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Track And Field Competes At Ottawa Invitational

Bulldogs win 12 events in Kansas

OTTAWA, Kan. - The Drake University track and field teams resumed their outdoor season on Saturday, April, 9, with the bulk of the team competing at the Ottawa Braves Invitational.

The Bulldogs took top honors in 12 events at the one-day meet and recorded a total of 43 top-5 finishes in the small field.

"With the off weekend last week, this meet was just what we needed to get back into competition mode," said Drake head coach Natasha Kaiser-Brown. "We faced some windy conditions, but the team looks to be in great shape and we're looking forward to the Jim Duncan Invitational next weekend."

Michael Dolan (Lincolnshire, Ill.) uncorked a personal best of nearly eight feet in the hammer throw to finish second with a throw of 168-10. The Bulldogs Ryan Cook (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Johnathan Osifuye (Woodbury, Minn.) were also second in the high jump and triple jump, respectively.

Pierce Vincent (Fayetteville, Ga.) continued his strong season by winning the 100 meters in 10.86 and ran the anchor legs of the first-place 4x100-meter relay and third-place 4x400-meter relay.

For the women's team, Bailee Cofer (Overland Park, Kan.) turned in a personal best of 4:48.43 to win the 1,500 meters.

In the sprints, Rai Ahmed-Green (Irvine, Calif.) won the 200 meters in 25.35 and took second in the 100 meters at 12.69. Later she ran the second leg of the team's 4x100-meter relay that also took top honors.

Jaclyn Aremka (Plainfield, Ill.) cleared a season-best 5-6 to win the high jump while Taryn Rolle (Nassau, The Bahamas) and Kayla Bell (Bolingbrook, Ill.) remained atop the standings in the triple jump in first and second, respectively.

The Bulldogs return to Drake Stadium next weekend to host the annual Jim Duncan Invitational April 15-16.

2016 Ottawa Braves Invitational
Ottawa, Kan.
April 9, 2016

Drake Individual Women's Results
100 Meters

2. Rai Ahmed-Green, 12.69
3. Mary Young, 12.71
4. Kaylen Rettig, 13.20
5. Destani Welch, 13.29

200 Meters
1. Rai Ahmed-Green, 25.35
5. Kaylen Rettig, 26.29

800 Meters
2. Meghan Kearney, 2:18.00
3. Laura Gann, 2:18.23
4. Kayla Giuliano, 2:21.91
7. Bailee Cofer, 2:27.15
8. Celeste Arteaga, 2:28.64
13. Shelby Varney, 2:35.96

1,500 Meters
1. Bailee Cofer, 4:48.43 

5,000 Meters
4. Katie Berger, 20:41.86

100-Meter Hurdles
1. Destani Welch, 14.89
2. Virginia Hill, 14.93
3. Victoria Coombe, 15.58

400-Meter Hurdles
1. Virginia Hill, 1:01.40
2. Mary Young, 1:04.85
3. Victoria Coombe, 1:05.12

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
4. Theresa McAlister, 14:32.56

4x100-Meter Relay
1. Young, Ahmed-Green, Welch, Rolle, 49.25

High Jump
1. Jaclyn Aremka, 5-6
2. Taylor Patton, 5-1.75

Triple Jump
1. Taryn Rolle, 39-2.25
2. Kayla Bell, 38-10.5

2016 Ottawa Braves Invitational
Ottawa, Kan.
April 9, 2016

Drake Individual Men's Results
100 Meters

1. Pierce Vincent, 10.86
2. Aaron Chier, 11.19
3. Kendall Owens, 11.20
7. Nihad Ejubovic, 11.86
13. Demetrius Shelton, 13.09

200 Meters
5. Nihad Ejubovic, 23.32
13. Zachary Elkins, 24.92

400 Meters
1. Bas Van Leersum, 49.57
14. Zachary Elkins, 55.11

800 Meters
3. Josh Yeager, 2:00.09
5. George Webb, 2:01.40
6. Alec Bognar, 2:02.04
7. Chris Kaminski, 2:03.29
11. John Freeman, 2:04.61

1,500 Meters
1. Josh Yeager, 4:05.80
2. Ali Jandal, 4:05.95
8. Chris Kaminski, 4:17.06

110-Meter Hurdles
1. Hudson Priebe, 15.16
3. Dominic Lombardi, 15.46

400-Meter Hurdles
2. Hudson Priebe, 54.84
3. Dominic Lombardi, 55.17
6. Tyler Zak, 56.82

4x100-Meter Relay
1. Owens, Shelton, Chier, Vincent, 41.39

4x400-Meter Relay
3. Chier, Ejubovic, Elkins, Vincent, 3:24.97
6. Bognar, Webb, Freeman, Zak, 3:32.90

High Jump
2. Ryan Cook, 6-6
3. Forest Moses, 6-4

Triple Jump
2. Johnathan Osifuye, 46-7.25
3. Ethan Turner, 44-8

Hammer Throw
2. Michael Dolan, 168-10 

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Players Mentioned

Jaclyn Aremka

Jaclyn Aremka

Jumps
Senior
Celeste Arteaga

Celeste Arteaga

Distance
Senior
Kayla Bell

Kayla Bell

Jumps
Senior
Katie Berger

Katie Berger

Distance
Sophomore
Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

Distance
Sophomore
Laura Gann

Laura Gann

Middle Distance
Senior
Kayla Giuliano

Kayla Giuliano

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Virginia Hill

Virginia Hill

Sprints/Hurdles
Senior
Shelby Varney

Shelby Varney

Distance
Junior
Destani Welch

Destani Welch

Sprints/Hurdles
Senior
Mary Young

Mary Young

Sprints/Hurdles
Sophomore
Theresa McAlister

Theresa McAlister

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jaclyn Aremka

Jaclyn Aremka

Senior
Jumps
Celeste Arteaga

Celeste Arteaga

Senior
Distance
Kayla Bell

Kayla Bell

Senior
Jumps
Katie Berger

Katie Berger

Sophomore
Distance
Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

Sophomore
Distance
Laura Gann

Laura Gann

Senior
Middle Distance
Kayla Giuliano

Kayla Giuliano

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Virginia Hill

Virginia Hill

Senior
Sprints/Hurdles
Shelby Varney

Shelby Varney

Junior
Distance
Destani Welch

Destani Welch

Senior
Sprints/Hurdles
Mary Young

Mary Young

Sophomore
Sprints/Hurdles
Theresa McAlister

Theresa McAlister

Freshman
Distance