XC organizational meeting will be held on Sunday, August 3 from 7-9 PM at St. Anastasia cafeteria. The address for St. Anastasia is 3309 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA.
You are free to begin your practices on August 1.
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XC organizational meeting will be held on Sunday, August 3 from 7-9 PM at St. Anastasia cafeteria. The address for St. Anastasia is 3309 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA.
You are free to begin your practices on August 1.
We had 7 new records this year. The DMR is young by CYO event standards, but the top 8 teams all broke the record on Saturday!
Cadet Girls 100 - Ava Edwards, St Catherine Horsham - 12.50 (brought her CYO Record total to 8!)
Cadet Girls 200 - Ava Edward, St Catherine Horsham - 25.36
Minor Boys 4x200 - St Pius X (Nate Berrodin, Owen Berrodin, Bennett Vilmerding, Thinh Nguyen)- 1:46.30
Novice Boys 1600 - Andrew Cylc, St Anastasia - 5:17.02
Novice Boys 4x100 - Gesu (Sabir Smith-Johnson, Kaiden Simmons, Mason Lee, Gabriel Newsome) - 56.99
Open Girls 4x400 - Corpus Christi (Caelyn Doyle, Lucy Finley, Audriana Carr, Molly DiMartino) - 4:23.48
Co-Ed Distance Medley - St. Genevieve (Brendan McGinley, Macie Whelan, Patrick Holden, Mackenzie Skelly) - 12:27.60
Thank you to all our great officials, coaches, parents and especially our athletes for a wonderful season. Special thanks to Mary Ellen Malloy, Stacy Burke, Jim Haugh, Rob Greve, Mark Winter, Rob Lythgoe, Tom O'Connell, Kristin Malloy, & Matt Haugh for working our CYO x GST meet on Saturday. I hope everyone enjoyed a new and unique CYO experience.
Saturday
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO - SECURITY - Thursday & Saturday
Coaches meeting at 4:20pm.
2025 Archdiocesan Champs Program Book
2025 Live Results - Field events will show up live, but they will not be official until paper copies are turned in.
Map to Ott Center - All shot put will be contested indoors at the Ott Center. There is a conflict pit for athletes with conflicts with other field or running events from 4:15pm - 5pm. An approved list has been sent out to coaches with these athletes listed. Please contact your region commissioner if you have not received the list.
Batons will be provided for all relays.
Free Photos will be taken during the meet by Ryan Comstock & available here
One of our HS volunteers, Denis Collins from LaSalle, also took great photos
Saturday x Grand Slam Track
Coaches of DMR & 4x400 Relays & 100m finalists will receive their athlete wrist band & ticket packets in the stadium on Thursday night after the 100m prelims are completed and certified.
Medals will be awarded on Thursday for all events contested Thursday. Medals & Team Trophies will be distributed followed the end of the Boys 4x400m heats on Saturday.
T-Shirts
Commemorative t-shirts will be for sale on Thursday night only for $15. Venmo payment only.
HJ Opening Heights
No programs available on-site, so please print at home and bring with you!
Entrance will be into the South Stands at 4:30pm. Seating is in the South Stands only.
CYO Night at the Penn Relays History
Area I
Region Black -
Region Pink -
4/13/25 @ Bishop Shanahan HSRegion Red -
3/23/25 @ Pope John Paul II HS
3/30/25 @ Pope John Paul II HS
4/13/25 @ Pope John Paul II HS
4/27/25 @ Pope John Paul II HS
Area II
Region Blue -
4.6.25 - cancelled
Region Gold -
Region Purple -
Area III
Region Gray & Orange -
Region Green -