The Drake women's track and field team will head to Vermillion, S.D. to participate in the Alumni Meet hosted by the University of South Dakota this Saturday (Jan. 15). The meet, held at the DakotaDome, will start at 10:30 a.m.

Last Time Out: The Drake women's track and field team opened its indoor season with a strong showing at the Iowa State Holiday Preview on Dec. 10.

Senior Johanna Sprang (New Brighton, Minn.) claimed the pole vault crown with a vault of 11 feet 1.75 inches.

In the mile run, senior Katie Coomer (Overland Park, Kan.) was second in a personal best 5:05.98.

Senior Beth Hamling (Council Bluffs, Iowa) placed second in the 300 meter dash with a time of 40.66 while sophomore Sarah Yeager (Ottumwa, Iowa) finished sixth in a time of 41.79.  

Senior Clarissa LaFlora (Kewanee, Ill.) finished second in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:27.69 and senior Tyse Samani (Kansas City, Mo.) placed third in the high jump (5-4.25).

Senior Ari Curtis (Fort Collins, Colo.) placed fourth in the long jump (17-04), fifth in the high jump (5-02.25) while also finishing seventh in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.21.

Senior Cambria Pardner (Aurora, Colo.) leapt 37 feet 0.25 inch to come in fourth in the triple jump.

Sophomores Marissa Smith (Ajax, Ontario) and Yeager  finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdles. Smith had a time of 8.88, while Yeager clocked a 9.07.

The Drake 4x300 meter relay team finished second with a time of 2:42.75. Hamling, Pardner, Yeager and Curtis all ran on the team.

Up Next: The Drake women's track and field team will compete in a pair of meets next weekend. The Bulldogs will send athletes to both the Iowa State Open (Jan. 21-22) in Ames, Iowa, as well as the adidas Classic hosted by Nebraska (Jan. 22) in Lincoln, Neb.