West Orange HS girls’ 4-x-400 relay team finishes first at Penn Relays

WOHS girls’ head track coach Flecia Blake holds the first-place plaque from the Penn Relays after the WOHS girls’ team won the 4-x-400-meter relay. From left are Kayla Charles, Angeline Fields, Coach Flecia Blake, Bukola Akinsola and Kayla Robe.

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The WOHS girls’ 4-x-400-meter relay track team took first place in its heat at the Penn Relays on April 27 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.

The team clocked 4:01.04 and consisted of Kayla Robe, who split 1:00.53; Angeline Fields, 1:00.98; Bukola Akinsola, 58.76; and Kayla Charles, 1:00.79.

The Essex County Relays will take place May 5 at Livingston High School.

The team has established a gofundme page to cover expenses for the Nationals.