Posted: Friday, April 24, 2009, 5:46 PM | 0 comments |
 

Villanova wins the men's DMR
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Maybe I should blame Villanova coach Marcus O'Sullivan for my belief that I didn't have to watch the college men's Distance Medley relay.

Then again, maybe I shouldn't be surprised that O'Sullivan waited until after his team won the Championship of America to admit that he underplayed the Wildcats' chances of winning at Monday's luncheon.

I hereby plead guilty to taking the bait and missing what was apparently a thrilling contest that concluded right after I interviewed Michael Ray Garvin.

The Penn Relays' website has the details, especially of how Wildcats anchor Matthew Gibney overtook Texas' Jake Morse and Arkansas' Dorian Ulrey in the last lap. Full results are here.

The splits were as follows: 2:56.7 for Sean Tully's 1200m leg, 46.3 seconds for Elvis Lewis' 400m leg, 1:49.4 for Jason Apwah's 800m leg and 3:58.4 for Matthew Gibney's 1600m anchor leg.

I recorded Villanova's post-race press conference, and you can listen to it in the audio player below.

If there's a school you root for, a race result you want to know about or a Penn Relays memory you want to share, leave a comment in The Paddock on the right side of the blog.
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About Jonathan Tannenwald
I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

I write primarily about the University of Pennsylvania and the Ivy League, but I also cover the other basketball and football teams across the city from time to time. In the spring, you'll find coverage of the Penn Relays here.

In addition to all of that, I write Philly.com's soccer blog, The Goalkeeper.

You can contact me by email by clicking here.

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