Hawkeyes Open at Drake Relays, Kip Janvrin Open

DES MOINES, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field opened competition at the Drake Relays on Thursday, as well as the Kip Janvrin Open, hosted by Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

Sophomore Hayden Kuhn placed 13th in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, clocking in at 9:05.99. Junior Yohana Yual finished with a mark of 9:11.94 (20th) and senior Jack Pendergast finished in 9:35.38 (31st).

In the seeded men’s 5,000 meters at Drake, sophomore Will Ryan took 14th with a time of 14:20.95.

Junior Miriam Sandeen placed eighth in the unseeded women’s 5,000 meters with a lifetime best 16:59.13 mark. Senior Kelli Tosic took 18th in the event, running 17:53.58. 

At the Kip Janvrin, three Hawkeyes set personal records in the 1,500 meters. Sophomore Jalyssa Blazek placed 14th in 4:45.25, while freshman Cameron Kalaway took 15th in 4:45.40 and freshman Clare Kelly placed 16th running 4:46.18.

UP NEXT
Iowa competes at the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open on April 26. The Hawkeyes finish out the Drake Relays on April 27, while also competing at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Arizona.

HAWKEYE RESULTS

Drake Relays
Women’s 3K Steeplechase
30. Rowan Boulter – 11:16.26
31. Brooke McKee – 11:19.16

Men’s 3K Steeplechase
13. Hayden Kuhn – 9:05.99
20. Yohana Yual – 9:11.94
31. Jack Pendergast – 9:35.38

Women’s 5,000 Meters (Unseeded)
8. Miriam Sandeen – 16:59.13, PR
18. Kelli Tosic – 17:53.58

Men’s 5,000 Meters (Seeded)
14. Will Ryan – 14:20.95

Kip Janvrin Open
Women’s 1,500 Meters
14. Jalyssa Blazek – 4:45.25, PR
15. Cameron Kalaway – 4:45.40, PR
16. Clare Kelly – 4:46.18, PR
26. Ellie Twedt – 4:53.33

Men’s 1,500 Meters
6. Aidan King – 3:57.03
10. Ian Geisler – 3:57.72
13. Carson Houg – 3:58.99
41. Nate Harbert – 4:08.54
49. Eli Naumann – 4:10.58