AMES, Iowa – The Drake University women's track and
field team had four hurdlers advance to the finals of the 60-meter hurdles with
Sarah Yeager (Ottumwa, Iowa) winning the event on the final day of the
Iowa State Open.
“I don't think we've had four hurdlers in the finals during
my tenure at Drake,” head coach Natasha Kaiser-Brown said. “Coach [LaRon]
Bennett has done a great job with them.”
Yeager won the event with a personal best time of 8.81 and
won her qualifying heat with a personal best time of 8.78. Marissa Smith (Ajax,
Ontario) finished second in the finals in 8.82, a personal best for the senior.
Briana Isom-Brummer (St. Louis, Mo.) was fifth in 9.02 and Destani
Welch (Des Moines, Iowa) came in sixth in 9.26.
Isom-Burmmer also finished third in the seeded section of
the high jump.
The Bulldogs also had a strong showing in the seeded flight
of the 3,000 meters with five runners in the top 20 of the event including
three freshmen.
Freshman Taylor Scholl (Prior Lake, Minn.) led the
pack of Bulldogs in sixth place with a time of 10:28.74. Emma Huston (Des
Moines, Iowa) and Cassie Aerts (David City, Neb.) came in 14th
and 16th, respectively.
“Taylor and Emma both had solid 3,000 meter races,”
Kaiser-Brown said. “They raced very well in their first meet since the cross
country season.”
Also on the track, junior Danyelle Cole (Kansas City,
Kan.) finished sixth in a deep 60-meter field with a time of 7.94, just
two-hundreths of a second off her personal best.
The Bulldogs continue their indoor season next weekend at
UNI with the Jack Jennett Invitational inside the UNI-Dome. Friday's slate is
comprised of the multi-events with the bulk of the competition following on
Saturday.
Iowa State Open
Drake Saturday Women's Results
60 Meters
6. Danyelle Cole, 7.94
10. Tiara Winston, 7.99
42. Kelly Hendricks, 8.47
800 Meters
17. Melissa Parks, 2:27.42
Mile
24. Celia Venezia, 5:28.80
31. Cammy Dole, 5:37.70
37. Celeste Arteaga, 5:45.01
3,000 Meters (Seeded)
6. Taylor Scholl, 10:28.74
14. Emma Huston, 10:44.45
16. Cassie Aerts, 10:49.13
17. Amanda Marwitz, 10:51.04
20. Erin Poss, 11:07.02
22. Stephanie Parks, 11:11.27
60-Meter Hurdles
1. Sarah Yeager, 8.78
2. Marissa Smith, 8.82
5. Briana Isom-Brummer, 9.02
6. Destani Welch, 9.26
27. Brooke Foreman, 9.85
High Jump (Seeded)
3. Briana Isom-Brummer, 5-3
4. Jaclyn Aremka, 5-3
