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Track & Field Wraps Up First Meet of 2022

The Drake track & field team finished the Graduate Classic with a couple of victories and new entries into the program's indoor shot put top-10.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Drake University track & field team concluded competition at the Graduate Classic hosted by Nebraska at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday (Jan. 15).  
 
Keaton Kester registered a 7.84 in both her preliminary and final rounds of the 60 meter dash. Victor Peka won the men's 200 meter dash with a time of 21.95 and Will Skinner recorded his personal record of 23.67. Iris Hertting (1:43.68) set a personal best in the 600 meters and was followed closely by Busiwa Asinga (1:43.83).
 
Chandler Haight notched her name in the Drake indoor shot put top-10 again after 13.60 meters was the fifth longest in the record book. Adam Phillips settled into seventh all-time in program history for the indoor shot put with his 14.97 meter shot put.
 
The women's distance medley squad of Emilie Meyer, Lindsey Rowatt, Tyla Lumley, Barbara Vrhovac placed first with a time of 12:23.57.
 
Drake track & field will compete next in the Cyclone Open hosted by Iowa State on Saturday (Jan. 22).
 
Day Two Results 
 
Women's 60 Meter Dash Prelims
4. Keaton Kester           7.84
7. Leah Duncan            7.98
8. Rutendo Mafuta        7.99
10. Savannah Ming       8.09
 
Men's 60 Meter Dash Prelims
7. Victor Peka               7.02
8. Caleb Lerus              7.11
13. Mac Pursell             7.33
 
Women's 60 Meter Dash Finals
5. Keaton Kester           7.84
6. Rutendo Mafuta        7.90
8. Leah Duncan            8.01
 
Men's 60 Meter Dash Finals
5. Victor Peka               6.97
7. Caleb Lerus              7.09
 
Women's 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
9. Jaymie O'Connor      9.06
13. Maria Patron           9.20
 
Men's 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
5. Nicholas Wessels      8.34
 
Men's 60 Meter Hurdles Finals
7. Nicholas Wessels      8.46
 
Men's 200 Meter Dash
1. Victor Peka               21.95
16. Dylan DeAngelo      23.47
17. Will Skinner             23.67 (PR)
19. Mac Pursell             24.07
 
Women's 600 Meter Run
8. Iris Hertting               1:43.68 (PR)
9. Busiwa Asinga          1:43.83
 
Men's 600 Meter Run
13. Deylin Chandler      1:27.25
 
Women's Shot Put
4. Chandler Haight        13.60m (5th in indoor program history)

Men's Shot Put
11. Adam Phillips          14.97m (7th in indoor program history)
 
Women's Distance Medley
1. Emilie Meyer, Lindsey Rowatt, Tyla Lumley, Barbara Vrhovac 12:23.57
 
Men's Distance Medley
3. Chris Pahnke, Jack Burns, Jack Zettl, Vasant Fong 10:55.66
 
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Players Mentioned

Jack Burns

Jack Burns

Distance
Sophomore
Deylin Chandler

Deylin Chandler

Sprints
Freshman
Dylan DeAngelo

Dylan DeAngelo

Hurdles
Sophomore
Vasant Fong

Vasant Fong

Distance
Freshman
Caleb Lerus

Caleb Lerus

Sprints
Freshman
Chris Pahnke

Chris Pahnke

Distance
Graduate Student
Victor Peka

Victor Peka

Sprints
Graduate Student
Adam Phillips

Adam Phillips

Throws
Freshman
Mac Pursell

Mac Pursell

Sprints
Sophomore
Nicholas Wessels

Nicholas Wessels

Hurdles
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Jack Burns

Jack Burns

Sophomore
Distance
Deylin Chandler

Deylin Chandler

Freshman
Sprints
Dylan DeAngelo

Dylan DeAngelo

Sophomore
Hurdles
Vasant Fong

Vasant Fong

Freshman
Distance
Caleb Lerus

Caleb Lerus

Freshman
Sprints
Chris Pahnke

Chris Pahnke

Graduate Student
Distance
Victor Peka

Victor Peka

Graduate Student
Sprints
Adam Phillips

Adam Phillips

Freshman
Throws
Mac Pursell

Mac Pursell

Sophomore
Sprints
Nicholas Wessels

Nicholas Wessels

Graduate Student
Hurdles