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Tech Takes Third in 4x800 Relay at Penn Relays

April 27, 2013

Philadelphia, Pa. – Sophomore Brandon Lasater ran a 1:47.48 anchor leg and rallied Georgia Tech to a third-place finish Saturday in the 4×800-meter relay during the final day of competition at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field.

Complete 4×800 Results

The Yellow Jacket team turned in a time of 7:20.63 to finish behind Penn State (7:14.14) and Villanova (7:17.37). Duke, Princeton, Kentucky and Brown followed with times within three seconds of Tech.

Cole Jackob (1:52.98), Zack Fanelty (1:49.46), Jeremy Greenwald (1:50.73) ran the first three legs of the relay. Lasater’s time was the second best of any anchor leg in the event. Villanova’s Samuel Ellison closed the Wildcats’ race with a time of 1:47.43.

The Yellow Jackets also had a team in the women’s 4×800 relay (Rachel Hammond, Carolina Kissel, Laura Serres and Morgan Jackson), but did not finish in the top 13. Villanova won that event with a Penn Relays record time of 8:17.45.

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