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Another Philly Championship at the Penn Relays
If you live in or around Philadelphia in 2026, it’s difficult to escape the nearly daily examples of its significant history. Sports are no exception.
We’ve got the oldest, continuous, one-city, one-name MLB Team in all of the land. And we’ve got the oldest continuously used college football stadium: Franklin Field.
Just over sixty-five years ago — in the shadow of Weightman Hall, now illuminated in those colorized films of the 1960 NFL World Championship Game — Philadelphia received a very different type of Christmas Gift. The Eagles won a World Championship.
For just over 130 years,m the Penn Relays have captured the attention of the running world.
Not only are they an opportunity to see American College talent, but they are also a showcase for international talent.
And it’s the event that brought us the very Franklin Field, which has since hosted not only the annual event but also some of Penn’s collegiate football championship teams, and also the Eagles‘ World Championship at Christmas of 1960.
2026 Penn Relays
On Saturday, at that very same Franklin Field , Philadelphia collegiate talent was on display once again. In a comeback from Friday — Villanova won 4xMile thanks to junior Marco Langon, who finished off the victory for the Wildcats — a time of 16 minutes and just under 19 seconds. Ironically, Villanova edged out Oregon, which had narrowly defeated the Wildcats on Friday in the Championship.
And what would the Penn Relays be without a championship from the University of Pennsylvania? Senior High Jumper Kampton Kam took home the gold after clearing the bar on the second attempt. Jessica Oji — a freshman — won the Women’s shot put championship thanks to a throw of 59.5 feet on her third attempt.
Penn State also won the College Women’s 4x800M.
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