Panther track and field visits Drake for Jim Duncan Invitational on Friday

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The UNI track and field team continues its outdoor season this Friday as the Panthers make the trip to Des Moines for the first time this year for the Jim Duncan Invitational.

Competition is scheduled to begin with field events at 12:30 p.m. CT at Drake Stadium and running events slated to begin at 2 p.m. CT.

Northern Iowa continues outdoor competition after a strong showing last Saturday at the Wartburg Outdoor Select in Waverly, where the Panthers posted 11 first-place performances and set nine new career-best marks.

Among the top performers at Wartburg were heptathlon champion Joey Perry and men's pole vault champion Brendan Safley, who both earned Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Field Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday. Colin Buch also captured the decathlon title for UNI with a new career-best score and wins in four events of the multi-event competition.

Justice Miller, the reigning MVC javelin champion opened his season with a 63.50-meter toss, with Annalise Zeinemann taking the women's pole vault (3.50m). Rylie Todd and Josie Moreland meanwhile tied for first in the women's high jump after both athletes cleared 1.72 meters.

Waverly native Emma Hoins topped the podium in the women's 1,500m in her hometown (4:35.61), while Amelia Hill (unattached) followed in second in 4:37.48 in a crowded 81-runner field. Giada Grimes and Titus Jackson both swept the women's and men's 200-meter dashes with winning times of 24.84 and 22.08 respectively.

Entering this Friday's action, UNI athletes currently lead the MVC in five events:

Women's High Jump | Rylie Todd & Josie Moreland - 1.72m
Women's Shot Put | Katie Fare - 16.58m
Heptathlon | Joey Perry - 4,873 pts
Men's Pole Vault | Brendan Safley - 5.30m
Men's Javelin | Justice Miller - 63.05m

Fare, Perry and Safley also rank in the top-25 in the nation in their respective events listed. The Panthers also boast 22 top-ten performances on the men's side and 21 on the women's side.

UNI track and field action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Track and Field), X (@UNITrackFieldXC) and on Instagram (@uni_tf_xc). Schedules and rosters, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.

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