatum David, Ariel Fletcher, Annie Jackson and Margot Appleton won the first Penn Relays wheel in the College Women’s DMR Championship of America since 1982.
- The quartet combined efforts to cross the line in the third fastest time in collegiate history for the outdoor DMR at 10:42.16.
- Their time also surpassed the previous school record in the non-NCAA event which previously stood at 10:48.55 from just a season ago. Appleton is the only returning member of the previous record relay as the team included Alahna Sabbahkan, Ester Seeland and Anna Workman.
- David led off the relay as she completed 1200-meters in 3:20.66 to hand the baton off in fourth place.
- Fletcher held down the sprint leg clocking 53.60 for 400-meters to keep the Cavaliers in fourth place going into the second exchange.
- On the 800-meter leg, Jackson recorded a season best for the two-lap race clocking 2:06.45 on the third leg.
- Receiving the baton in fifth place, Appleton had her work cut out for her on the final leg. Appleton split 4:21.46 for 1600-meters to secure the win for the Cavaliers.
- Appleton surged ahead of Kimberly May of Providence to bring home just the fourth title in the event in Virginia history.
𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄 🤩
College Women’s DMR Championship of America Champions!!
⏱️ 10:42.16#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/ynVUbdAHhW— Virginia Track & Field and Cross Country (@UVATFCC) April 25, 2025
More Penn Relays Action
- In the College Men’s DMR Championship of America, the Virginia team of James Donahue, Alex Sherman, Alex Leath and Gary Martin finished fourth with their time of 9:26.84.
- On the opening 1200-meter leg, Donahue split 2:56.75 before passing the baton off to Sherman who split 46.29 for 400-meters to put the Cavaliers in second place going into the second exchange.
- A battle in the pack, Leath clocked 1:50.04 for…