Twenty-five members of Jordan Geist’s family happily plunked down $23 for tickets — plus a $5 fee for an online purchase — to show support for the Knoch sophomore shot putter.

Jordan’s mom, Judy, having family in the Philadelphia area helped her son garner a nice following Friday at the Penn Relays.

“I told Jordan that if they are going to pay all that money for tickets, he better put on a good show,” Judy joked.

Jordan Geist gave everyone their money’s worth on his second throw.

He threw a personal-best 67, 1.25 feet to win the high school division, edging Demar Gayle of Jamaica, whose best throw was 66-4 3/4.

While Geist’s second throw was a championship one, it wasn’t how he pictured it.

“Technically, it felt awkward,” he said. “I was nervous and it didn’t feel right. I was able to muscle it 67 feet.”

The Penn Relays was started in 1895 and is the oldest track and field competition in the United States.

The event is held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field.

It attracts close to 20,000 participants in high school and college divisions from North America and abroad.

Geist was the first athlete from Knoch to qualify for the Penn Relays.

Attendance for the three-day event is estimated at 110,000 people.

He’s also the first Butler County high school athlete to reach the Penn Relays since 2010.

Butler shot putter Bri Lumley and a 1,600-meter Golden Tornado relay team consisting of Paige Allen, Tara Lowe, Jasmine Bailey and Katelyn Wetzel competed in the event.

Long before the meet started, Geist had good vibes.

“This morning when I woke up, I had a feeling I would do something,” he said. “I told my mom before the meet I could hit something big.”

Jordan Geist hit the 55-0 qualifying standard at the Mars Invitational last year.

Once he reached that level, Judy Geist, who is Jordan’s throwing coach, wanted to get him to bigger meets.

“I think this pushes him to get better, he’s 11 feet ahead of the next closest thrower in Pennsylvania,” said Judy, who competed in the Penn Relays as a collegiate athlete at Slippery Rock University. “At the Penn Relays, there are throwers from everywhere and it will help keep him motivated.”

Jordan Geist’s start at the Penn Relays was iffy. He fouled on his first throw.

“My technique wasn’t great and it didn’t go very far,” he said. “I wasn’t worried about that throw.”

Jordan Geist is already thinking about the next event.

He’s eyeing national and junior worlds competition in the summer.

“I want to keep pushing myself to get better,” he said. “I’m trying to improve and rely on my technique. I would like to throw a 68-footer.”