What's Ahead: The Drake women's track and field team will travel east to Iowa City, Iowa to partake in the Iowa Invitational its final meet before the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship. Start time from the University of Iowa Recreation Center will be at 5 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 18).
Last Time Out: Senior Kara McCartney (Elgin, Iowa) was second in the non-seeded round of the 800-meter race while senior Tyse Samani (Kansas City, Mo.) finished third in the non-seeded high jump at the ISU Classic on Feb. 11 and 12.
McCartney's time of 2:14.26 was two-tenths of a second behind the pace of winner Emily Emerson from North Dakota.
Samani's jump of 5 feet 5.75 inches is 1.5 inches shy of her personal best, 5-7.75, which she jumped at the Jayhawk Classic this season.
Fellow senior Casey McDermott (Newton, Iowa) placed 12th in the 3,000-meter seeded race finishing in 9:51.98. McDermott also competed in the seeded round of the mile run where her time of 4:59.60 earned her a 22nd place finish.
Senior Beth Hamling (Council Bluffs, Iowa) finished 14th in the seeded round of the 400-meter race in a time of 56.37, a season best. Hamling was also 47th in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 25.59 in a field of more than 100 participants.
Sophomore Marissa Smith (Ajax, Ontario) advanced to the finals of the 60-meter hurdles and finished 15th clocking in at 9.02, slightly slower than her 8.80 qualifying time. Senior Ari Curtis (Fort Collins, Colo.) was clocked in 9.12 to finish 21st, while sophomore Sarah Yeager (Ottumwa, Iowa) had a time of 9.15 to register a 25th place finish.
Senior Clarissa LaFlora (Kewanee, Ill.) was 10th in the 400-meter non-seeded race finishing in 58.47, while Yeager clocked in at 58.65 to finish 13th.
Senior Johanna Sprang (New Brighton, Minn.) tied for fifth in the non-seeded round of the pole vault with a leap of 11 feet 1.75.
Senior Meredith Bell (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) placed 17th in the 3,000 meter run, finishing in 10:27.87.
Up Next: The Bulldogs will rest up before competing at the MVC Indoor Track and Field Championship in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Feb. 26 and 27.
