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Men?s And Women?s Track And Field Defeats Iowa State At Big Four Duals

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Men?s And Women?s Track And Field Defeats Iowa State At Big Four Duals

AMES, Iowa – The Drake University men's and women's track and field teams each went 1-2 with a win over Iowa State at Saturday's annual Big Four Duals.

Drake's women's team defeated the Cyclones, 72-61, while the men prevailed, 75-68. Both teams fell to Iowa and UNI. Iowa's men's team went undefeated on the day while UNI did the same to the women's field.

The Bulldogs had 11 performances that finished in the top-3 of the four-team field with seven of them coming in the jumps.

Kayla Bell (Bollingbrook, Ill.) led that charge for the jumpers with a personal best of 39-5 in the triple jump to win the event and a personal best of 18-0.5 in the long jump to finish second. For the men, Ryan Cook (Colorado Springs, Colo.) notched a personal best in the high jump by clearing 6-10.75 to finish third in the event.

“Ryan's [Cook] jump was huge and Kayla [Bell] almost went 40 feet in the triple jump,” said Drake head coach Natasha Kaiser-Brown. “It was a great day for the jumpers.”

Johnathan Osifuye (Woodbury, Minn.) also added points for the men's team with third place finishes in the triple and long jumps courtesy of jumps of 45-10.5 and 21-7.5, respectively.

On the oval, the women's team had three runners in the top five of the 60 meters with Danyelle Cole (Kansas City, Kan.), Taryn Rolle and Rai Ahmed-Green (Irvine, Calif.) finishing second, third and fifth, respectively. Cole also took second in the 200 meters with a 25.44 finish while Ahmed-Green was third in the 400 meters in 56.88.

“I was happy with how we performed,” Kaiser-Brown said. “We showed improvement from last week, even though we had trained hard through the week.”

Kai Asberry (Carrollton, Texas) and Pierce Vincent (Fayetteville, Ga.) led the men's sprinters with fourth and fifth-place showings in the 60 meters with times of 6.91 and 6.92. The hurdles saw a pair of freshmen lead the Bulldogs with Mary Young (Urbandale, Iowa) finishing second in the women's race in 8.79 while Hudson Priebe (Chamberlain, S.D.) was fifth in the men's race in 8.48.

The Bulldogs return to action next weekend, Jan. 30-31, at the annual Jack Jennett Invitational in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

2015 Big Four Duals
Jan. 24, 2015
Ames, Iowa | Lied Recreation Center

Team Scores
Drake, 72
Iowa State, 61

UNI, 85.5
Drake, 67.5

Iowa, 77
Drake, 64

Drake Women's Individual Results
60 Meters (Finals)
2. Danyelle Cole, 7.82
3. Taryn Rolle, 7.91
5. Rai Ahmed-Green, 7.94
6. Jessica Campbell, 8.16

60 Meters (Prelims)
4. Danyelle Cole, 7.84
5. Taryn Rolle, 7.89
7. Rai Ahmed-Green, 7.97
8. Jessica Campbell, 8.02

200 Meters
2. Danyelle Cole, 25.44
6. Jessica Campbell, 26.07
9. Destani Welch, 27.95

400 Meters
3. Rai Ahmed-Green, 56.88

600 Yards
8. Cassandra Hardy, 1:31.71
11. Celeste Arteaga, 1:34.37

800 Meters
5. Samantha Nielsen, 2:13.70
8. Laura Gann, 2:17.63

Mile
12. Taylor Scholl, 5:07.57
14. Melissa Parks, 5:17.05
15. Erica Bestul, 5:18.58
16. Elana Breitenbucher, 5:31.22
17. Mariah Kauder, 5:34.29

3,000 Meters
4. Emma Huston, 10:05.62
9. Krista Maguire, 10:26.99
16. Bailee Cofer, 10:59.46

60-Meter Hurdles (Finals)
2. Mary Young, 8.68
5. Destani Welch, 9.02

60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
2. Mary Young, 8.79
4. Destani Welch, 9.00

4x400-Meter Relays
5. Ahmed-Green, Cole, Campbell, Young, 3:57.48

High Jump
6. Jaclyn Aremka, 5-4.5

Pole Vault
T2. Kathyrn Ambrose, 10-4

Long Jump
2. Kayla Bell, 18-0.5
6. Taryn Rolle, 16-8.5

Triple Jump
1. Kayla Bell, 39-5
2. Taryn Rolle, 37-11.5

Shot Put
6. Destani Welch, 26-3.5
7. Kathryn Ambrose, 22-9

2015 Big Four Duals
Jan. 24, 2015
Ames, Iowa | Lied Recreation Center

Team Scores
Drake, 75
Iowa State, 68

UNI, 88
Drake, 69

Iowa, 100
Drake, 53 

Drake Men's Individual Results
60 Meters (Finals)
4. Kai Asberry, 6.91
5. Pierce Vincent, 6.92 

60 Meters (Prelims)
6. Pierce Vincent, 7.00
7. Kai Asberry, 7.00
16. Nihad Ejubovic, 7.41

200 Meters
7. Kai Asberry, 21.95
9. Pierce Vincent, 22.17
10. Steven Jordan, 22.26
19. Nihad Ejubovic, 23.28

400 Meters
6. Hudson Priebe, 50.54
8. Cory Erickson, 52.91
9. Dominic Lombardi, 53.40

600 Yards
12. Zachary Elkins, 1:19.12

800 Meters
4. James Saxton, 1:55.70
6. George Webb, 1:56.59

Mile
4. Robert McCann, 4:10.90
13. Chris Kaminski, 4:26.33
15. Ali Jandal, 4:27.59

3,000 Meters
6. Reed Fischer, 8:42.29
9. Conor Wells, 8.46.41
15. Isaiah Vlasek, 10:14.35

60-Meter Hurdles (Finals)
5. Hudson Priebe, 8.48
7. Dominic Lombardi, 8.81 

60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
6. Hudson Priebe, 8.50
8. Dominic Lombardi, 8.67

4x400-Meter Relay
5. Asberry, Priebe, Lombardi, Jordan, 3:24.19

High Jump
3. Ryan Cook, 6-10.75

Pole Vault
4. Adam Perkins, 13-3.5
5. Matt Schimek, 12-9.5

Long Jump
3. Johnathan Osifuye, 21-7.5
8. Ethan Turner, 20-1

Triple Jump
3. Johnathan Osifuye, 45-10.5
4. Ethan Turner, 45-7

Shot Put
8. Michael Dolan, 37-0.5

Weight Throw
4. Michael Dolan, 48-5.5

 

 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kathryn Ambrose

Kathryn Ambrose

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Jaclyn Aremka

Jaclyn Aremka

Jumps
Junior
Celeste Arteaga

Celeste Arteaga

Distance
Junior
Kayla Bell

Kayla Bell

Jumps
Junior
Erica Bestul

Erica Bestul

Distance
Sophomore
Elana Breitenbucher

Elana Breitenbucher

Middle Distance
Freshman
Jessica Campbell

Jessica Campbell

Sprints
Sophomore
Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

Distance
Freshman
Danyelle Cole

Danyelle Cole

Sprints
Redshirt
Laura Gann

Laura Gann

Middle Distance
Junior
Cassandra Hardy

Cassandra Hardy

Distance
Sophomore
Emma Huston

Emma Huston

Distance
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kathryn Ambrose

Kathryn Ambrose

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Jaclyn Aremka

Jaclyn Aremka

Junior
Jumps
Celeste Arteaga

Celeste Arteaga

Junior
Distance
Kayla Bell

Kayla Bell

Junior
Jumps
Erica Bestul

Erica Bestul

Sophomore
Distance
Elana Breitenbucher

Elana Breitenbucher

Freshman
Middle Distance
Jessica Campbell

Jessica Campbell

Sophomore
Sprints
Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

Freshman
Distance
Danyelle Cole

Danyelle Cole

Redshirt
Sprints
Laura Gann

Laura Gann

Junior
Middle Distance
Cassandra Hardy

Cassandra Hardy

Sophomore
Distance
Emma Huston

Emma Huston

Junior
Distance