UNI track and field: 2 Panthers take silver on final day at Drake Relays

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UNI track and field: 2 Panthers take silver on final day at Drake Relays

4/30/2022 4:06:00 PM | Track and Field

Saturday Results

DES MOINES, Iowa — UNI track and field battled windy conditions and tough international competition in the final day of the Drake Relays.

Today, Isaiah Trousil took second in the 100-meter dash after winning his first individual collegiate Drake Relays title with a win in the 200-meter dash yesterday.

Thomas Yezek, who continues to hold the top discus throw in the Missouri Valley Conference discus, took silver in the event with a toss of 54.44 meters (178 feet, 7 inches).

Darius King pulled out of the university division for men's shot put to compete in the elite division, which included the world record holder Ryan Crouser. The field also included Italy's Nick Ponzio and Payton Otterdahl, who are both in the top-15 world rankings.

King took fifth with a throw of 19.19 meters (62-11.5).

On the women's side, the Panthers' 4x100 finished fourth with Rylan Santi, Jill Bennett, Libby Wedewer and Paishence Johnson combined for a time of 46.32 seconds.

The UNI 4x400 relay team of Erin Kerkhoff, Auriona Kimbrough, Emily Vos and Sophia Jungling were just off a season best time with a fifth-place finish in 3:47.94.

Kimbrough and Jungling were also part of the sprint medley relay team that finished just outside the top eight. Emily Vos and Madelyn Sanda joined the duo with a ninth-place finish in 4:03.10.

Even the UNI coaching staff jumped in to compete. Alexina Teubel stepped up to the line in the 1,500-meter run in the elite division. Teubel got caught up in a collision in the first 100 meters, but she was able to bounce back for a top-eight finish. She took seventh in a time of 4:25.63.

Mexico's record holder Laura Galvan won the invitational 1,500-meter run in a time of 4:09.82.

Teubel opened the Panthers' appearance at the 2022 Drake Relays with a third-place finish in the Grand Blue Mile in a time of 4:34.28.

COMPLETE LIST OF TOP-8 PLACINGS BY PANTHERS

MEN'S RESULTS (compiled results)

200: 1. Isaiah Trousil 20.73; 3. Parker Kiewiet 20.94
100: 2. Isaiah Trousil 10.66
Decathlon: 4. Carter Morton 6,697 points; 5. Zack Butcher 6,487; 6. Drew Bartels 6,341
4x800: 8. Drake Hanson, Seb Gearhart, Ben Daumueller, Craig Becker 7:35.19
800 (unseeded): 8. Drake Hanson 1:52.09

Field events

Discus: 2. Thomas Yezek 54.44 m (178-7)
Shot put (invitational): 5. Darius King 19.19 m (62-11.5)

WOMEN'S RESULTS (compiled results)

4x100: 4. Rylan Santi, Jill Bennett, Libby Wedewer, Paishence Johnson 46.32
4x400: 5. Erin Kerkhoff, Auriona Kimbrough, Emily Vos, Sophia Jungling 3:47.94
Heptathlon: 5. Lydia Berns-Schweingruber 4,395 points

Field events

Shot put: 8. Katie Fare 15.31 m (50-2.75)

UP NEXT

The Panthers have one final tune-up before heading back to Drake University for the MVC Championships. UNI will head to Madison, Wisconsin, for the Badger Invitational May 6.

RESULTS FROM SATURDAY

MEN'S RESULTS

Distance medley: 15. Drake Hanson, Bill Mukhtar, Bowen Gryp, Craig Becker 10:05.87
100: 2. Isaiah Trousil 10.66

Field events

Discus: 2. Thomas Yezek 54.44 m (178-7)
Shot put (invitational): 5. Darius King 19.19 m (62-11.5)
Triple jump: 16. Blair Brooks 14.34 m (47-0.75)

WOMEN'S RESULTS

Sprint medley: 9. Emily Vos, Madelyn Sanda, Auriona Kimbrough, Sophia Jungling 4:03.10
4x100: 4. Rylan Santi, Jill Bennett, Libby Wedewer, Paishence Johnson 46.32
4x400: 5. Erin Kerkhoff, Auriona Kimbrough, Emily Vos, Sophia Jungling 3:47.94

DRAKE RESULTS FROM FRIDAY

MEN'S RESULTS

4x800: 8. Drake Hanson, Seb Gearhart, Ben Daumueller, Craig Becker 7:35.19
110 hurdles: 23. Jack Sumners 15.55
100: 2. Isaiah Trousil 10.67; 16. Tayshaun Cooper 10.96
200: 1. Isaiah Trousil 20.73; 3. Parker Kiewiet 20.94
Long jump: 9. Parker Kiewiet 7.34 (24-1);
Shot put: 19. Thomas Yezek 16.43 (53-11)

WOMEN'S RESULTS

4x100: 7. Rylan Santi, Jill Bennett, Libby Wedewer, Paishence Johnson 45.67
4x200: 14. Erin Kerkhoff, Madelyn Sanda, Olivia Hubler, Auriona Kimbrough 1:41.94
800: 10. Sophia Jungling 2:14.52
100: 11. Paishence Johnson 12.12; 17. Libby Wedewer 12.33
400: 19. Jill Bennett 58.22
200: 14. Libby Wedewer 24.85
High jump: 13. Rylie Todd 1.68 m (5-6)
Shot put: 8. Katie Fare 15.31 m (50-2.75); 9. Marin Ehler 15.24 m (50-0); 24. Morgan Nealey 13.73 m (45-0.5)

* Former Panther standout and Paralympian Jessica Heims set a world record with a discus throw of 37.28 meters (122-4).

RESULTS FROM THURSDAY

MEN'S RESULTS

800 (unseeded): 8. Drake Hanson 1:52.09; 14. Seb Gearhart 1:53.13
Decathlon: 4. Carter Morton 6,697 points; 5. Zack Butcher 6,487; 6. Drew Bartels 6,341

WOMEN'S RESULTS

1,500 (unseeded): 25. Paige Holub 4:38.21
3,000 steeplechase: 28. Mia Rampton 11:03.83
Heptathlon: 5. Lydia Berns-Schweingruber 4,395 points; 9. Kelly Proesch 3,785; 11. Amanda Lietz 3,377
10,000: 16. Isabelle Schaffer 37:15.2; 17. Jill Vonnahme 37:16.11

PANTHER CONNECTIONS

Former Panther standout and Paralympian Jessica Heims set a world record with a discus throw of 37.28 meters (122-4).
Assistant coach Alexina Teubel opened the Panthers' appearance at the 2022 Drake Relays with a third-place finish in the Grand Blue Mile in a time of 4:34.28.