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Live updates: Saturday at the 2015 Penn Relays

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5:30:

Jamaica swept the top three spots in the boys' 4x400 Championship of America. Calabar won with a time of 3:09.97. Jamaica College and St. Elizabeth Tech finished second and third, respectively. Cheltenham (3:15.39) finished fifth.

5:17: Neumann-Goretti won the girls' 4x400 Philadelphia Area with a mark of 3:47.39. Cheltenham (3:47.67) and Lenape (3:49.97) placed second and third, respectively.

5:10: Pennwood won the boys' 4x400 Philadelphia Area with a time of 3:19.58. Deptford (3:21.18) and Penncrest (3:21.43) finished second and third, respectively.

4:56: Villanova (8:26.36) claimed first place in the College Women's 4x800 Championship of America Invitational. Penn (8:40.63) finished fifth. 

4:10: Pennsbury (7:45.42) finished fourth in the boys' 4x800 Championship of America. Jamaica's St. Elizabeth Tech (7:38.38) took the top spot. Central Bucks West (7:49.94) placed seventh and Central Bucks East (8:04.25) was twelfth.

3:01: In the USA vs. the World Men's 4x400, the U.S. took first (3:00.86) followed by the Bahamas (3:01.63) and Jamaica (3:03.02).

2:46: Today's attendance was announced as 48,920.  The three-day total was 110, 587, eighth-most in relays history.

2:45: St. Joe's (1:25.96) finished second in the College Men's 4x200 IC4A behind first-place Hampton (1:24.36).

2:15: In the USA vs. the World Women 4x200, the U.S. women (1:31.98) narrowly finished first in a photo-finish with Jamaica (1:31.98).

2:15: In the USA vs. the World Men's 4x200, the U.S. men finished first with Jamaica in second place.

1:58: Cheltenham (Cordell Richardson , Saahir Bethea, Oliver Liburd, Christian Brissett) finished second in the boys' 4x100 Large Schools with a time of 41.44 seconds. Bowie (41.26) finished first. Upper Darby (41.79) finished fourth. Jamaica College was disqualified for a false start.

1:45: Villanova (16:18.07) finished first in the college men's 4xmile Championship of America Invitational.

1:20: In an afternoon highlight, Cheltenham qualified for the Boys' 4x400 Championship of America race at 5:30. TC Williams (Virginia) is the only other domestic school to qualify. The other six schools are from Jamaica.

1:20: Archbishop Ryan (3:22.30) won the Catholic League 4x400 heat. St, Joseph's Prep (3:23.90) and Cardinal O'Hara (3:24.23) finished second and third, respectively.

1:20: Imhotep (3:26.89) won the Public League 4x400 heat. Boys' Latin (3:27.45) and Swenson Arts and Tech (3:29.59). took second and third, respectively.

12:58: In the USA vs. the World Women's 4x100, Jamaica (Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson, Schillonie Calvert and Natasha Morrison) claimed the top spot with a mark of 38.68 seconds. The USA Woman (Jessica Young, Candice McGrone, Marshevet Hooker, Kaylin Whitney) finished second with a time of 43.79 seconds.

12:45: In the USA vs. the World Men's 4x100, the USA Red team of Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Isiah Young and Ryan Bailey (38.68) finished first. Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Jason Livermore and Asafa Powell) finished second (38.88). The USA Blue team placed third (38.92).

12:31: Deptford (3:23.79) won the 4x400 for South Jersey small schools. Rancocas Valley (3:24.39) took tops for large schools.

12:12: In the boys' 4x400 Suburban National, Abington (3:21.66), Neshaminy (3:23.31) and Central Bucks South (3:24.93), swept first through third, respectively. California's Franklin, the only team not from Pennsylvania, finished fourth.

Noon: In the boys' high jump championship, Springfield MontCo's Chris Stone tied for sixth place at 2.03m (6-7.75). Jamaica College's Clayton Brown placed first at 2.09m (6-10.25).

11:55: Upper Darby (3:20.51) took the top spot in the boys' 4x400 Central heat. Penncrest (3:21.40) and Strath Haven (3:28.15) finished second and third, respectively.

11:50: Haverford School won the Inter-Ac boys' 4x400 heat with a time of 3 minutes, 26 seconds. Penn Charter (3:30.23) and Springside Chestnut Hill (3:30.37) finished second and third, respectively.

10:05: High school boys' 4x400 heats started around 9 a.m. and will continue past noon. The top eight teamsadvance to the Championship Final at 5:30 p.m.

The leading team from the Philadelphia Public League, Catholic League, District I, South Jersey, Northern Delaware, the Inter-Ac and the remaining fastest teams qualify for 12-team Philadelphia Area final, at 5:10 p.m.

9:13: In an early highlight in the boys' 400m Hurdles Championship, Cheltenham's John Lewis (52.46) and Neshaminy's Dave Marrington (52.92) finished third and fourth, respectively. Marvin Williams from St. Elizabeth Tech (Santa Cruz, JAM) took the top spot (51.10).

8:50: In one of the events to watch this afternoon at approximately 4 p.m., Pennsbury, Central Bucks East and Central Bucks West boys will compete in the 4x800 Championship of America.

8:42: Final day of the Penn Relays is off to a chilly start. It's about 45 degrees with an ash-colored sky overhead. Stay here for updates throughout the day.