Panthers wrap men’s outdoor season in College Station in 4x400-meter relay

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. --- The UNI relay team of Zack Butcher, Parker Kiewiet, Drake Hanson and Zach Fall took to the track on Friday night at Texas A&M's E.B. Cushing Stadium, running in the national quarterfinal round of the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Meet.

In the final men's event of the four-day competition, Northern Iowa clocked a final time of 3:08.36 to finish in 19th place out of 24 teams with the ninth-fastest time in program history. After Butcher and Kiewiet led off the first two legs with a combined time of 1:33.76, Hanson, who ran in the first round of the men's 800 meters on Wednesday, posted a time of 46.76 seconds on the third leg, while Fall finished the final 400 meters with a time of 47.85 seconds to round of the third of three heats.

Other notable teams in the third heat included Southern Illinois and Illinois State, this year's Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) champion and runner-up respectively, as well as Iowa State.

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With the conclusion of men's competition on Friday, the Panthers wrap up action in Texas on Saturday with Josie Moreland set to make her NCAA West Preliminary debut in the women's high jump, while school record holder Emma Hoins hits the track at 5:40 p.m. CT in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.

PANTHERS AT NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY MEET

Wednesday, May 28

Men's Javelin (First Round) | Justice Miller - 19th - 217 feet, 1 inch (66.18m)
Men's Shot Put (First Round) | Carson Lienau - 22nd - 59 feet, 9 inches (18.29m)
Men's Shot Put (First Round) | Spencer Kessel - 34th - 57 feet, 11 ¾ inches (17.67m)
Men's Shot Put (First Round) | David Russell - 41st - 56 feet, 7 ½ inches (17.26m)
Men's Pole Vault (Semifinals) | Brendan Safley - 21st - 16 feet, 11 ½ inches (5.17m)
Men's 800m (First Round) | Drake Hanson - 32nd - 1:49.35
Men's 800m (First Round) | Chase Knoche - 37th - 1:50.03

Thursday, May 29

Women's Shot Put (First Round) | Katie Fare - 22nd - 51 feet, 5 ¾ inches (15.69m)
Women's 400m Hurdles (First Round) | Carlie Jo Fusco - 42nd - 1:00.76

Friday, May 30

Men's 4x400m Relay (Quarterfinals) | Butcher, Kiewiet, Hanson, Fall - 19th - 3:08.36

Saturday, May 31

3:30 p.m. CT - Women's High Jump (Semifinal) [Moreland]
5:40 p.m. CT - Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (Quarterfinals) [Hoins]

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