Featured Image: Joetta (left) is pictured with her siblings J.J. Clark and Hazel Clark, and her daughter Talitha (right) at the 2026 Penn Relays, where the Clark family was honored with the Steinbrenner Family Award.
BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 8, 2026 – Olympic legend “Joetta” and the iconic Clark family have been awarded the prestigious Steinbrenner Family Award at the 2026 Penn Relays, recognizing decades of unparalleled achievement and multi-generational impact on one of track and field’s most historic stages.
Presented at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field, the award celebrates the Clark family’s enduring legacy, a rare dynasty in the sport whose influence spans high school standouts, NCAA champions, Olympians, and international competitors. For generations, the Penn Relays has served as both a proving ground and a homecoming for the family, where their excellence has become part of the event’s tradition…