Yeager's time of 8.41 was both a personal best as well as a season's best for the Bulldogs. Teammate and two-time defending champion in the event, senior Marissa Smith (Ajax, Ontario) was third in qualifying in 8.49.

"Marissa and Sarah continue to perform well and chip away at their personal bests," Drake head coach Natasha Kaiser-Brown said.

After one day of competition the Bulldogs stand in seventh place with seven points. Wichita State leads the meet with 46 points.

Senior Briana Isom-Brummer (St. Louis, Mo.) finished fourth in the pentathlon. She scored a total of 3596 points. She ran the second-best time in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.85, was fifth in the high jump at 5-3.00, eighth in the shot put throwing 30-2.75, third in the long jump springing to a jump of 18-.25 and fourth in the 800 meters crossing the line in 2:25.98.

"Briana fought hard in the pentathlon," Kaiser-Brown said. "She improved her personal bests in the long jump and the hurdles."

Isom-Brummer also finished 14th in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.87. Freshman Destani Welch (Des Moines, Iowa) was 15th in 8.96.

Senior Whitney Westrum (Waukee, Iowa) qualified for the finals in the 400 meters after running the fifth best qualifying time in 57.16. She was also the top finisher for Drake in the 200 meters, finishing 11th in 24.88. Yeager was 12th in 25.28.

Junior Danyelle Cole (Kansas City, Kan.) was 10th in the 60-meter dash. Her time of 7.76 bested teammates junior Tiara Winston (Denton, Texas), 7.79, in 12th sophomore Ariel Kinlow (Brown Deer, Wis.), 7.88, finished 16th.

To end the night, the Drake distance relay team of Taylor Scholl (Prior Lake, Minn.), Virginia Hill (Haymarket, Va.), Emma Huston (Des Moines, Iowa), and Melissa Parks (Norfolk, Neb.) ran a time of 12:17.83 to place seventh.

Action continues at the UNI Dome Sunday at 9:30 a.m. while a group of Drake student-athletes start the day in the mile 1:45.

2013 MVC Indoor Championships
Team Results - 5 Events Scored
1.     Wichita State, 46
2.     Illinois State, 34
3.     Southern Illinois, 25
4.     Indiana State, 23
5.     Bradley, 9
5.     Northern Iowa, 9
7.     Drake, 7
8.     Missouri State, 3

2013 MVC Indoor Championships
Drake Women's Results

60-Meter Dash - Prelims
10. Danyelle Cole, 7.76
12. Tiara Winston, 7.79
16. Ariel Kinlow, 7.88

200 Meters - Prelims
11. Whitney Westrum, 24.88
12. Sarah Yeager, 25.28
19. Danyelle Cole, 25.61
21. Tiara Winston, 25.72
25. Ariel Kinlow, 26.01

400 Meters - Prelims
5. Whitney Westrum, 57.16, qualified
17. Virginia Hill, 59.58

800 Meters - Prelims
21. Laura Gann, 2:29.47
24. Cammy Dole, 2:34.21

3,000 Meters
12. Cassie Aerts, 10:33.92

Distance Medley
7. Drake 'A', 12:17.83
Relay: Taylor Scholl, Hill, Emma Huston, Melissa Parks

60-Meter Hurdles
1. Sarah Yeager, 8.41, qualified
3. Marissa Smith, 8.49. qualified
14. Briana Isom-Brummer, 8.87
15. Destani Welch, 8.96
20. Brooke Foreman, 9.39

Women's Pentathlon
4. Briana Isom-Brummer, 3596
60-Meter Hurdles - 2nd - 8.85
High Jump - 5th - 5-3.00
Shot Put - 8th - 30-2.75
Long Jump - 3rd - 18-.25
800 Meters - 4th - 2:25.98