WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University track & field team heads to Philadelphia, Pa., for the 2017 Penn Relays Carnival, a three-day meet held at historic Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The event will be held Thursday, April 27 - Saturday, April 29.

Live Results
Live results can be found on the official site of the 2017 Penn Relays.

What to Watch
As in recent years, the spotlight will be on the distance Championship of America (COA) relays with the Blue & Gray competing in the men's and women's distance medley relay (DMR), men's 4xMile and women's 4x800-meter relays.

The GU men just turned in a third-place showing in the DMR at the NCAA indoor championships, the best finish at the NCAA indoor meet in 20 years. With the availability of athletes who were not competing during the indoor season, the Hoyas will be in familiar territory vying for a COA wheel.

In addition to the distance COA events, the Hoyas will look to its 4x400-meter relays on both the men's and women's squads. Both squads will compete in the heats on Thursday and Friday, looking for a spot in the final events on Saturday. Both squads have been working toward impressive times this year, with the men's foursome from the Raleigh Relays owning the fastest time in the BIG EAST Conference and the women's squad from the same meet touting the third-fastest time in the league.

Both teams will have a presence at the heralded Distance Night at Penn Relays in the steeplechase as well as the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs.

A Look Back
The Georgetown women have previously won the Penn Relays COA DMR three times, most recently in 2016. GU totals seven women's COA wheels with the other four coming from the women's 4x800-meter run, an event the Blue & Gray garnered again in 2016.

The Georgetown men total 24 COA wins in its illustrious history, ranging from the sprint relays through the distance relays. The Hoyas have totaled an impressive six DMR wheels in addition to 10 4x800-meter relay wins. A consistent threat to win in the distance relays, the Hoyas most recently brought a wheel back to the Hilltop in 2004, a win in the men's 4x800-meter relay.