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Osifuye Takes Triple Jump Title At Holiday Inn Invitational

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Osifuye Takes Triple Jump Title At Holiday Inn Invitational

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Drake University track and field teams opened their 2015 indoor season in earnest this weekend at the Holiday Inn Invitational hosted at the University of Nebraska's Devaney Sports Center.

The two-day meet was the Bulldogs' first competition in nearly a month and a half following the holiday break. The two teams combined to record 15 performances that ranked in the top 10 of the field.

“We definitely have some flatness to work out from the long break,” said Drake head coach Natasha Kaiser-Brown. “But I think we are in a good place with our fitness.”

Headlining Saturday afternoon for the Bulldogs was Johnathan Osifuye (Woodbury, Minn.) winning the triple jump with a leap of 48-1.25.

“His approach was very consistent and he handled the speed on the runway well,” Kaiser-Brown said.

The men's team also got strong performances from Reed Fischer (Minnetonka, Minn.) in the 3,000 meters with a fourth-place time of 8:43.72 and James Saxton (La Crosse, Wis.) who came in third in the mile in 4:20.81.

Destani Welch (Des Moines, Iowa) advanced through the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles in 8.91 to finish sixth in the finals of the event with a time of 8.99. Rai Ahmed-Green (Irvine, Calif.) made her Drake debut by finishing sixth in the 200 meters while Melissa Parks (Norfolk, Neb.) and Laura Gann (Wheaton, Ill.) notched a pair of top-10 finishes for Drake in the mile by coming in fourth and sixth, respectively.

Kayla Bell (Bollingbrook, Ill.) finished just shy of a personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 39-2.25 in the triple jump to finish fourth and recorded a personal  best in the long jump to take 12th.

The Bulldogs continue their indoor season next weekend at the annual Big Four meet in Ames, Iowa.

Holiday Inn Invitational
Lincoln, Neb. – Devaney Sports Center
Jan. 16-17, 2015

Drake Women's Results
60 Meters – Prelims
12. Danyelle Cole, 7.85
21. Rai Ahmed-Green, 8.01
22. Taryn Rolle, 8.05

200 Meters
6. Rai Ahmed-Green, 25.28
13. Danyelle Cole, 25.78
22. Jessica Campbell, 26.06

600 Meters
12. Cassandra Hardy, 1:41.83
18. Celeste Arteaga, 1:45.15

800 Meters
14. India Knight, 2:26.56

1,000 Meters
11. Samantha Nielsen, 3:03.25

Mile
4. Melissa Parks, 5:12.67
6. Laura Gann, 5:24.03

3,000 Meters
4. Taylor Scholl, 10:20.61

60-Meter Hurdles – Finals
6. Destani Welch, 8.99 

60-Meter Hurdles – Prelims
6. Destani Welch, 8.91

4x400-Meter Relay
12. Cole, Ahmed-Green, Campbell, Arteaga, 4:05.04

Distance Medley Relay
6. Parks, Knight, Gann, Nielsen, 12:20.04

Long Jump – Seeded
12. Kayla Bell, 17-7.5
15. Taryn Rolle, 17-3.5

Triple Jump – Seeded
4. Kayla Bell, 39-2.25
7. Taryn Rolle, 37-7.25

High Jump – Unseeded
7. Jaclyn Aremka, 5-3
18. Taylor Patton, 4-11

Pole Vault - Unseeded
12. Kathryn Ambrose, 9-9.25

Team Scores
1. Nebraska, 188
2. South Dakota, 123
3. Iowa State, 69
4. Northern Colorado, 52
5. Oklahoma State, 44
6. Drake, 31
7. Nebraska-Omaha, 23
8. Air Force, 7

Holiday Inn Invitational
Lincoln, Neb. – Devaney Sports Center
Jan. 16-17, 2015

Drake Men's Results
60 Meters – Prelims
9. Pierce Vincent, 7.00
15. Kai Asberry, 7.05

200 Meters
15. Pierce Vincent, 22.38
17. Steven Jordan, 22.57

400 Meters
34. Cory Erickson, 53.41

Mile
3. James Saxton, 4:20.81

3,000 Meters
4. Reed Fischer, 8:43.72

60-Meter Hurdles – Prelims
16. Hudson Priebe, 8.58

4x400-Meter Relay
4. Asberry, Jordan, Priebe, Saxton, 3:21.31

Long Jump – Seeded
17. Ethan Turner, 20-3
25. Sean Buczek, 19-2.75
29. Johnathan Osifuye, 17-4.75

Triple Jump – Seeded
1. Johnathan Osifuye, 48-1.25
16. Ethan Turner, 45-3.5
17. Sean Buczek, 43-10

High Jump – Seeded
7. Ryan Cook, 6-6.75

Weight Throw – Seeded
15. Michael Dolan, 45-1.5

Team Scores
1. Nebraska, 216
2. Iowa State, 49
3. Air Force, 47
4. South Dakota, 39
5. Oklahoma State, 32
6. Drake, 28
7. Northern Colorado, 26

 

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Players Mentioned

Kai Asberry

Kai Asberry

Sprints/Hurdles
Junior
Sean Buczek

Sean Buczek

Jumps
Junior
Ryan Cook

Ryan Cook

Vertical Jumps
Junior
Michael Dolan

Michael Dolan

Throws
Sophomore
Cory Erickson

Cory Erickson

Middle Distance
Freshman
Reed Fischer

Reed Fischer

Distance
Sophomore
Steven Jordan

Steven Jordan

Sprints
Senior
Johnathan Osifuye

Johnathan Osifuye

Jumps
Sophomore
Hudson Priebe

Hudson Priebe

Sprints/Hurdles
Freshman
James Saxton

James Saxton

Distance
Junior
Ethan Turner

Ethan Turner

Sprints
Sophomore
Pierce Vincent

Pierce Vincent

Sprints
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kai Asberry

Kai Asberry

Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Sean Buczek

Sean Buczek

Junior
Jumps
Ryan Cook

Ryan Cook

Junior
Vertical Jumps
Michael Dolan

Michael Dolan

Sophomore
Throws
Cory Erickson

Cory Erickson

Freshman
Middle Distance
Reed Fischer

Reed Fischer

Sophomore
Distance
Steven Jordan

Steven Jordan

Senior
Sprints
Johnathan Osifuye

Johnathan Osifuye

Sophomore
Jumps
Hudson Priebe

Hudson Priebe

Freshman
Sprints/Hurdles
James Saxton

James Saxton

Junior
Distance
Ethan Turner

Ethan Turner

Sophomore
Sprints
Pierce Vincent

Pierce Vincent

Junior
Sprints