Penn Relays: A Race for the Ages as Villanova Men Capture Second Straight 4xMile Championship of America With the Second-Fastest Time in World History

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.— There had never been a 4xMile race at the Penn Relays which finished in under 16 minutes, meaning the equivalent of every runner on the relay running a sub-four minute mile. Saturday's annual Championship of America race at Franklin Field was so fast that not only did three teams break 16 minutes, winning the race very nearly required a world record performance. Villanova overtook Virginia in the final 50 meters and won its second Championship of America title in as many days with a historic and record-setting performance. The winning team of Sean Donoghue (Dublin, Ireland) , Charlie...