PHILADELPHIA - Stanford track & field collected a pair of runner-up finishes at the 129th edition of the Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field.
The Cardinal opened the weekend with a second-place finish in the women’s distance medley relay, as Juliette Whittaker, Alyssa Jones, Amelia Everett, and Mena Scatchard clocked a 10:36.90 for the second-fastest time in NCAA history.
Stanford finished a half-step behind North Carolina (10:36.82), with both programs besting the previous collegiate record of 10:37.55 set by Harvard in 2024.
The new mark shattered the previous program record of 10:50.56, set by Melissa Tanaka, Maya Valmon, Roisin Willis, and Whittaker in 2023, by nearly 14 seconds. Whittaker's opening 1200m split of 3:12.81 was also a Penn Relays record, topping Providence's Shannon Flockhart's 3:15.11 set in 2024.
The quartet of Everett, Scatchard, Hillary Studdert, and Whittaker matched that performance on Saturday in the 4x800 relay, placing second behind Penn State (8:18.43) with a time of 8:20.60.
Stanford’s sprint relay group of Alaysia Oakes, Alyssa Jones, Samantha Ennin, and Elena Cooper impressed in Friday’s 4x100 relay prelims, posting a 44.79 to advance to Saturday’s final, where they ultimately finished ninth in 46.11.
The Cardinal also made a handful of appearances in the field, with , Ennin (5.98m) and Oakes (5.84m) placing eighth and ninth in the long jump, respectively, while Cooper recorded an 11.46m mark to finish ninth in the triple jump.
The Cardinal will host the outdoor regular-season finale next weekend with the Payton Jordan Invitational at Cobb Track & Angell Field on May 1.
Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | April 23-25
Women’s 4x100m Relay Prelims - 8. Alaysia Oakes, Alyssa Jones, Samantha Ennin, Elena Cooper - 44.79
Women’s Distance Medley Relay - 2. Stanford (Juliette Whittaker, Alyssa Jones, Amelia Everett, Mena Scatchard) - 10:36.90
Women’s 4x800m Relay - 2. Stanford (Amelia Everett, Mena Scatchard, Hillary Studdert, Juliette Whittaker) - 8:20.60
Women’s 4x100m Relay Final - 9. Oakes, Jones, Ennin, Cooper - 46.11
Women’s Long Jump - 8. Samantha Ennin - 5.98m, 9. Alaysia Oakes - 5.84m
Women’s Triple Jump - 9. Elena Cooper - 11.46m