DES MOINES, Iowa – Senior hurdler Marcus Neely advanced to the 110-meter hurdles finals tomorrow following a solid run at a chilly Day Two of the 2017 Drake Relays on Friday.
 
Neely managed to win his heat with a time of 14.03, which was the fourth fastest overall time. He will be competing against fellow national top-50 hurdlers Aaron Mallett (5th), Nate Pozolinski (12th) and Justin Veteto (36th). Neely entered the weekend ranked 18th in the NCAA at 13.79.
 
The finals for the 110-meter hurdles will take place tomorrow at 3:44 p.m. ET.
 
The men's 4x200-meter relay team had an excellent day as well, winning their heat and finishing fifth overall with a time of 1:26.93. The quartet of Tristan Parmley, Tyrell Dowdell, CJ Anyaebunam and Adrian Gibson now own the second fastest time in Indiana State history, falling just short of the record 1:26.30 set in 2013.
 
The Sycamore women also ran a second-fastest time in school history, coming within four seconds of the original 4x800-meter relay record set all the way back in 1995 at 8:48.97. The relay made up of Brooke Moore (2:12.72), Imani Davis (2:12.65), Brittany Neely (2:13.68) and Alethia Marrero (2:13.35) finished fourth at 8:52.38 behind Oklahoma State (8:37.20), Iowa State (8:41.10) and Ohio State (8:42.70).
 
Competition will resume tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw.
 
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