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Tolhurst Seventh In 3,000 At Iowa State Open

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Tolhurst Seventh In 3,000 At Iowa State Open

AMES, IOWA -- Senior Leyden Tolhurst (Auckland, New Zealand) placed seventh in the 3,000-meter run as the Drake men's track and field team closed out the second day of competition at the Iowa State Open Saturday.

Tolhurst was timed in 8 minutes 22.32 seconds.

Senior Marcus Gaines (Aurora, Colo.) tied for sixth in the long jump at 23 feet 4.75 inches late Friday night, while junior Rob Fechner (St. Louis, Mo.) tied for third in the unseeded pole vault at 13-6.25.

Junior Kevin Earl (Overland Park, Kan.) was 15th in the 600-yard run in 1:14.59. Senior Nate Hix (Nerstand, Minn.) was 16th in the 400-meter dash in 49.85.

Sophomore Luke Schafer (Centennial, Colo.) was 15th in the unseeded 3,000 in 9:15.11.

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Earl

Kevin Earl

Sprints
Junior
Rob Fechner

Rob Fechner

Pole Vault
Junior
Marcus Gaines

Marcus Gaines

Jumps
Redshirt
Nate Hix

Nate Hix

Sprints
Senior
Luke Schafer

Luke Schafer

Distance
Sophomore
Leyden Tolhurst

Leyden Tolhurst

Distance
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kevin Earl

Kevin Earl

Junior
Sprints
Rob Fechner

Rob Fechner

Junior
Pole Vault
Marcus Gaines

Marcus Gaines

Redshirt
Jumps
Nate Hix

Nate Hix

Senior
Sprints
Luke Schafer

Luke Schafer

Sophomore
Distance
Leyden Tolhurst

Leyden Tolhurst

Senior
Distance