Philadelphia, Pa - The UMBC women's outdoor track and field squad recorded some terrific performances at the prestigious Penn Relays this past weekend.

Sophomore Genelle Stephens was sensational in the 400-meter hurdles as she turned in the fastest time in the America East Conference this season. Her time of 59.84 is also the second-best result in program history.

The Retrievers' 4x400 relay team currently has the best performance in the league after their time of 3:41.89, which was good for second place. The foursome consisted of Junior Leanne McDonald, freshman Anna Creel, Junior Shannel Sibblies, and Stephens,

UMBC's 4x100 relay placed fifth in 47.31 behind Za'Kayza Parsons, McDonald, Stephens, and Creel.

The Dawgs now hold the top time in the 4x800 relay as the quartet of sophomore Katelyn Deal, Lexi Tepper, freshman Katie Schwaner, and junior Judy McLaughlin finished in 9:08.54.

The distance medley relay finished at 12:23.78 (junior Lyna Beraich, sophomore Dalyce Schmidt, freshman Kyla Meyers, and freshman Lydia Nelson).

Freshman Janine Amefia recorded the seventh-best result in UMBC history in the triple jump with a leap of 11.37 meters (37-3.75).

Senior Marie Abongwa placed 22nd overall in the shot put with an effort of 13.45 meters (44-1.50).