Last weekend, the Penn Relays (now in its 117th year) were in full force.

Some factoids I didn't really know:

• the event attracts more than 22,000 track and field stars from the junior high school, high school, college, senior and professional levels.
• Athletes from more than 60 countries participated in the three-day event.

After the jump, check out some awesome pics and video taken by the Office of University Communications (including behind the scenes coverage of practices, press conferences and warm-ups!

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Penn President Amy Gutmann with Bill Cosby at 2008 Penn Relays
Originally uploaded by JackieE.

A couple of weeks ago Penn President Amy Gutmann greeted Bill Cosby at the 2008 Penn Relays.

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buses
Originally uploaded by momo go.

A photo I found on flickr of the buses lined up for the Penn Relays.

...Always brings back that nostalgic feeling when I see that blue bridge (?) with the crest and "University of Pennsylvania". That was the first thing I remember seeing when my parents first took me to Penn that fall day in September 1992.

Oy, 1992.

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