The Drake University track & field team sent competitors to four different meets during a jam-packed weekend.
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL
On Thursday, April 14 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif.,
Aziz Jdai turned in a 5000-meter run time of 14:08, which is the sixth fastest time in Drake men's outdoor program history. On the women's side,
Brooke Mullins logged a 5000-meter run of 16:39 for fourth best in Drake women's program history.
Adam Fogg broke his own outdoor 1500-meter run school record on Friday (April 15) by recording a time of 3:38.15. Teammate
Isaac Basten was right behind him with his personal best of 3:39.08.
In the women's open 1500-meter run,
Emilie Meyer (4:29.37) and
Barbara Vrhovac (4:34.79) both set personal records. Meyer landed in the top-10 all-time in the Drake women's outdoor record book.
JIM DUNCAN INVITATIONAL
Ethan Marshall won both the men's hammer throw (59.69m/195-10) and men's javelin throw (50.29m/165-00) at the 45
th annual Jim Duncan Invitational hosted by Drake in Des Moines.
Savannah Ming (12.24),
Rutendo Mafuta (12.29) and
Leah Duncan (12.36) finished 1-2-3 in the women's 100-meter dash. Mafuta also took second in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 25.37.
Joann Nguyen (59.41) took second in the women's 400-meter dash.
Tyla Lumley finished third in the women's 1500-meter run with a personal record 4:42.41 while
Anastasia Kirillov (4:45.52) rounded out the top-5.
Maria Patron (14.27) and
Zofia Landowska (14.81) were the top-two finishers in the women's 100-meter hurdles. In the 400-meter hurdles,
Madison Bunton claimed second with a PR of 1:03.20.
Ayana Brown registered a triple jump of 10.97m/36-00.
Centaine Noom-Duckworth (39.51m/129-07) and
Katelyn Williams (55.78m/183-00) both finished third in the women's discus throw and hammer throw respectively.
Caleb Lerus won the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.88.
Connor Visnic (14:26.06) was the men's 5000-meter run champion crushing his previous personal best while
Angelo Romagna (54.28) was victorious in the 400-meter hurdles.
Jack Burns placed second in the men's 800-meter run finishing 1:54.30.
In the women's 800-meter run,
Iris Hertting took fourth (2:18.08) while
Gracie Shannon set a PR of 2:21.95 and
Tessa Laska returned to competition with a time of 2:26.99.
BEACH INVITATIONAL
Anthony Barmes beat his previous program outdoor hammer throw record with a toss of 63.13m/207-1 for 13
th place at the Beach Invitational.
Joey Harkins registered a hammer throw was 59.11m/193-11. In the javelin,
Will Tsai (55.94m/183-6) finished 17
th.
Adam Phillps and
Chandler Haight will both compete in the shot put on Saturday (April 16).
MT. SAC RELAYS
At the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.,
Busiwa Asinga finished the 400-meter hurdles in 1:01.12. In the 100-meter hurdles,
Jaymie O'Connor turned in a time of 13.73 while
Briandrias Rhodes ran the 400-meter dash in 56.56.
Cloud Masibhera put together a triple jump of 13.95m/45-9 1/4.
Up next for Drake track & field will compete is the Iowa Musco Twilight April 22-23.
