PHILADELPHIA ? The Kentucky track and field teams concluded their competition in the prestigious 113th annual Penn Relays Saturday with several strong performances at Franklin Field.

Junior thrower Alek Grietens (Nipomo, Calif.) matched his personal-best toss in the men?s hammer throw with a mark of 184-10. Last week, he also recorded the same mark at the Triton Invitational in LaJolla, Calif.

The men?s 4×100 meter relay squad, consisting of Kwasi Obeng (Bardstown, Ky.), Gordon McKenzie (Queens, N.Y.), Brandon Austin (Paducah, Ky.) and Jose Acevedo (Caracas, Venezuela) finished fourth in that event with a time of 40.88.

The women?s 4×800 meter relay squad, in its first race of the season, finished fifth with a time of 8:39.72. The squad consisted of Georganne Way (Lititz, Pa.), Jackie Gordon (Frankfort, Ky.), Lavera Morris (Orlando, Fla.) and Jenna Martin (Nova Scotia, Canada).

The men?s 4×800 meter relay of Nick Reeves (Dublin, Ohio), Stephan Smith (Tallahassee, Fla.), Scott Geisinger (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Andre? Silva (Centereach, N.Y.) was ninth in a time of 7:39.99.

Kentucky returns to action May 10-13 when it travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to compete in the Southeastern Conference Championships hosted by the University of Alabama. Complete results and a recap of UK?s participation in the SEC Championships will be available at ukathletics.com.

 Kentucky at Penn Relays (Saturday, April 28, 2007 ? Philadelphia, Penn.) Men?s 4x100 Relay 4. Kentucky ? 40.88 Kwasi Obeng, Gordon McKenzie, Brandon Austin, Jose Acevedo Men?s 4x200 Championship of America 4. Kentucky ? 1:23.90 Women?s 4x800 Meter Relay 5. Kentucky- 8:39.72 Georganne Way, Jackie Gordon, Lavera Morris, Jenna Martin Men?s 4x800 Meter Relay 9. Kentucky ? 7:39.99 Nick Reeves, Stephan Smith, Scott Geisinger, Andre? Silva Men?s 4x400 Championship of America 3. Kentucky ? 3:08.38 Nathan Browning, Justin Harrison, Jose Avecedo, Luis Luna Men?s Hammer Throw ? College 10. Alek Grietens ? 184-10