Instead of fading, Daniels and Sheets dug in and unleashed kicks of their own in the final 200 meters and passed Pash to finish 1-2 although Pash held on to finish third, breaking the Bergen County 3,000 meter record that had stood since 1980, running 8:17.51 to break the previous mark of 8:23.2 set by Ian Leavesley of Mahwah that year.

Lest anyone think that the Penn Relays are named just for the guy atop City Hall, the name on the old wooden football press box atop Franklin Field is a reminder of the meet’s home team. But the school that owns the weekend isn’t the one that owns the stadium.

Two program records and 14 all-time top-ten finishes highlight a successful two weekends for the Track and Field team.