Just before the high school boys' 4x400-meter Championship of America race, I wondered aloud why so many of the Jamaican fans were still around, the USA vs. the World races being long done.
Well, that question got answered rather quickly. There were three powerhouse Jamaican schools in the race: St. Jago, Kingston College and Calabar.
But they were all beaten by Long Beach Poly in what was by far the loudest high school race I've ever seen at Franklin Field. Despite the fact that Yohan Blake was running the anchor for St. Jago, Long Beach Poly's Bryshon Nellum never let him get by and held on for a truly thrilling win.
Nellum's 45.4-second anchor leg was the fifth-fastest split ever in Penn Relays history; the team's winning time of 3:09.89 was the second-fastest ever.
St. Jago came in secend in 3:10.42, a difference of 0.53 seconds.
I shot some video of the fans during the anchor leg. Watch it by clicking on the above photo.
