Des Moines, Iowa-  This weekend was the 109^th edition of the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee.  Nearly 40,000 fans watched events over the course of four days, with the Tritons breaking multiple school records, as well as a 14 year old Drake Relays record with Adva Cohen's winning Steeplechase performance.   

Full Results-  http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/custompages/Statistics/Relays/2018/2018DrakeRelaysFinal.pdf

Triton Results:

• 3000 Meter Steeplechase- 1^st Place- Adva Cohen- 9:52.37, which sets the new Drake Relays, NJCAA, Iowa Central, and Israeli National Record
• 5000 Meter Run- 19^th Place- Winrose Chesang- 17:43.29, the 6^th fastest time in school history.  
• Men's 1600 Sprint Medley Relay- 7^th Place- 3:30.81- 1) Lockhart, Cary 2) Notz, Vincent 3) Seck, Ndiaga 4) Obadiah, Mel
• Women's 4 x 800 Relay- 3^rd Place- 9:12.01- 3^rd fastest time in school history- 1) Regg Wajid, Aaliyah 2) Sullivan, Abeba 3) Mansaray, Agnes 4) Cohen, Adva
• Women's Distance Medley Relay- 4^th Place- 11:53.89- New school record- 1) Regg Wajid, Aaliyah 2) McNeill, India 3) Mansaray, Agnes 4) Cohen, Adva
• Men's 4 x 200 Relay- 19^th Place- 1:34.44- 1) Lockhart, Cary 2) Oyekunle, Dan 3) Kath, Caleb 4) Virtue, Kane
• Men's Distance Medley Relay- 13^th Place- 10:21.18- 7^th fastest time in school history- 1) Obadiah, Mel 2) Seck, Ndiaga 3) Nicholas, Isaiah 4) Sanford, Alex
• 800 Meter Run- 9^th Place- Agnes Mansaray- 2:12.06
• 800 Meter Run- 4^th Place- Brian Bell- 1:50.12
• 400 Meter Hurdles- 16^th Place- Thomas Zor- 52.87- 6^th fastest time in school history
• Long Jump- 12^th Place- Akeem Bradshaw- 6.86m
• Hammer Throw- 16^th Place- Travis Petersen- 55.46m

Down the road, the Tritons also took part in the Simpson College Kip Janvrin Open.  Here were the top 8 finishers:

• 200 Meter Dash- 4^th Place- Marjanae Coley- 25.04
• 200 Meter Dash- 5^th Place- India McNeil- 25.41
• Shot Put- 6^th Place- Maddie Schmoker- 11.81m / 38-09ft
• 100 Meter Dash- 6^th Place- Dan Oyekunle- 11.00
• 100 Meter Dash- 8^th Place- Caleb Kath- 11.06
• 200 Meter Dash- 3^rd Place- Dan Oyekunle- 21.98
• 400 Meter Dash- 8^th Place- Cornelius Woods- 50.37
• 110 High Hurdles- 5^th Place- Tyreck Newman- 15.36
• 400 Hurdles- 3^rd Place- Tyreck Newman- 56.03
• High Jump- 5^th Place- Ronniel Johnson- 1.92m / 6-03.5ft
• Long Jump- 2^nd Place- Caleb Kath- 6.97m / 22-10.5ft
• Discus- 4^th Place- Tyler Lienau- 46.75m / 153-04ft
• Hammer Throw- 4^th Place- Travis Petersen- 57.97m / 190-02ft

Full Results- 

http://simpsonathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2017-18/files/180427-kip-janvrin-open.htm
 

The Triton Track and Field team now moves to the Regional Championships in Council Bluffs on Friday and Saturday.