Trying to find results of the 4x800, 4x1500 and distance medley college championship races at Penn Relays in the years 1987, 1988, and 1989. Name of top 6 - 8 schools and finish time are what I'm interested in. Any additional details (such as names of team members and splits) would be great also. Thanks to anyone who can help.
The winners are easily accessible in any Penn Relays program. You probably already knew that. If there are any splits that are really good they will also be there in the Top 10 splits for 400-800-1200-1600. As for the other results, if you really want to know you will probably have to go to Philadelphia and check it out. The results are all sitting there in giant three-ring binders, but I doubt the staff is going to tell you all the splits over the phone. The office is open Mon-Fri and is just outside the stadium in the Hutchinson Gym. Call ahead of time and make sure someone knows you are coming.
Its possible someone on Letsrun could dig them up, but I doubt it -- if you are on the Oregon t-and-f digest listserve one of those dudes might have them too.
Thanks for the ideas, BillCarr. Unfortunately I'm about 1300 miles from Philly. I kind of suspected that I would not get much (or any) info out of posting the request, but it never hurts to ask, since there are people who post on here who seem to know all kinds of trivia.
Relay fan, The information you seek is one area in which Track & Field News typically does a very good. They normally list every split from the top 6-8 teams, then various splits which they see as noteworthy. Look for the June or July issues of the years you are seeking which is when Penn is usually covered. Sorry I can't help as I recently moved and lost years of back issues. Maybe someone else who has a collection will see this and help out. Good luck!