What's Ahead: The
Drake men's track and field squad will split up this weekend to partake in two
meets. Some will stay on the campus of
Drake University to compete in the 103rd running of the Drake Relays
April 25-28, while others will travel to Indianola, Iowa to take part in the
Kip Janvrin Open on April 26 and 27.
Following The Meet: Live results of the 103rd running
of the Drake Relays can be found here. Updates on Twitter will be provided by the
DUBulldogs account and a live blog about all of the events will be available on
GoDrakeBulldogs.com. The Kip Janvrin
Open can be followed by using the Simpson
College website.
Last Time Out: Sophomore Omet Kak (Des Moines, Iowa) ran a thenconference-best
time of 3:46.90 in the men's 1500 to lead the Drake men's track team at the
Musco Twilight on Saturday, April 21.
Kak finished second in the race, while
junior Charlie Lapham (Golden
Valley, Minn.) snared third place. Lapham clocked in at 3:48.10, while senior Matt Jurysta (Oshawa,
Ontario) claimed 10th in 3:52.67.
The throwers also enjoyed success as
junior Kevin Harp (Iowa
City, Iowa) won the men's javelin title in his hometown, while fellow junior Isaac Twombly (Baldwin, Kan.) broke his school
record in the hammer throw.
Harp's throw of 201 feet 9 inches
narrowly beat out sophomore teammate Phillip Beeler (Lenexa, Kan.) who claimed second with
a heave of 201 feet 4 inches.
Twombly has now broken his school record
twice times in as many weeks, as his throw of 180 feet 1 inch in the hammer
throw broke his old record of 173 feet 3 inches. Teammate Andy Curtis (Manchester, Iowa) also set a personal
best in the hammer with a toss of 168 feet.
Senior Jon DeGrave (Lake Villa, Ill.) was third in the
400-meter hurdles finishing in 52.17, while sophomore Travis Marsh (Ankeny, Iowa) was seventh in 53.65.
Senior Shaun James (Lawrence, Kan.) was fourth in the
200-meter dash (21.95) and seventh in the 100 (10.94).
