DES MOINES, Iowa – Indiana State's time on the Blue Oval at the 114th Drake Relays was full of success, with program top-10 marks being set in nearly every event the Sycamores competed in at Drake Stadium.
 
Sycamore relay teams accounted for seven additions to the program top-10 charts in their three days on the Blue Oval, with Indiana State also adding three program top-10 marks in individual events.
 
Top-Three Finishes

• Napoleon Hernandez, Caden Emmert, Nick Burns, Xavier Wills – 4x800m relay (second, 7:32.36, second in program history)
• Rachel Mehringer, Shanisa Stinson, Kamille Gaskin-Griffith, Riley Tuerff – shuttle hurdle relay (second, 57.35, third in program history)
• Rachel Mehringer – 100m hurdles (13.34, all-conditions program record)
• Janiya Bowman, Kamille Gaskin-Griffith, Collette Wolfe, Iyanla Hunter – 4x200m relay (third, 1:37.47, fourth in program history)
• Ethan Breen, Jackson Krieg, Jason Dworak, Cael Light – 4x1600m relay (third, 16:52.09, third in program history)
• Kyrsten Fehribach – high jump (third, 1.69m/5-06.50)

 
Other Notable Results

• Jason Dworak – 1500m (3:46.55, sixth in program history)
• Rachel Conhoff – 1500m (4:31.30, seventh in program history)
• Emerson Fayman, Trent Jones, Jocqael Thorpe, Cael Light – distance medley relay (9:51.32, third in program history)
• Morgan Dyer, Iyanla Hunter, Halle Miller, Emma Gresham – distance medley relay (11:54.75, seventh in program history)
• Emma Gresham, Morgan Dyer, Halle Miller, Rachel Conhoff – 4x1600m relay (20:28.78, fourth in program history)
• Grace Quinlan – high jump, championship section (1.75m/5-08.75, sixth in program history)

 
Sprints/Hurdles
A week after running a wind-legal school record, Rachel Mehringer set an all-conditions program record in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.34. Mehringer's time was just barely above the wind-legal threshold (+2.1), but will count towards NCAA East First Round qualifying.
 
Mehringer also featured in the Sycamores' shuttle hurdle relay, alongside Shanisa Stinson, Kamille Gaskin-Griffith and Riley Tuerff, as the Indiana State quartet placed second in the field with a time of 57.35, which ranks third in program history.
 
Indiana State's 4x100m relay team also had a productive weekend at the Drake Relays, with the Sycamores' team of Janiya Bowman, Michelle McDonald, Collette Wolfe and Angel Thomas running a season-best time of 45.80 on their way to a top-five finish. The Sycamores' 4x200m relay team of Bowman, Gaskin-Griffith, Wolfe and Iyanla Hunter placed second with a time of 1:37.47, which ranks fourth in program history.
 
Mid-Distance/Distance
Indiana State's distance crew had an extremely productive weekend, setting program top-10 marks in every relay it competed in. The weekend started with program top-10 times in the 1500m from both Rachel Conhoff (4:31.30) on the women's side and Jason Dworak (3:46.55) on the men's side, while Jackson Krieg (3:49.64) and Ethan Breen (3:51.09) both ran season-bests in the event. Indiana State closed its opening day on the Blue Oval with a season-best time of 14:28.75 in the 5000m from Logan Pietrzak.
 
The Sycamores' second day of competition started with program top-10 times in both 4x1600m relays. Emma Gresham, Morgan Dyer, Halle Miller and Rachel Conhoff moved up to fourth in program history in the women's 4x1600 with a time of 20:28.78, while Breen, Krieg, Cael Light and Dworak ran a time of 16:52.09 in the men's side to move up to third in program history in the event. Indiana State's 4x800m team also had a strong showing on the second day, with Napoleon Hernandez, Caden Emmert, Nick Burns and Xavier Wills running a time of 7:32.36 to move into second in program history in the event.
 
Indiana State's distance group closed the weekend with strong showings in the distance medley relay. The women's DMR team of Dyer, Hunter, Miller and Gresham ran the seventh-fastest time in program history at 11:54.75, while the men's DMR team of Emerson Fayman, Trent Jones, Jocqael Thorpe and Light ran the third-fastest time in program history of 9:51.32.
 
Jumps
Indiana State only featured two jumpers at the Drake Relays, both in the high jump, with both of the Sycamores' entries having strong weekends. Grace Quinlan moved into the top 10 in program history in the high jump, clearing 1.75m (5-08.50) to move up to sixth in program history. Quinlan finished tied for fourth in the championship section.
 
Kyrsten Fehribach competed in the open section of the high jump in Des Moines, clearing 1.69m (5-06.75) to earn a third-place finish in the event.
 
Up Next
Indiana State's final meet before the MVC Outdoor Championships is the Billy Hayes Invitational Friday in Bloomington, Indiana.
 
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