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Track

From Staff and Wire Reports

Villanova won the 6,000-meter relay at the 99th annual Penn Relays at Philadelphia when favorite Arkansas dropped the baton on the third-leg straightaway.

Villanova beat Wisconsin to the tape by about 10 meters, with Providence third and Arkansas fourth. Villanova’s winning time was 15:00.23.

In other action, Florida’s Dedric Jones, Lewis Lacy, Stephen Adderly and Scott Peters upset defending champion Villanova in the 3,200-meter relay with a 7:14.34.

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The Villanova women won their second major relay in the 3,200, running 8:30.76.

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