PHILADELPHIA, USA — Calabar High School created history at the Penn Relays on yesterday’s final day of the 124th staging, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, by sweeping all three Championship of America relays and setting two records in the process in the 4x400m and the 4x800m.

The weather played a big part as, after a cold and miserable Friday, the skies over Philadelphia cleared with cool but tolerable temperatures.

A sensational 3:03.79 minutes for a high school World Record in the 4x400m closed the day, hours after they had set another scintillating record of 7:26.09 minutes in the 4x800m.

Calabar broke the 4x400m record of 3:08.59 minutes they set last year, slicing almost five seconds off the 12-month-old mark when they took almost three seconds off the old 4x800m mark of 7:30.67 set in 2009.

It was the second-straight year that the Red Hills Road School had broken two records, as they had set new marks in the 4x100m and 4x400m last year.

Earlier in the day they had retained their 4x100m title, running 39.51 seconds, second-fastest ever at Penn Relays behind only the 39.00 seconds they set last year.

After being disqualified at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Championships in March, the Calabar team of Malik James-King, Anthony Carpenter, Shemar Chambers and Christopher Taylor had the large turnout on their feet as they chased the record after taking over the race 20 metres into the second leg.

Petersfield High ran a school record 3:09.50 seconds for second, their best-ever result at the Penn Relays, while Kingston College were third in 3:09.60 seconds.

Jamaica College, who only got into the race after a recall run brought the starters back to their blocks, were fourth in 3:10.29 seconds. Holmwood Technical were fifth in 3:11.35 seconds and Edwin Allen sixth in 3:13.37 seconds.

Rhodes Hall were ninth in 3:22.44 seconds.

Calabar High’s 4x800m team clocked a brilliant 7:26.09 minutes, chopping over three seconds off the old time of 7:30.67 set in 2009 by Albermarle of Virginia.

Third-leg runner Kimar Farquharson ran 1:50.61 minutes to separate Calabar, who were winning their third title, from defending champions St Elizabeth Technical and Jamaica College.

Devannah Gayle led off the team in a 1:53.63 leg which handed off to Rivaldo Marshall (1:51.17), while Jovan Taye Williams anchored in 1:50.70 seconds.

A strong anchor-leg run from Jauavney James, splitting 1:48.47 minutes, saw STETHS place second in 7:27.54, while Jamaica College were third in 7:32.54.

Calabar retained their 4x100m title as Jamaican teams swept the top five places in the Championship of America finals. the team of Rosean Young, Christopher Taylor, Tyreke Wilson and Dejour Russell ran 39.51 seconds to win — under their record 39.00 seconds set last year, but still the second-fastest ever here.

It was Calabar’s eighth title, drawing level with Kingston College and Camperdown High, but still behind Mercerburgh Academy of Pennsylvania who won the last of their nine titles in 1935 and Boys and Girls of Brooklyn, New York, who last won in 1972.

Kingston College were second yesterday, as they were last year, in 40.13 seconds with the team of Yashaun Hamilton, Roshaun Rowe, Jhevaughn Matherson and quarter-miler Dashawn Morris on the anchor leg.

Jamaica College with the team of Chislon Gordon, Rahiem Robertson, Michali Everett and Malik Shepherd finished third in 40.47 seconds followed by Papine (40.86 seconds) and St Jago High (40.88 seconds).

Rusea’s High and St Elizabeth Technical did not finish the race.

Wolmer’s Boys’ became the first winners of the International section, after winning with 41.06 seconds, beating Barbados’s Christchurch (41.82 seconds) and Trinidad’s Queens Royal College (42.01 seconds).

Rhodes Hall High were fourth with 42.13 seconds, followed by St Catherine High (42.63 seconds), Ardenne High (42.88), Bridgeport (42.90) and Herbert Morrison (43.12).

It was sweet redemption for Rhodes Hall’s Rovane Williams as, after missing the 400m hurdles last year due to a late arrival, he romped to victory in 51.22 seconds.