LINCOLN, Neb. – The Drake University track & field teams completed day one of competition at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational hosted by Nebraska inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday, Feb. 4. Several Bulldogs notched personal bests and the Drake throwers displayed immense improvement.
Keaton Kester posted the team's best time of 7.85 in the women's 60 meter dash prelims.
Leah Duncan (7.92),
Zofia Landowska (8.10) and
Maria Patron (8.35) all notched personal records.
Jaymie O'Connor continued to be one of the conference's best in the women's 60 hurdles with her best of the time of the season at 8.58.
Caleb Lerus paced Drake in the men's 400 meter dash with a time of 50.32 while
Dyer Jarabek (50.83) barely misse his PR.
Busiwa Asinga placed sixth in the women's 400 meter dash with a time of 57.09 and
Briandrias Rhodes took seventh crossing the finish line in 57.48 seconds.
Madison Bunton edged her previous best for her top mark of 59.88.
Chris Pahnke turned in a PR of 15:22.36 in the men's 5000 meter run as
Connor Visnic finished 10
th with a time of 15:10.34.
Freshman
Centaine Noom-Duckworth has a new personal record of 15.97 meters in the women's weight throw.
In the men's weight throw,
Joey Harkins launched 19.79 meters, which is his season-best.
Ethan Marshall (18.42 meters),
Adam Phillips (18.22 meters),
Anthony Barmes (17.60 meters) and
Austin Jentz (17.14 meters) all set personal bests. Harkins, Marshall and Phillips landed themselves in the top-5 of the Drake men's indoor weight throw record book.
The second day of the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday (Feb. 5).
Day One Results
Women's 60 Meter Dash Prelims
17.
Keaton Kester 7.85
21.
Kayvon Stubbs 7.88
23.
Leah Duncan 7.92 (PR)
26.
Rutendo Mafuta 7.97
28.
Savannah Ming 8.02
29.
Jaymie O'Connor 8.03
30.
Zofia Landowska 8.10 (PR)
33.
Ayana Brown 8.17
34.
Maria Patron 8.35 (PR)
Men's 60 Meter Dash Prelims
17.
Victor Peka 6.95
27.
Caleb Lerus 7.10
Women's 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
4.
Jaymie O'Connor 8.58 (Season-Best)
13.
Maria Patron 9.10
Men's 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
21.
Dylan DeAngelo 11.04
Men's 400 Meter Dash
18.
Caleb Lerus 50.32
21.
Joseph Kruse 50.61
23.
Dyer Jarabek 50.83
25.
Deylin Chandler 52.36
26.
Anthony Bradley 53.23
Women's 400 Meter Dash
6.
Busiwa Asinga 57.09
7.
Briandrias Rhodes57.48
18.
Madison Bunton 59.88 (PR)
22.
Ellie Mendlik 1:00.77
Men's 5000 Meter Run
10.
Connor Visnic 15:10.34
12.
Chris Pahnke 15:22.36 (PR)
Men's Long Jump
7.
Cloud Masibhera 7.11m
Women's Long Jump
15.
Ayana Brown 5.13m
Women's Weight Throw
17.
Centaine Noom-Duckworth 15.97m (PR)
Men's Weight Throw
9.
Joey Harkins 19.79m
15.
Ethan Marshall 18.40m (PR)
17.
Adam Phillips 18.22m (PR)
20.
Anthony Barmes 17.60m (PR)
26.
Austin Jentz 17.14m (PR)
