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Drake Track and Field participates in the 49th annual Jim Duncan Invitational on Friday, April 10th, 2026 at the Blue Oval on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Ginnie Coleman

Track and Field Drake Athletic Communications

Drake Starts Regular Season Homestretch at Musco Twilight

Bulldogs win twice, produce several other top finishers in Iowa City

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Drake University track and field team had a large contingent in Iowa City over the weekend at the Musco Twilight meet. The Bulldogs came away with a pair of wins to highlight an impressive effort in their penultimate regular season contest.
 
Drake produced two wins on the men's side as Carter Beasley ran 1:50.27 to take top honors in the 800 and Xander Kwa outran the steeplechase field in 8:54.11.
 
Daghyn True and Vaughn Larson were second and third, respectively, in the men's steeplechase. True paced 9:25.54 while Larson was close behind in 9:36.65.
 
Ella Brown and Sophia Agan highlighted the women's effort on the track with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 400 and 3000, respectively. Brown sprinted 57.95 while Agan ran 10:08.22.
 
Avery Littlejohn was fifth in the women's 400 with a time of 1:00.81. Amilia Condon and Gracie Foster also represented Drake in the 3000 with respective marks of 10:18.31 and 10:21.48. John Moellers finished third in the men's 3000 at 8:41.05 while competing unattached.
 
Other top three finishers were Aidan Simon in the men's 1500 (3:53.37) and Josiah Rainey in the men's 100 (10.74). Rainey was also fifth in the 200 at 21.46.
 
Marieli Estrello flew through the women's 100 and 200 with a fifth and sixth place result, respectively. She ran 12.36 in the 100 and 25.22 in the 200.
 
The Drake track outcomes were rounded out by two more fifth place finishes on the track as Berkley Munnings lapped 54.68 and Emma Nau ran 1:04.49 in the 400 hurdles. Drake Dombrosky and Khalil Kaba were sixth for the men's side in the 400 and 110 hurdles, respectively. Nau managed another top six placement in the 100 hurdles while Favor Omoijuanfo was sixth in the 100.
 
Ayla Barrett was Drake's lone field event participant with a fifth-place finish in the high jump. She leapt 1.50m/4-11.
 
Drake will travel to Ames next week for the Cyclone Twilight on May 8 before turning toward postseason action.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Xander Kwa

Xander Kwa

Distance
Sophomore
Emma Nau

Emma Nau

Sprints
Senior
Favor Omoijuanfo

Favor Omoijuanfo

Sprints
Sophomore
Aidan Simon

Aidan Simon

Distance
Junior
Ayla Barrett

Ayla Barrett

Jumps
Freshman
Gracie Foster

Gracie Foster

Distance
Freshman
Drake Dombrosky

Drake Dombrosky

Sprints
Freshman
Khalil Kaba

Khalil Kaba

Sprints/Hurdles
Freshman
Sophia Agan

Sophia Agan

Middle Distance
Freshman
Ella Brown

Ella Brown

Middle Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Xander Kwa

Xander Kwa

Sophomore
Distance
Emma Nau

Emma Nau

Senior
Sprints
Favor Omoijuanfo

Favor Omoijuanfo

Sophomore
Sprints
Aidan Simon

Aidan Simon

Junior
Distance
Ayla Barrett

Ayla Barrett

Freshman
Jumps
Gracie Foster

Gracie Foster

Freshman
Distance
Drake Dombrosky

Drake Dombrosky

Freshman
Sprints
Khalil Kaba

Khalil Kaba

Freshman
Sprints/Hurdles
Sophia Agan

Sophia Agan

Freshman
Middle Distance
Ella Brown

Ella Brown

Freshman
Middle Distance