THE BASICS
The Drake track & field programs will be in Chicago at Gately Park for the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 27-28.
MVC MEN'S TRACK & FIELD PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP POLL
- UNI (4) 75
- Indiana State (5) 71
- Illinois State 66
- Drake 53
- Southern Illinois 43
- Bradley 38
- Loyola 32
- Valparaiso 16
- Evansville 11
MVC WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP POLL
- Illinois State (10) 100
- Southern Illinois 84
- Indiana State 78
- UNI 76
- Drake 51
- Missouri State 50
- Bradley 44
- Loyola 36
- Evansville 16
- Valparaiso 15
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD INDOOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The Bulldogs have had success in the distance events, as
Isaac Basten currently owns the top MVC time in the men's 1 mile run (3:56.10) which is marked a new Valley record in the event. He improved upon a record already owned by a Drake athlete, his teammate
Adam Fogg. Basten has run a sub-4 mile three times this season. Fogg comfortably has the best 3,000 meters time this season in The Valley (7:51.01, also a MVC indoor program record).
Gal Arad holds the Valley's best 200m time of 21.23 as he also set the Israel national indoor record with that performance.
Joey Harkins (19.93 meters) and
Anthony Barmes (19.24 meters) rank second and sixth respectively in the MVC in men's weight throw. Fogg (3000m), Basten (5200m) and
Cloud Masibhera (Long Jump) are defending champions, winning those events at the 2021 MVC Indoor Championships.
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD INDOOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
South Dakota State transfer
Jaymie O'Connor has consistently held the top women's 60 meter hurdles time in the MVC. O'Connor will make her Drake debut in the pentathlon at the MVC Indoor Championships. Oral Roberts transfer
Kayvon Stubbs turned in a time of 24.96 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational to rank seventh all-time in the Drake women's indoor top-10.
Busiwa Asinga (400m) ranks third in the conference.
Brooke Mullins has the fifth fastest 5,000 meter run time in the MVC and the sixth fastest conference time in the 3,000 meter run this season. Both of those times moved her into the top-10 of the Drake indoor program record book. In the field,
Chandler Haight found herself in the Drake indoor program top-10 in the shot put registering 14.24 meters at the Iowa State Classic to put herself in a tie for 11
th currently in The Valley.
MVC WEEKLY HONORS
MVC Track Male Athlete of the Week (Dec. 14):
Isaac Basten
MVC Track Male Athlete of the Week (Jan. 25):
Adam Fogg
MVC Track Male Athlete of the Week (Feb. 15):
Gal Arad
MVC Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 22):
Isaac Basten
