April 25, 2015
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DES MOINES, Iowa — The University of Iowa track and field team closed the Drake Relays with five top-eight finishes on Saturday. The event was held at the Jim Duncan Track and Johnny Bright Field in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Sam Fourman electrified the Hawkeye crowd on the final lap of the men’s 1,500 meters. The redshirt junior held off David Timlin of Indiana State (3:44.52) to clinch second, respectively, in a lifetime best 3:44.50. Fourman’s time ranks fourth on Iowa’s all-time list and would fall second in the Big Ten.
“My plan going into the race was just to hang in the middle of the pack until a lap to go,” Fourman said. “The last 200 meters of the race was great. The crowd was really loud and I could hear a ton of Hawkeye fans in the stands. I really wanted to bring home a Drake flag for Iowa, but the winner just had a little more left than me today.”
Junior MonTayla Holder, sophomore Elexis Guster, junior Lake Kwaza, and sophomore Brittany Brown collected hardware in the women’s 400-meter relay. The quartet clocked 45.20 to finish third, respectively.
“The 4×1 ran a good time and competed all the way to the finish,” director of track and field Joey Woody said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t have a great exchange, which cost us a chance at winning, but I think we have the makings of a Big Ten championship relay; we just have to clean up our exchanges.”
The Hawkeyes registered a pair of fourth-place finishes on the day. Mitch Wolff had a strong showing in the men’s 400-meter hurdles. The junior won his section in a personal best 51.44 en route to collecting a fourth-place finish overall. His mark moves him to seventh in Big Ten rankings.
Senior Annemie Smith (188-04, 57.41m) opened competition for the Hawkeyes with a fourth-place finish in the women’s hammer throw.
Sophomore Vinnie Saucer, Jr. (10.587) registered a seventh-place finish in the men’s 100-meter dash final.
“We had our ups and downs the whole weekend,” Woody said. “I was hoping for a few bigger performances, but I was proud the athletes who fought and produced those performances. I’m really excited about being at home next weekend. I think we will be able to put together some great races.”
The Hawkeyes host the 16th annual Musco Twilight on May 2.
Relays:
W 1,600-Meter Sprint Medley Relay L. Kwaza, B. Brown, E. Guster, K. Trost (6th/3:53.29)
M 1,600-Meter Sprint Medley Relay J. Ganschow, N. Aly, B. Davey, W. Teubel (11th/3:26.16)
M Distance Medley Relay D. Gardarsson, N. Aly, C. Lilly, K. Lewis (12th/10:07.07)
W Distance Medley Relay S. Maser, S. Champe, K. Nelson, A. Jones (16th/12.07.62)
