Over the weekend, both Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams divided into two, taking some to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete in the Drake Relays, with the other half traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska, to compete in the Prairie Wolf Invitational.
Sophomore RaeAnn Thompson started the Drake Relays in the 100m, where she placed 22nd with a time of 12.14. In the 400m, junior Joaquin Gutierrez had a time of 48.05, which put him 13th.
Thompson, juniors Morgan Mahoney and Kat Vogt and sophomore Neryah Hekl competed in the 4×100, where they placed fourth with a time of 46.56. In the 4×400 were Vogt, sophomores Chaney Nelson and Kiley Hejtmanek and junior Danie Parriott, where they had a time of 3:47.84, which put them in fourth.
In the 110m hurdles, senior Zach Turner placed fourth with a time of 13.84. Turner also competed in the 400m hurdles, where he walked away in first with a time of 50.81. Placing seventh in the same event was freshman Andrew Brown, who had a time of 53.49.
Turner and Brown also ran in the 110-meter Shuttle Hurdles, along with sophomore Andrew Harms and freshman Zachary Fox. They finished with a time of 58.32, placing them fifth.
Jumping in the high jump was senior Dylan Starr, who placed fifth with a mark of 2.03m. Finishing in ninth in the triple jump was junior Josie Garrett, who had a mark of 11.64m, along with freshman Brian Cech, who placed 13th with a mark of 13.80m. Also walking away in 13th was sophomore Kyla Davis, who had a mark of 11.13m.
Switching over to the Prairie Wolf Invitational, in the 400m was senior JaDae Moore, who placed third with a time of 49.45. In the 800m was junior Maddy Ramey, who placed second with a time of 2:27.85.
Junior Ashlei McDonald, who ran 4:51.32 in the 1500m, placed third, and junior Michael Grigsby, who ran 15:24.01 in the 5000 m. Running in the 10,000m was freshman Aubrie Johnson, who had a time of 46:43.76, where she placed first.
In the 3000-meter Steeplechase, freshman Kenzie Spencer placed first with a time of 13:58.63, and freshman Joseph Seifferlein placed third with a time of 11:12.26. In the 4×100 relay, sophomore Devon Jackson, Moore, freshman Ryland Garretson and senior Dalton Whisenhunt placed second with a time of 41.64.
In the high jump, sophomore Peyton Herrick placed second with a mark of 1.93m. In pole vault was sophomore Kaylee Pridyl, who had a mark of 3.71m, with senior Drew Garrison placing third with a mark of 4.40m. In the long jump was sophomore Michael Willey, who had a mark of 6.64m.
Transitioning to throws, senior Alivia Baucom, who had a mark of 14.32m, and senior Madison Sutton, who had a mark of 13.49m, placed first in the shot put. In the discus, Sutton took first with a mark of 47.04m, followed by junior Christopher Brown, who had a mark of 48.37m. Baucom placed second with a mark of 46.36m, alongside senior Trey Dickey, who had a mark of 48.37m.
In the hammer throws, it was Sutton who also walked away in first with a mark of 54.12m. Junior Mia Knigge had a mark of 48.98m and Dickey had a mark of 56.28m, which placed them in second. Placing first in the javelin were sophomore Mason Crumbliss, who had a mark of 53.30m, and sophomore Delaney Burge, who had a mark of 39.28m.
Next up, both Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams will be traveling to Hastings, Nebraska, to compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships on May 2-3.
