 The championship 4 by 400 meter track relay race that the characters  run in was filmed using an actual track meet in New York city.  Unable to get the proper filming permits necessary the producers  secretly entered the actors as a new team called "Gonzaga".  Unbeknownst to the track officials, there were two 16mm film  cameras, one video camera, and one still photographer set in place  around the indoor arena. Although the actors looked great in their  uniforms, they were lapped twice and finished dead last. The films  editing portrays an amazingly different scenario.