Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Drake track team opened up its busy weekend with
athletes competing both at the Drake Relays and at the Kip Janvrin Open in
Indianola, Iowa.
Austin Nabs Second-Place Finish At Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa - In his first 10,000-meter race of his collegiate
career, freshman Brogan Austin (Boone, Iowa) finished second at the 102nd running of the Drake Relays held at historic Drake Stadium.
"It's an awesome thing," commented Austin. "I was going for
sub-30 and I got it so I am definitely happy with where I finished. I just
wanted to go out there and hang with the big dogs. I had my friends down the
backstretch reminding me of all that stuff. Coming back to this atmosphere
helped me as it gave me almost a home-field advantage."
Austin ran the 25-lap circuit in a time of 29:54.96, the
fourth best time this season in the Missouri Valley Conference.
"It is definitely an outstanding debut race in that
distance," commented assistant track coach and head cross-country coach Dan Hostager. "You don't really know what to expect on the Drake when you run a
race like that."
Junior Charlie Lapham (Golden Valley, Minn.) earned a
ninth-place finish in the men's unseeded 800-meter run clocking in at 1:55.12.
Twombly Smashes Hammer Throw Record Again
INDIANOLA, Iowa - For the second time in a one-week span,
sophomore Isaac Twombly (Baldwin, Kan.) broke the school-record in the hammer
throw at the Kip Janvrin Open at Simpson College.
Twombly's throw of 168 feet broke his old school record by
16 inches, which he set last Saturday (April 23) at the Musco Twilight.
Twombly is slated to also compete in the hammer throw at the
Drake Relays on Saturday.
Drake will wrap up competition tomorrow at the Kip Janvrin
Open as action is slated to start at 2 p.m. The Bulldogs will also partake in the Drake Relays which
begin at 8 a.m.