DES MOINES, Iowa - The Augustana track and field team concluded its trip to the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday afternoon with three top-15 finishes.

"The Drake Relays are always a meet that we circle on our calendar, because of the history of the meet, along with all the top competitors that make it one of the best meets in the US," head coach Tracy Hellman said of the Drake Relays. "Unfortunately the weather affected many of the races and places during the weekend.  But our kids persevered and had some great performances. Highlighting our teams this weekend was Kelsey Kaufmann and josh barrows. Kelsey had a lifetime best and now sits fourth nationally in the high jump. She placed very high in this deep talented field. Josh had a solid 400 hurdles considering the weather and beat many high caliber runners. He also had an outstanding anchor leg for our runner-up 4x800 team. We now continue the final push towards the championship season."

The Vikings were led on the second day of the Drake Relays by their women's Distance Medley Relay team. The team, consisting of Cassidy Soli, Cortney Dowling, Brooke DeVos and Emma Anderson took sixth in the college division with a time of 12:15.26.

The men's Distance Medley Relay team also competed on Saturday. The team of John Klecker, Chris Sharpe, Zach Tuschen and Alec Kray finished in 15th with a time of 10:32.98.

Josh Barrows was the lone Vikings to compete in an individual event on Saturday. Barrows finished in 13th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.37. Barrows finished in third amongst Division II competition.

Next up for the Vikings will be the NSIC Multi-Events where Augustana will be represented by Olivia Montez Brown and Melissa Barella in Women's Heptathlon on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 2-3. Events begin on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. and on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m.