Editor's Note: Hayden was a member of last year's record setting team.

Running in the Mixed Masters Men over 50 and Women over 40 race at the Penn Relays on Friday, April 27, 2007, the Athena Track Club was the first women's team to finish in a time of 4:12.64.

A new (pending) American Record for women in the 40-49 age group.

Athena was the current American record holders in this event, but the time recorded on Friday is a more than six second improvement on their previous best.

Joan Hunter of Purcellville, VA, a National Indoor 40-44 age group 400 and 800 Meter Champion in 2007, opened for the team and handed off to Lorraine Jasper of Birchrunville, PA, also a 2007 National Indoor Champion in the 45-49 Mile event. Both athletes are members of Athena's Indoor World Record 4 x 400 meter team, along with third leg runner Terri Rath of Ashburn, VA. Having just turned 40 earlier in April, the anchor runner Charmaine Roberts of Beltsville, MD, was the baby of the group. Roberts, a 2006 National Outdoor Champion in the 35-39 age group for 800 meters, ran a sub 60 second quarter to bring the team home to victory.

In Photo, the athletes are left to right: Charmaine Roberts, Lorraine Jasper, Terri Rath, and Joan Hunter.

Masters Mixed 4x400 50 and older

Place ID School/Affiliation        Mark 
1      G Shore AC                  4:04.69 
2      O Mass Velocity TC          4:07.72 
3      E Mass Velocity TC B        4:12.45 
4      S Athena TC                 4:12.64 
5      I Team Osprey               4:24.22 
6      L Team Atomic Orange        4:35.96 
7      M Garden State AC           4:37.02 
8      N Nike Central Park TC      4:40.21 
9      U Central Park TC           4:49.13 
10     J Pineland Striders         4:49.73 
11     P Shore AC                  4:51.53 
12     T Shore AC                  4:57.25 
13     V Central Park TC           5:13.26 
  
 

For full Results of the Penn Relays