Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
IOWA
CITY, Iowa – Junior Dan Karys (Bartlett, Ill.) won the long
jump to highlight action for the Drake men's track and field squad at the Iowa Invitational
on Friday, Feb. 17.
Karys soared 22 feet 11 inches in the
long jump, while he leaped 46 feet, 8 inches in the triple jump. Karys
finished second in the triple behind teammate Alex Kaster (Omaha, Neb.), who won with a jump of 46 feet 10.75
inches.
Senior Matt Jurysta (Oshawa, Ontario) snared fifth-place in the mile in
4:18.04.
Sophomore Brett Wright (Longmont, Colo.) claimed sixth in the 200-meter dash
in 22.60.
Senior Shaun James (Lawrence, Kan.) finished seventh in the finals of the
60-meter dash in 7.09.
Freshman Steven Jordan (McFarland, Wis.) was eighth in the 400-meter dash
clocking in at 51.44.
The sophomore duo of Matt Eckman (Iowa City, Iowa) and Ryan Flynn (Bettendorf, Iowa) were seventh (9:07.16) and ninth (9:16.26), respectively,
in the 3,000-meters.
This meet marked the final competition
for the Bulldogs before the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track
And Field Championship on Feb. 25 and 26 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
