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Kayla Mescher helped the Vikings to a second place finish in the DMR on Friday

Track and Field

Vikings have strong showing at the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open

INDIANOLA, Iowa – The men's and women's DMR squads placed in the top-five on day two of the Drake Relays, while another group had a strong showing at the Kip Janvrin Open on Friday.

On the second day at the Drake Relays, the women's distance medley relay squad of Emma Anderson, Irene Almarcha, Kayla Mescher, and Leah Seivert took second with a time of 11:50.09.

The men's distance medley relay team of Paul Yak, Khor Kong, Zach Tuschen and Harald Karbo placed third with a time of 10:08.74.

Kelsey Kaufmann placed 20th in the women's high jump with a clearance of 1.63 meters (5 feet, 4 ¼ inches).

At the Kip Janvrin Open, Calliann Brunswig took sixth with a clearance of 18 feet and 1.5 inches in the women's long jump. Kaylynn Erlandson took third clearing 36 feet and 3 inches in the women's triple jump.

In the men's 4x100 meter relay, the squad of Ryan Heuer, Justin Greenway, Jason Greenway and Nathaniel Wolverton place second clocking a time of 42.38.

Kaitlyn Yoerg led the way for the Vikings in the 1,500-meter run finishing second with a time of 4:42.26. Teammate Megan Brown recorded a new personal-best time of 4:52.02 to take seventh-place.

In the women's 100-meter hurdles, Almarcha took second place clocking a time of 14.37, Brunswig finished eighth with a time of 15.07. In the men's 110-meter hurdles, Heuer took third with a time of 15.02.

Valerie Moos 400-meter clocked a time of 1:03.67 to tab a sixth-place finish. In the men's 400-meter hurdles, Heuer led the way with a time of 54.67 to take second-place. Greenway [Jason] took third (55.64) while Zach Jones took fourth (55.94) and Dylon Van't Hof place ninth (56.90).

Thomas Sittig record a new personal-best time in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.08, Chris Sharpe earned a time of 51.18. Greenway [Justin] took second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.05.

Gabi Swoboda debuted in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase taking third with a time of 11:32.71.

Keegan Carda led the way for the Vikings with a third place finish running a time of 14:51.11, Glen Ellingson took eighth with a time of 15:14.86. In the women's 5,000-meter run, Meritxell Delgado finished fifth with a time of 17:32.78 while Annie Kruse took eighth clocking a time of 17:46.79.

Augustana will be back in action tomorrow for day three of the Drake Relays starting with the men's and women's 1,600-meter sprint medley. 


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Players Mentioned

Paul Yak

Paul Yak

Senior
Keegan Carda

Keegan Carda

Junior
Glen Ellingson

Glen Ellingson

Sophomore
Ryan Heuer

Ryan Heuer

Junior
Zach Jones

Zach Jones

Junior
Harald Karbo

Harald Karbo

Junior
Khor Kong

Khor Kong

Junior
Thomas Sittig

Thomas Sittig

Sophomore
Zach Tuschen

Zach Tuschen

Sophomore
Emma Anderson

Emma Anderson

Junior

Players Mentioned

Paul Yak

Paul Yak

Senior
Keegan Carda

Keegan Carda

Junior
Glen Ellingson

Glen Ellingson

Sophomore
Ryan Heuer

Ryan Heuer

Junior
Zach Jones

Zach Jones

Junior
Harald Karbo

Harald Karbo

Junior
Khor Kong

Khor Kong

Junior
Thomas Sittig

Thomas Sittig

Sophomore
Zach Tuschen

Zach Tuschen

Sophomore
Emma Anderson

Emma Anderson

Junior