AMES, Iowa – The Drake University track and field teams turned in four individual performances that rank in the top-10 all-time at Drake during Saturday's Big Four Duals in Ames, Iowa. The annual dual meet pits the Bulldogs against their three in-state rivals in Iowa, Iowa  State and UNI.

Despite the strong individual performances, Drake was defeated by its three foes while Iowa State claimed three team wins in both the men's and women's competitions.

In the distance events, Emma Huston (Des Moines, Iowa) turned in the third fastest 3,000-meter time in school history to win the event with a time of 9:37.89. Huston led the race from start-to-finish and was never challenged in defeating the field by nearly eight seconds. 

The men's 3,000 meters saw Reed Fischer (Minnetonka, Minn.) make his indoor season debut by finishing third in the event in 8:22.11, the eighth fastest 3,000-meter time in program history.

The men's team also had a first-place finisher in the 400 meters as Bas Van Leersum clocked a 48.47 finish, the fifth fastest indoor 400 meters in program history.

The women's team hurdlers racked up the points with four finishers in the finals led by Mary Young's (Urbandale, Iowa) second-place finish in 8,65. Young also finished seventh in the 200 meters and ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished fourth.

The jumps were also productive for the women's side as Taryn Rolle finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 39-9.25 that ties for the second longest jump in school history. Current record holder Kayla Bell (Bolingbrook, Ill.) also jumped 39-9.25 to finish third. In the long jump, Bell was second at 18-8.5 while Rolle was third.

The men's jumps were highlighted by Ryan Cook (Colorado Springs, Colo.) clearing 6-6.75 to finish second.


The Bulldogs return to action Jan. 29-30 at the Jack Jennett Invitational in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
 

Big Four Duals Jan. 23, 2016 Ames, Iowa – Lied Recreation Center   Drake Women's Team Scores UNI, 86 Drake, 66   Iowa State, 96 Drake, 62   Iowa, 79 Drake, 66   Drake Women's Individual Results   60 Meters (Finals) 6. Taryn Rolle, 7.89 7. Rai Ahmed-Green, 7.94   60 Meters (Prelims) 6. Taryn Rolle, 7.92 7. Rai Ahmed-Green, 7.97   200 Meters 5. Rai Ahmed-Green, 25.60 7. Mary Young, 25.90 11. Destani Welch, 26.93   400 Meters 8. Virginia Hill, 58.39 10. Victoria Coombe, 1:02.28   800 Meters 4. Meghan Kearney, 2:14.24 7. Laura Gann, 2:15.03 13. Shelby Varney, 2:33.34   Mile 8. Cassie Aerts, 5:02.82 11. Bailee Cofer, 5:06.14 13. Taylor Scholl, 5:26.44   3,000 Meters 1. Emma Huston, 9:37.89 9. Cassie Aerts, 10:29.09 10. Bailee Cofer, 10:32.82   60-Meter Hurdles (Finals) 2. Mary Young, 8.65 5. Destani Welch, 9.03 6. Virginia Hill, 9.07 8. Victoria Coombe, 9.48   60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) 3. Mary Young, 8.80 5. Destani Welch, 9.15 7. Virginia Hill, 9.26 8. Victoria Coombe, 9.39   4x400-Meter Relay 4. Hill, Kearney, Young, Ahmed-Green, 3:49.46   High Jump 4. Jaclyn Aremka, 5-5 5. Taylor Patton, 5-5   Pole Vault 3. Christina LeMunyon, 10-2   Long Jump 2. Kayla Bell, 18-8.5 3. Taryn Rolle, 18-8   Triple Jump 2. Taryn Rolle, 39-9.25 3. Kayla Bell, 39-9.25   Shot Put 6. Danielle Griesbaum, 28-3.5 7. Kayla Bell, 25-8.75

Big Four Duals Jan. 23, 2016 Ames, Iowa – Lied Recreation Center   Drake Men's Team Scores UNI, 98 Drake, 59   Iowa State, 104 Drake, 61   Iowa, 95 Drake, 61   Drake Men's Individual Results   60 Meters (Finals) 3. Pierce Vincent, 6.83 6. Aaron Chier, 7.04 7. Demetrius Shelton, 7.06   60 Meters (Prelims) 4. Pierce Vincent, 6.90 5. Demetrius Shelton, 7.02 6. Aaron Chier, 7.03 9. Kendall Owens, 7.11 12. Myles Campbell, 7,44   200 Meters 4. Pierce Vincent, 21.87 11. Aaron Chier, 22.46 12. Demetrius Shelton, 22.58 17. Nihad Ejubovic, 23.10 19. Myles Campbell, 23.72   400 Meters 1. Bas Van Leersum, 48.47 9. Hudson Priebe, 51.12 10. Dominc Lombardi, 51.28 11. Nihad Ejubovic, 52.66   600 Yards 11. Alec Bognar, 1:18.49   800 Meters 8. James Saxton, 1:56.57 9. George Webb, 1:56.91 11. John Freeman, 1:59.97   Mile 10. Rob McCann, 4:19.55 12. Ali Jandal, 4:24.64 14. Chris Kaminski, 4:36.06   3,000 Meters 3. Reed Fischer, 8:22.11 13. Chris Kaminski, 9:16.07   60-Meter Hurdles (Finals) 7. Hudson Priebe, 8.35   60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) 8. Hudson Priebe, 8.42 10. Dominic Lombardi, 8.59 11. Bas Van Leersum, 8.70 14. Tyler Zak, 9.16   4x400-Meter Relays 4. Priebe, Lombardi, Van Leersum, Saxton, 3:18.71 9. Chier, Campbell, Vincent, Owens, 3:28.16 10. Webb, Erickson, Bognar, Ejubovic, 3:32.67   High Jump 2. Ryan Cook, 6-6.75 4. Forest Moses, 6-2.75   Pole Vault 6. Adam Perkins, 13-1.5 8. Tyler Zak, 9-8   Long Jump 11. Tyler Zak, 19-3.5 12. Johnathan Osifuye, 11-6.75   Triple Jump 3. Ethan Turner, 44-8 6. Sean Buczek, 43-9   Shot Put 9. Michael Dolan, 39-1.75 10. AJ Erb, 38-10.5   Weight Throw 7. Michael Dolan, 49-3.5 10. AJ Erb, 28-9