ISU Returns to Drake Relays, Hayward Field This Week

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ISU Returns to Drake Relays, Hayward Field This Week

04.21.2021 | Track and Field

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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State track and field is back in action at the Drake Relays and Oregon Relays this weekend. Competition will take place at Drake Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while ISU's four men headed to Eugene will run on Friday night.

Live video coverage of both meets will be provided on subscription-based RunnerSpace+. One subscription will give you access to both meets, for more info, click here. For Saturday at the Drake Relays, the 1 p.m. hour will be streamed on RunnerSpace+, while the remainder of competition from 2 p.m. onwards will be televised on NBCSN and via the Peacock Premium streaming service. Live results links for both meets will be posted to the cyclones.com schedule page, here.

While many holes were left in the schedule during the pandemic-stricken 2020 outdoor season, none may have been more apparent than not running at the Drake Relays. The Cyclones are back this weekend with the majority of the squad making the trips to Drake Stadium across the weekend. The No. 14 men's team is the defending champion of the Relay Cup, claiming the 2019 crown via titles in the 4x800 and distance medley relays. The Cyclones will have a strong contingent ready to defend the crown, with the 4x800 team looking for its third-straight title and the Drake Relays record of 7:14.89 set by Nebraska in 1985.

The Iowa State women will also get their chances to showcase talents, with a few intriguing individual entries as well. All-American Cailie Logue will be ISU's final competitor on Friday night as part of a strong women's 1,500-meter field, while Abby Caldwell gets her next shot in the steeplechase on Thursday.

At Oregon, the Cyclones have already had one memorable trip to the new Hayward Field, and the same stars of the first trip will be back looking for more. The highlight of the Oregon Relays weekend comes Friday night at 11 p.m. Central in the men's 5,000-meter run when national champions Wesley Kiptoo and Edwin Kurgat run against Oregon national champions Cole Hocker and Cooper Teare. At the Hayward Premiere three weeks ago, Kiptoo and Kurgat ran to the nation's two fastest marks in the 10,000m run, with both going sub-28 in a race paced by Oregon's Teare.

Earlier Friday night at Hayward, David Too will get another run in the steeplechase Friday night at 9:25 p.m. Central. Too clocked a personal best 8:47.58 to finish second at the Hayward Premiere three weeks ago and currently ranks No. 13 nationally in the event.

Iowa State Entries
Drake Relays
Men
800m Run (Seeded): Alex Lomong, Leonel Perez, David Thompson, Nehemia Too, Joe Schaefer
110m Hurdles: Jack Garber, Mason Weh
400m Hurdles: Mason Weh
4x400m Relay: One Team
4x800m Relay: Two Teams
4x1,600m Relay: One Team
Sprint Medley Relay: One Team
Distance Medley Relay: One Team
Shot Put: Kevin Sakson
Discus: Kevin Sakson
Hammer Throw: Peter Kenn, Vlad Pavlenko
Javelin: Scott Fuchs

Women
1,500m Run (Seeded): Cailie Logue
1,500m Run (Unseeded): Janette Schraft
5,000m Run (Seeded): Winrose Chesang, Brenna Cohoon, Grace Dickel, Dana Feyen
100m Hurdles: Tatiana Aholou, Kaylyn Hall, Katarina Vlahovic
400m Hurdles: Bria Barnes, Kaylyn Hall
3,000m Steeplechase: Abby Caldwell
4x100m Relay: One Team
4x400m Relay: One Team
4x800m Relay: One Team
Sprint Medley Relay: One Team
Distance Medley Relay: One Team
High Jump: Megan Durbin
Long Jump: Tatiana Aholou, Erika Furbeck
Triple Jump: Jalaiya Bartley
Shot Put: Keiara Williams
Discus: Emily March
Hammer Throw: Antonella Creazzola
Javelin: Bailey Righi