Four freshman and sophomore Quakers to look out for at Penn Relays

Penn track and field has found plenty of success this year, with three coaches being recognized in the Mid-Atlantic Region with coaching honors, and the women's team being crowned champions at the Ivy League Heps this past indoor season after taking home nine Ivy titles. Furthermore, seven athletes represented the Red and Blue at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. With that in mind, here are four Quakers to keep an eye out ahead of this year's Penn Relay Carnival.

Sean Golembiewski

Freshman hurdler Sean Golembiewski's time representing the Red and Blue has gotten off to a strong start. In his last outing with the team at the Paul Donahue Invitational, Golembiewski took first place in the 400-meter hurdles — he was just one of three Quakers on the men's side to win their respective event. Prior to that, Golembiewski finished in second in the same event at both the Penn Invitational and the Penn Challenge. At the Penn Challenge, Golembiewski also picked up a second-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles. 

At this year's Penn Relays, Golembiewski is slated to compete in the 400m hurdles and enters the field with the 24th fastest time. However, with Golembiewski's recent upward trajectory, it wouldn't be out of the question for the freshman to finish much higher than 24th.

Evangeline Thomson

In her first season as a Quaker, Thomson made her presence known in pole vaulting, quickly finding early remarkable success. She tied for second at the Penn Invitational and placed eighth at the Pepsi Florida Relays. Furthermore, at the Penn Challenge, she placed first, and before the Penn Challenge, she placed seventh in her first pole vaulting event when representing the Red and Blue at the Sykes & Sabock Invitational. 

As a freshman, she already ranks fourth all-time in Quaker’s history of pole vaulting at 4.01-meter. With this success while being a freshman, expect Thomson to shine at the pole vaulting event at Penn Relays, where she's expected to add to her early-career success.

Angeludi Asaah

Another Quaker making her first appearance at the Relays is sophomore thrower Angeludi Asaah, who will be competing in the College Women's Shot Put Championship and College Women's Discus Throw Championship. 

Although only a sophomore, she competes as a seasoned athlete after securing second in shot put and first in disc throw at the Penn Invitational. Asaah ranks third all-time in both events in Quakers’ history, achieving this milestone at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitation, where she threw the shot put at 14.42m and the disc at 49.98m, both being her personal bests. Coming off this hot streak of multiple top 10 finishes, Asaah looks to raise the bar at her first Relays showcase.

George Keen 

Despite being only a freshman, George Keen is already making his mark on the program as he will be representing the Red and Blue in both the 1500-meter and 5000-meter relay events at the Carnival.

At the Larry Ellis Invitational  , Keen recorded a personal best of 14:31.35 in the 5000m, finishing 17th in the field. At the Paul Donahue Invitational at Widener University, he placed seventh in the 1500m event with a time of 3:47.90. With these impressive achievements early in his career, keep your eyes on George Keen during the Penn Relays; he is going to turn some heads.