Fastest man on earth drops by Hawk Hill

In what has become somewhat of a yearly tradition, a handful of the biggest track and field stars in the world, including three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, descended on St. Joe’s for a warm-up ahead of this weekend’s Penn Relays. Athletes from Jamaica, Canada, Germany, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, and Team USA were all on campus to use the Finnesey to loosen up before the weekend’s marquee events.

(photos by Luigi Condina ’12, Sam Koch ’11, Tom Hagan ’11, Reid Smith ’11, and John Mullany ’11)

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A Puma commercial? Nope, just another day at St. Joe’s.

Team USA and SJU: a not-so-unlikely combination.

Bolt has time for jokes during warmup.

Team Canada stretches their legs during the session.

Bolt in his pre-warmup gear.

Bolt (blue Puma shirt) and his teammates practice handing off the baton.

Russia’s women’s sprint medley relay also paid Finnesey a visit.

Bolt and a teammate chat strategy.

Bolt leads his team around the corner.

Members of the USA women’s relay contingent were also in attendance.

The practice session drew a crowd of students in between their afternoon classes.