University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Friday, April 15
Des Moines, IA
University of Northern Iowa
at
Jim Duncan Invitational
Photo by: Luke Lu
Darius King throws top-10 mark, UNI track and field wins 15 events at Jim Duncan
4/15/2022 6:23:00 PM | Track and Field
DES MOINES, Iowa - UNI track and field won eight titles on the men's side and seven on the women's side at the Jim Duncan Invitational.
Darius King opened his outdoor shot put season with a throw that ranks sixth nationally among the current marks. It tops the Missouri Valley Conference and is just shy of his career best for outdoor (20.14). He threw 19.68 meters today to take first place.
In the 200-meter dash, Parker Kiewiet set a personal record with a time of 21.13 seconds, which is the second fastest time in the MVC, behind teammate Isaiah Trousil.
Connor Blough set a personal season record in the 400-meter dash that would move him from 10th to the top five in the MVC. Craig Becker set a career best in the 1,500-meter run to put him among the top 10 in the conference.
Drew Bartels' 100-meter dash time is currently the sixth best time in the conference, and he led off the winning 4x400 meter relay team.
Blair Brooks won both the long jump and triple jump.
The men earned titles from:
On the women's side, Katie Nimrod set a season best in the 400-hurdles. She has the second fastest time in the MVC. She teamed up with Auriona Kimbrough, Erin Kerkhoff and Anna Winterrowd on the winning 4x400, a new season best for the team (3:51.69).
Malory Henze set a personal record to win discus with the sixth best throw in the conference.
The Panthers went 1-2-3 in the 5,000-meter run with Mia Rampton leading the pack.
Both hammer throw competitors set season bests and remain in the top-10 in the conference. Mari Shavers took second with a throw of 56.38 meters (196 feet, 11 inches), and Marin Ehler was fourth with a throw of 54 meters (177-2).
Women's titles:
400-meter dash: 2. Connor Blough 48.90; 4. Tate Hookham 50.26; 8. Trevor Sauerbrei 51.74
1500-meter run: 3. Craig Becker 3.54.16; 5. Brady Griebel 3.58.44; 10. Andrew Kephart 4:03.44
100-meter dash: 3. Drew Bartels 10.76; 5. Zack Butcher 11.07; 6. Kyle Trunnell 11.09; 7. Hunter Manock 11.19; 8. Carter Morton 11.25
800-meter run: 4. Ben Daumueller 1:54.86; 8. Bowen Gryp 1:56.06; 10. Karson Kleve 1:57.88
400-meter hurdles: 2. Bill Mukhtar 56.47; 3. Grant Rickertsen 59.04
200-meter dash: 1. Parker Kiewiet 21.13; 5. Riley Little 22.53
4x400: 1. Drew Bartels, Bill Mukhtar, Ben Daumueller, Trevor Sauerbrei 3:15.91; 3. Zack Butcher, Parker Kiewiet, Connor Blough, Tate Hookham 3:23.17
Field events
High jump: T3. Caden Ungs 1.93 meters (6-4); 5. Ethan Peters 1.83 meters (6-0)
Shot put: 1. Darius King 19.68 (64-6.75); 11. Zack Butcher 11.85 (38-10.5); 12. Carter Morton 11.23 (36.10.25); 14. Drew Bartels 10.52 (34-6.25)
Triple jump: 1. Blair Brooks 14.03 (46-0.25); 3. Casey Hackett 13.18 (43-3)
Pole vault: 1. Teddy Allen 3.95 (12-11.5)
Discus: 1. Thomas Yezek 51.91 (170-3)
Long jump: 1. Blair Brooks 7.21 (23-8)
Hammer throw: 11. Jacob Baier 46.41 (152-11)
400-meter dash: 4. Lindsey Sires 1:02.53
100-meter dash: 4. Madelyn Sanda 12.40; 5. Olivia Hubler 12.54; 7. Erin Kerkhoff 12.62; 8. Ariana Yaklich 12.78; 12. Auriona Kimbrough 13.03; 13. Eva Van De Mortel 13.06
800-meter run: 9. Grace Schaefer 2:21.79; 15. Sadie Juergens 2:25.08; 20. Liv Freund 2:27.97
400-meter hurdles: 1. Katie Nimrod 1:02.85; 3. Anna Winterrowd 1:05.43; 5. Millie Hill 1:09.61
200-meter dash: 1. Madelyn Sanda 25.35; 3. Erin Kerkhoff 25.64; 5. Olivia Hubler 25.78; 6. Auriona Kimbrough 25.91; 10. Eva Van De Mortel 27.15; 11. Ariana Yaklich 27.16
5,000-meter run: 1. Mia Rampton 17:33.57; 2. Isabelle Schaffer 17:39.77; 3. Jill Vonnahme 17:41.89
4x400: 1. Auriona Kimbrough, Erin Kerkhoff, Katie Nimrod, Anna Winterrowd 3:51.69; 4. Kelly Proesch, Liv Freund; Sadie Juergens; Lydia Berns-Schweingruber
Field events
Discus: 1. Malory Henze 45.69 (149-3)
Pole vault: 2. Isabelle Holtzen 3.45 (11-3.75); 3. Alivia Silvestri 3.45 (11-3.75); 4. Abbie Schwieder 3.15 (10-4)
High jump: 1. Rylie Todd 1.67 (5-5.75); 2. Layanna Green 1.64 (5-4.5); 4. Marin McClowry 1.55 (5-1); 5. Sydney Durbin 1.5 (4-11); 7. Morgan Johnk 1.45 (4-9)
Long jump: 1. Lydia Berns-Schweingruber 5.19 (17-0.5); 3. Sydney Durbin 5.05 (16-7); 6. Kelly Proesch 4.79 (15-8.75)
Hammer throw: 2. Mari Shavers 56.38 (185-0); 4. Marin Ehler 54.00 (177-2)
Darius King opened his outdoor shot put season with a throw that ranks sixth nationally among the current marks. It tops the Missouri Valley Conference and is just shy of his career best for outdoor (20.14). He threw 19.68 meters today to take first place.
In the 200-meter dash, Parker Kiewiet set a personal record with a time of 21.13 seconds, which is the second fastest time in the MVC, behind teammate Isaiah Trousil.
Connor Blough set a personal season record in the 400-meter dash that would move him from 10th to the top five in the MVC. Craig Becker set a career best in the 1,500-meter run to put him among the top 10 in the conference.
Drew Bartels' 100-meter dash time is currently the sixth best time in the conference, and he led off the winning 4x400 meter relay team.
Blair Brooks won both the long jump and triple jump.
The men earned titles from:
- Kyle Trunnell: 110-meter hurdles
- Parker Kiewiet: 200-meter dash
- 4x400 relay team: Drew Bartels, Bill Mukhtar, Ben Daumueller, Trevor Sauerbrei
- Darius King: shot put
- Blair Brooks: triple jump, long jump
- Teddy Allen: pole vault
- Thomas Yezek: discus
On the women's side, Katie Nimrod set a season best in the 400-hurdles. She has the second fastest time in the MVC. She teamed up with Auriona Kimbrough, Erin Kerkhoff and Anna Winterrowd on the winning 4x400, a new season best for the team (3:51.69).
Malory Henze set a personal record to win discus with the sixth best throw in the conference.
The Panthers went 1-2-3 in the 5,000-meter run with Mia Rampton leading the pack.
Both hammer throw competitors set season bests and remain in the top-10 in the conference. Mari Shavers took second with a throw of 56.38 meters (196 feet, 11 inches), and Marin Ehler was fourth with a throw of 54 meters (177-2).
Women's titles:
- Katie Nimrod: 400-meter hurdles
- Madelyn Sanda: 200-meter dash
- Mia Rampton: 5,000-meter run
- 4x400
- Malory Henze - discus
- Lydia Berns-Schweingruber - long jump
- Rylie Todd - high jump
UP NEXT
The Panthers stay in state to compete at the University of Iowa April 23 before returning to Des Moines for the Drake Relays April 27-30.MEN'S RESULTS
110-meter hurdles: 1. Kyle Trunnell 15.04; 2. Riley Little 15.14; 3. Hunter Manock 15.24400-meter dash: 2. Connor Blough 48.90; 4. Tate Hookham 50.26; 8. Trevor Sauerbrei 51.74
1500-meter run: 3. Craig Becker 3.54.16; 5. Brady Griebel 3.58.44; 10. Andrew Kephart 4:03.44
100-meter dash: 3. Drew Bartels 10.76; 5. Zack Butcher 11.07; 6. Kyle Trunnell 11.09; 7. Hunter Manock 11.19; 8. Carter Morton 11.25
800-meter run: 4. Ben Daumueller 1:54.86; 8. Bowen Gryp 1:56.06; 10. Karson Kleve 1:57.88
400-meter hurdles: 2. Bill Mukhtar 56.47; 3. Grant Rickertsen 59.04
200-meter dash: 1. Parker Kiewiet 21.13; 5. Riley Little 22.53
4x400: 1. Drew Bartels, Bill Mukhtar, Ben Daumueller, Trevor Sauerbrei 3:15.91; 3. Zack Butcher, Parker Kiewiet, Connor Blough, Tate Hookham 3:23.17
Field events
High jump: T3. Caden Ungs 1.93 meters (6-4); 5. Ethan Peters 1.83 meters (6-0)
Shot put: 1. Darius King 19.68 (64-6.75); 11. Zack Butcher 11.85 (38-10.5); 12. Carter Morton 11.23 (36.10.25); 14. Drew Bartels 10.52 (34-6.25)
Triple jump: 1. Blair Brooks 14.03 (46-0.25); 3. Casey Hackett 13.18 (43-3)
Pole vault: 1. Teddy Allen 3.95 (12-11.5)
Discus: 1. Thomas Yezek 51.91 (170-3)
Long jump: 1. Blair Brooks 7.21 (23-8)
Hammer throw: 11. Jacob Baier 46.41 (152-11)
WOMEN'S RESULTS
1,500-meter run: 2. Sydney Schaffer 4:41.64; 4. Paige Holub 4:44.16; 10. Abby Riley 4:57.61; 11. Lauren Klein 5:10.50400-meter dash: 4. Lindsey Sires 1:02.53
100-meter dash: 4. Madelyn Sanda 12.40; 5. Olivia Hubler 12.54; 7. Erin Kerkhoff 12.62; 8. Ariana Yaklich 12.78; 12. Auriona Kimbrough 13.03; 13. Eva Van De Mortel 13.06
800-meter run: 9. Grace Schaefer 2:21.79; 15. Sadie Juergens 2:25.08; 20. Liv Freund 2:27.97
400-meter hurdles: 1. Katie Nimrod 1:02.85; 3. Anna Winterrowd 1:05.43; 5. Millie Hill 1:09.61
200-meter dash: 1. Madelyn Sanda 25.35; 3. Erin Kerkhoff 25.64; 5. Olivia Hubler 25.78; 6. Auriona Kimbrough 25.91; 10. Eva Van De Mortel 27.15; 11. Ariana Yaklich 27.16
5,000-meter run: 1. Mia Rampton 17:33.57; 2. Isabelle Schaffer 17:39.77; 3. Jill Vonnahme 17:41.89
4x400: 1. Auriona Kimbrough, Erin Kerkhoff, Katie Nimrod, Anna Winterrowd 3:51.69; 4. Kelly Proesch, Liv Freund; Sadie Juergens; Lydia Berns-Schweingruber
Field events
Discus: 1. Malory Henze 45.69 (149-3)
Pole vault: 2. Isabelle Holtzen 3.45 (11-3.75); 3. Alivia Silvestri 3.45 (11-3.75); 4. Abbie Schwieder 3.15 (10-4)
High jump: 1. Rylie Todd 1.67 (5-5.75); 2. Layanna Green 1.64 (5-4.5); 4. Marin McClowry 1.55 (5-1); 5. Sydney Durbin 1.5 (4-11); 7. Morgan Johnk 1.45 (4-9)
Long jump: 1. Lydia Berns-Schweingruber 5.19 (17-0.5); 3. Sydney Durbin 5.05 (16-7); 6. Kelly Proesch 4.79 (15-8.75)
Hammer throw: 2. Mari Shavers 56.38 (185-0); 4. Marin Ehler 54.00 (177-2)
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