Philadelphia, PA – The Shaw University Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams combined to make school history at the 2008 Penn Relays.  

On the women’s side, the 4 x 100 meters Relay Team finished 83^rd out of 85 teams with a time of 52.46 and the 4 x 200 meters Relay Team finished in the final spot at 46^th with a time of 1:50.44. Furthermore, the 4 x 400 meters Relay Team finished 79^th out of 83^rd with a time of 4:08.24 and the Sprint Medley Team finished in the final spot at 40^th with a time of 4:30.31. In the event of shot put, senior Persis Brown (Spring Lake, NC / Social Work) finished 29^th out of 75 competitors with a distance of 35 – 11 ¼ . All-CIAA, Brown  is the first individual participant in school history!  

On the men’s side, the 4 x 100 meters Relay Team finished 67^th out of 80 teams with a time of 43.67 as the 4 x 200 meters Relay Team was unable to finish due to the drop of their baton.  Furthermore, the Sprint Medley Team finished 40^th out of 50 teams with a time of 3:41.18. Making school history was made as the 4 x 400 meters Relay Team finished with a time of 3:24.82; the institution’s first ever track and field bronze plaque. Members of the awarded 4 x 400 meters Relay Team include junior Vitalis Wekheye (Namable, Kenya / Biology), sophomore Nuri Hasan (Cleveland, OH / Business Administration), junior Clinton Rogers (Clinton, MD / Kinesiotherapy), and freshman Terry Grey (Hampton, VA / Undecided).  

Congratulations to Coach William Montague and both athletic track and field teams for their outstanding participation and performance!