Edwin Allen on course for three titles at Penn Relays

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By Anthony Foster in Pennsylvania

Edwin Allen girls have booked their places in all three finals at the 2014 Penn Relays being staged at the Franklin Field Stadium in Pennsylvania.

The Frankfield-based school is favoured to take all three relays, 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x800m on Friday’s second day.

In the large school prelims, the quartet of Shimoya Currie (2:22.3), Shannon Kalawan (2:17.7), Marleena Eubanks (2:09.4) and Asshanni Robb (2:19.8) took them into the final with 9:09.23 ahead of Central Bucks 9:12.57.

Holmwood with Shanieke Watson (2:19.9), Lisa Buchanan (2:14.3), Taffoya Shirley (2:19.1), Chrisanni May (2:19.0) booked their place in the final from the small school prelims in 9:12.30.

St. Jago finished third in 9:21.99 thanks to the quartet of Kemo Anderson (2:23.3), Monique Mcpherson (2:16.2), Roshae Burrell (2:20.8), Ophia Simmonds (2:21.7) to get them into the final. Vere’s time of 9:40.49, however, was not good enough, despite the efforts of Alithia Ferron (2:29.1), Britnie Dixon (2:20.7), Monique Campbell (2:29.2), Sasha-Gay Whyte (2:21.5)

Edwin Allen, in the 4x400m recorded the day’s best time of 3:41.29 with Georgia Tomlinson (57.33), Monique Spencer (53.27), Janiel Moore (56.37), Camira Haughton (54.33)

Holmwood with Shadae Hylton (56.25), Shantae Green (54.77), Shanice Cohen (55.42), Ashley Williams (55.20) did 3:41.63 in their heat to beat St. Jago 3:42.48

Genekee Leith (55.45), Yvonna Grant (56.96), Tasheena Ewan (55.97), Kissi-Ann Brown (54.11) and STETHS 3:44.61 Junelle Bromfied (57.32), Christine Moss (54.44), Chantai Smith (56.80), Satanya Wright (56.06)

Long Beach Poly of California will enter the final with 3:45.20

In the 4x100m, Edwin Allen qualified with 45.66, the only sub-46 of the day. They used Christania Williams, Claudette Allen, Saqukine Cameron and Shanice Lewis in the heats.