Des Moines, IA (NSUWolves.com) [Day 2 of 3] – The Northern State University track and field team finished day two of the Drake Relays Friday. Wolves’ relay teams finished with top-10 standings and new school records were recorded.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the women’s 4x100m was the team of Julia Skari, Renea Taylor, Anna Sckachenko, and Alexa Fender; their 47.23 time earned them sixth place and qualified for finals
- The team of Geoffrey Mannino, Drew Henriksen, Carter Dingman, and Ty Kadlec finished nineth with a time of 1:26.60 in the men’s 4x200m
- Placing 13th in the 4x400m was the relay team of Drew Salfrank, Henriksen, Mannino, and Dingman with their 3:14.54 time
BEYOND THE RESULTS
- The women’s 4x100m team marked the program’s first final 4x100m team at the Drake Relays
- The men’s 4x200m team broke a school record with their time at the Drake Relays; the previous record of 1:27.09 was set in 2024 by Chris Weber, Kadlec, Salfrank, and Noah Bayer
- The long-standing program record of 3:14.96 set back in 1992 by Josh Trandall, Brent Sheehan, Aaron Ferrie, and Cory Schuerman was broken by today’s 4x400m men’s relay team
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Des Moines, IA (NSUWolves.com) [Day 3 of 3] – The Northern State University track and field team wrapped up competition at the Drake Relays Saturday. Multiple program records were set on the day.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Levi Reis competed in the men’s javelin throw championship division; he finished second overall, first amongst Division II, with a 66.27m throw
- Taking second in the men’s long jump championship division was Jayden Munroe and his 7.62m leap; this mark ranks Munroe nineth in the nation
- The team of Renea Taylor, Julia Skari, Addison Cumbow, and Morgan Sheldon notched a top-5 finish at the Drake Relays with their 1:00.36 shuttle hurdle time
- Coming in sixth in the women’s 4x100m finals at 47.01 was the team of Skari, Taylor, Anna Skachenko, and Alexa Fender
BEYOND THE RESULTS
- Reis’ 66.27m javelin throw broke the program record he set earlier this year of 64.67m at the USD Snooze Button Classic on April 8
- Northern’s women’s shuttle hurdle relay set a new program record for the event; previously held by Cumbow, Taylor, Karli Klein, and Sheldon back in 2024 (1:01.73)
- Breaking a school record was the women’s 4x100m team; the previous record of 47.25 was set in 2021 by Isabel Kinzer, Shona Juliana, Makenna Larson, and Shanice Burrell
UP NEXT
The Wolves are back in action for the last meet of the outdoor regular season Friday, May 1 at the South Dakota Challenge in Vermillion, S.D. Full meet details will be posted, including schedules and start times, when they become available.