DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University track and field teams won two events and had eight competitors finish in the top four during the first day of the Jim Duncan Invitational at Drake Stadium.
“Today was a good start to the meet and I think we've set ourselves up to have a good Saturday,” said Drake head coach Natasha Kaiser-Brown. “We had a lot of athletes finish in the top 3-4 of their events.”
Drake opened the evening with a pair of wins in the field events as Ryan Cook (Colorado Springs, Colo.) cleared a season-high 6-7 to win the high jump. Johnathan Osifuye (Woodbury, Minn.) jumped 46-4 to win the triple jump while Sean Buczek (Crystal Lake, Ill.) finished third with a huge personal best jump of 46-0.75 in the event.
In five events on the track, the Bulldogs recorded three top-four finishes led by Conor Wells' (Des Moines, Iowa) second-place finish of 14:48.20 in the men's 5,000 meters. Melissa Parks (Norfolk, Neb.) led the women's distance runners with a personal best of 11:19.57 to finish third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Minutes later, Krista Maguire (Wausau, Wis.) finished fourth in the 5,000 meters by laying down a time of 17:20.49.
The two-day Jim Duncan Invitational continues on Saturday, April 11, with high school field events at 8:30 a.m. Collegiate events start at 9:15 a.m.
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Jim Duncan Invitational
April 10 – Des Moines, Iowa
Drake Individual Women's Results
5,000 Meters
4. Krista Maguire, 17:20.49
10,000 Meters
9. Katie Berger, 40:29.20
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
3. Melissa Parks, 11:19.57
Long Jump
3. Kayla Bell, 18-10.5
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Jim Duncan Invitational
April 10 – Des Moines, Iowa
Drake Individual Men's Results
5,000 Meters
2. Conor Wells, 14:48.20
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
7. Chris Kaminski, 9:47.01
High Jump
1. Ryan Cook, 6-7
8. Jeffery Foreman, 6-4
Triple Jump
1. Johnathan Osifuye, 46-4
3. Sean Buczek, 46-0.75
5. Ethan Turner, 44-11
Shot Put
11. Devon Dodds, 40-3.5
13. A.J. Erb, 38-1.25
Javelin
3. David Silkman, 182-0
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