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Mullins Breaks Steeplechase School Record to Open Drake Relays

The Bulldogs aim to continue their strong showing when action resumes Saturday.

DES MOINES – The Drake University track and field team shined to open the 2021 Drake Relays on Friday night at Drake Stadium, with a school record in the women's 3,000-meter steeplchase by Brooke Mullins and three other four Bulldogs – Elizabeth Aho, Andrew Berndt and Anastasia Kirillov – notching personal records in their respective events.
 
Mullins kicked off the night in the Steeplechase, earning a seventh place finish with a time of 10:39.68 – besting the previous school record of 10:44.48 set by Casey McDermott in 2009.
 
Aho and Kirillov kept Drake's momentum rolling by smashing their PRs in the 5000m. Aho claimed fourth place in 17:08.81 – shaving 23 seconds off her lifetime best – while Kirillov used a time of 17:23.46 to slot into 10th place as she set an 18-second personal record.
 
Millie Bretl and Ashlee Siegle rounded out the Bulldogs in the unseeded division with times of 18:09.13 and 18:28.98, respectively.
 
The action continued with the Men's 5000m (Unseeded), and Berndt blazed his way to an eighth place finish thanks to a personal record 14:37.30. His previous mark was 14:52.72.
 
Maximilian Fridrich narrowly missed out on a top-ten finish, slotting into 11th with a time of 14:42.98. Jack Zettl brought it home in 15:01.01 to conclude Drake's participation in the opening night of the Relays.
 
The Bulldogs aim to continue their strong showing when action resumes Saturday. Field events are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. while track action is slated for 9:00 a.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Aho

Elizabeth Aho

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Senior
Millie Bretl

Millie Bretl

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Senior
Ashlee Siegle

Ashlee Siegle

Distance
Sophomore
Andrew Berndt

Andrew Berndt

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Junior
Maximilian  Fridrich

Maximilian Fridrich

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Senior
Jack Zettl

Jack Zettl

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Junior
Brooke  Mullins

Brooke Mullins

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Freshman
Anastasia Kirillov

Anastasia Kirillov

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Freshman

Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Aho

Elizabeth Aho

Senior
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Millie Bretl

Millie Bretl

Senior
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Ashlee Siegle

Ashlee Siegle

Sophomore
Distance
Andrew Berndt

Andrew Berndt

Junior
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Maximilian  Fridrich

Maximilian Fridrich

Senior
Distance
Jack Zettl

Jack Zettl

Junior
Distance
Brooke  Mullins

Brooke Mullins

Freshman
Distance
Anastasia Kirillov

Anastasia Kirillov

Freshman
Distance