Penn Girls Track & Field placed third in the power-packed Royal Relays hosted by Hamilton Southeastern.
The Kingsmen were dominant in distance relays, capturing first place in the 4×800 relay (10:10.51) with Arianna Balinnag, Ella Neuenschwander, Sami Pentelow and Sofia Linton winning the blue ribbons.
The distance medley relay team of Shreye Nayee, Arianna Balinnang, Ella Neuenschwander and Lila VanHoveln also placed first (12:39.70).
Individually, Penn athletes also made a significant impact. Lila Van Hoveln (2nd) and Shreya Nayee (3rd) delivered standout performances in the 3200 meters, while Riley Holland placed 2nd in the 1600 meters and Zoya Turk added a 3rd-place finish in the 400 meters.
In the field events and relays, Penn continued to pile up top-three finishes. The 4×400 relay team (Caitlyn McCrink, Zoya Turk, Mya Burks and Riley Holland) placed 3rd, and the high jump relay team (Ella Huber, Ella Myers) earned a 2nd-place finish, matching another team for that position. In the throws, Penn secured 2nd place in both the shot put relay (Haley Savannah, Abigail Jahnke) and discus relay (Haley Savannah, Averi Marrow).
