Women's Track and Field | 4/23/2021 1:20:00 PM

April 23, 2021-The women's sprint medley relay championship to highlight Friday's action for Emporia State at the 111th running of the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
 
Clarice Nichols, Ashley Wildeman, Jasmine Hurla, and Linnea Meier combined for a time of 4:07.33 to beat out second place Bemidji State by over a second.  Nichols led off with a 25.98 split in the first 200m and Wildeman followed with a 26.79 for her 200m.  Hurla had a 1:00.25 split over 400m and the Hornets were in fourth place going into the final 800m.  Meier turned in a 2:14.33 split as she ran down three teams to give the Emporia State women their first relay championship at Drake since 1996.
 
Matthew Maki had the top showing for the Emporia State men as he shaved 18 seconds off his previous career best in the 5000m.  His time of 14:43.21 was good for the runner-up spot.
 
The men's 4x100m relay team of Juwan Johnson, Jack Watson, Billy Ross Jr, and Hayden Goodpaster ran 42.14 to qualify for the Saturday's finals.
 
Allie Barrett cleared 11-7.75 (3.55m) to finish third in the pole vault for Emporia State.
 
The men's sprint medley relay of Johnson, Goodpaster, Brandon Rhone and Jared Reinke ran 3:28.06 to place fourth. 
 
The Emporia State women had two fifth place finishes in the field events.  Jazmin Williams lept 17-6.25 (5.34m) in the long jump while Holly Brockmeier went 125-8 (38.30m) in the javelin.
 
Emporia State will be back in action on Saturday morning to wrap up their two days at the Drake Relays.
 
NOTES
The last time Emporia State won a women's relay at Drake came in 1996. The foursome of Kari Pitman, Magali Schneider, Jessica Oberg and Deandra Doubrava who won the 4x400m relay in a then Drake Relays record time of 3:48.93 while Bridget Clem, Sharolyn Wilson, Doubrava and Schneider won the sprint medley with a time of 3:59.01 which was also a Drake Relays record at the time.
 
 
 
Men's 100m
12 Watson, Jack      11.20
20 Ross Jr, Billy        11.34
Men's 5000m
2 Maki, Matthew       14:43.21
Men's 110m hurdles
13 Hall, Xavier          15.95
Men's 4x100m Relay
8 Emporia State        42.14q
Juwan Johnson, Jack Watson, Billy Ross Jr., Hayden Goodpaster
Men's Sprint Medley Relay
4 Emporia State        3:28.06
Juwan Johnson, Hayden Goodpaster, Brandon Rhone, Jared Reinke
Long Jump
11 Barber, Kaleb       21-7.25 6.58m
 
Women's 100m
17 Mpwo, Kasaisha  13.35
Women's 5000m
11 Showalter, Hannah          18:54.93
Women's 4x100m Relay
16 Emporia State      49.37
Kadaisha Mpwo, Ashley Wildeman, Jazmin Williams, Clarice Nichols
Women's Sprint Medley Relay
1 Emporia State        4:07.33
Clarice Nichols, Ashley Wildeman, Jasmine Hurla, Linnea Meier
Women's Pole Vault
3 Barrett, Allie           11-7.75 3.55m
Women's Long Jump
5 Williams, Jazmin   17-6.25 5.34m
Women's Javelin
5 Brockmeier, Holly  125-8 38.30m