UW is committed to Oregon Relays 4 x mile week before Penn Relays. Will they send a team to both events?

College meets have prize money? 🤔

*Current High School or College athletes/teams are not eligible to claim individual or relay prize money. Unclaimed individual or relay prize money will not move down to the next placed eligible athlete or relay team (IE if a College athlete gets 2nd in the Mile, the 3rd place finisher would still get the 3rd place prize money if eligible).

**If a College team wins the Co-ed Team Challenge, the team will be awarded the full $10000 with the school’s T&F program receiving a $5000 donation check during the awards ceremony on Saturday night and the remaining $5000 will be issued the following year to the school as a guaranteed “Oregon Relays Defending Team Champion” team travel stipend.

It hasn’t been announced if Washington is trekking to Philly (per Penn Relays social media).

If they do manage to recruit Washington, they won’t run 4xmile races two weeks in a row with the same four guys.

travel support

Crappy weather? A team from the Pacific Northwest is concerned about the potential for crappy weather in Pennsylvania in late-April?

Have you ever been to Penn Relays? It is almost assured to be beautiful.

Well, if the question is about breaking the WR, they have more than 4 Americans capable of running sub-4:54, so they can mix it up a little. Also, is it that big of a deal to run two miles 8 days apart?

Is there a more overrated event than Penn Relays? Every year you clowns act like it’s a moral obligation to compete at it.

How many non-championship track events in the US get crowds like that? Certainly there's no "moral obligation to compete at it" but its a historic event in a big stadium with hyped up international crowds.

The massive amount of competitors and family there to see relatives compete. USA vs the World was fun but I understand schools outside of the region not being in on the hype.

I don't know if I'd call people clowns for liking the Penn Relays, but the event hasn't evolved whatsoever over the past 20 years, and losing the USA v World events really hurt the event. 20 years ago, the event was a must-see event for American T&F fans. But most of the top college talent doesn't go to the event and it's almost exclusively filled with NE teams on the prep level. There are far better meets that's for sure.

Where did I say you’re a clown for liking Penn? I love Penn Relays but it’s not the big important event for many schools. Oregon really incentivizes their meet. Penn doesn’t.

If Andy wants two 4xmile teams PLUS some pro pacers like Prakel and Wynne, then UO is much more economical and advantageous

I hear he wants a Canadian team as well - Lumb, Ahl and two Pro's (Heppenstall, Paulson?). If they can get even a few teams trying to go under 16.00 then that will help.

Why would any runner at any of the top universities want to participate in a 4xmile at either meet?

In a sport where the top athletes only race a couple times a season why waste your time competing in an event that won't qualify you for NCAA regionals, USAs etc?

As someone who ran for a mid major and wasn't in a position to run at NCAA regionals sure I would have loved to compete in a relay like this. But theres no incentive or logical reason a guy like Dylan Jacobs for example should run in a 4xmile.

What about going after records do you not understand? They don't have to do this at this meet - could go to Penn or Drake or elsewhere. But relays are an opportunity to go after records that may be possible where the individual event records are not, at least not for these people. These guys showed that they are running fast miles (8 under 4.00), so why not take advantage of trying to do something with that depth. Lot tougher to do when they all graduate, and go their separate ways - most of the pro groups do not co-operate with each other. Let alone their athletes join together for an attack on relay records!

I’m glad they took my advice and are going for the 4x1 mile record. I’d love to see them run at Penn relays, but I can understand opting to stay in the Pacific NW, especially if there will be several competitive teams to push the pace. Will they have pacing lights?

UW should be more worried about the fact that it can't put together 4x1 or 4x4 squad on either side. Who cares about the 4 x mile.

Isn't the Penn Relays a high school meet?

UW no longer mentioned in the Oregon Relays press release.

so them going to Penn Relays is still a possibility!

UW vs OK St in a 4xmile will give us for sure a sub-16min 4xmile