PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- The Norfolk State women's track & field team delivered remarkable performances this past weekend at the Penn Relays, highlighted by a school record in the 4x400 meter relay.
 
The Spartans made history in the 4x400 meter relay heats, as Leanna Lewis, Kalyncia Taylor, Kadynce Taylor, and Autumn Burrell shattered the school record, posting a time of 3:40.44 and taking first place. The previous school record had stood since 1994.
 
The team continued its dominance in the 4x400 meter relay finals, where Kadynce Taylor, Kalyncia Taylor, Jahmei Wyatt, and Lewis ran a near-identical time of 3:40.64, clinching first place in the event.
 
In the sprint medley, the squad of Asiah Wike, Brandy Hall, Lewis, and Wyatt placed fourth, clocking a time of 3:56.22.
 
The 4x200 meter relay featuring Kailie Borque, Wike, Hall, and Burrell ran an impressive time of 1:38.42, securing a 10th place finish, while the 4x100 meter relay team consisting of Brooklyn Robinson, Burrell, Hall, and Borque, ran a time of 45.31 for 12th overall.
 
Robinson qualified for the 100-meter hurdle finals, finishing seventh in the event with a time of 13.71 seconds. Daena Dyer clocked a time of 1:08.00, taking 37^th against a highly competitive 400-meter hurdle field.
 
Aniah Kennerson cleared 5-3 in the high jump, placing 12th in the Spartans' lone field event of the weekend.
 
Norfolk State will now have a three week break before returning to action at the MEAC Outdoor Championships, taking place from May 15-17 at William "Dick" Price Stadium in Norfolk.
 
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