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Brogan Austin, Reed Fischer and Ashlyn Keeney are Main Attractions at Drake Relays Distance Carnival

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DyeStat.com   Apr 26th 2019, 5:35am
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Fischer first to win three straight in men’s 5,000 meters, Austin runs fastest men’s 10,000 since 1985; Keeney sets Iowa state freshman record in girls 3,000, with Thomas producing girls long jump three-peat and Kofton repeating in girls discus throw

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

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DES MOINES – The annual Distance Carnival at the 110th Drake Relays introduced the country to promising Iowa City Liberty freshman Ashlyn Keeney, showcased the impressive range of marathon champion Brogan Austin and highlighted a memorable achievement by former Bulldogs standout Reed Fischer, all in the span of three hours Thursday.

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Fischer capped the evening schedule at Drake Stadium by becoming the first male athlete in meet history to win three consecutive 5,000-meter titles, clocking 13 minutes, 51.84 seconds.

Fischer, representing Tinman Elite, secured his first victory in 2017 during his senior year at Drake and has added two more as a post-collegiate athlete. Van Nelson of St. Cloud State (Minnesota) is the only other male athlete to win three in a row from 1966-68, but did so when the event was only a 3-mile race.

Austin, the reigning U.S. marathon champion also competing for Tinman Elite, produced the fastest 10,000-meter performance at Drake Relays since 1985 by running a personal-best 29:09.22 to win by 42 seconds.

Keeney not only set a state freshman record, but ran the No. 4 time in Iowa prep history in the girls 3,000 meters by clocking 9:39.64. Keeney’s effort, which ranks No. 8 all-time among high school freshmen, was faster than the ninth-grade efforts of Iowa prep legends Stephanie Jenks of Linn-Mar and Katie Flood of Dowling Catholic.

Only Jenks, Flood and Pleasant Valley graduate McKenzie Yanek have run a faster 3,000 in state history than Keeney, who is also scheduled to run the 800 meters Friday.

Ankeny IA senior Tim Sindt not only set a program record by clocking a state-leading 9:14.64 in the boys 3,200 meters, but became only the second male athlete in school history to win the event at Drake Relays, joining Chris Leonard in 1980.

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln IA senior Darby Thomas produced a fourth-round leap of 19 feet (5.79m) to secure her third consecutive long jump title, becoming only the third female athlete in meet history to achieve the feat, joining Jalynn Roberts-Lewis of Des Moines Roosevelt (2012-14) and Jennifer Jorgensen of Southeast Webster-Grand of Burnside (2006-08).

Tipton IA senior Jamie Kofron produced a lifetime-best 147-8 (45.00m) in the second round to repeat as girls discus throw champion.

Kofron became the fourth female athlete in meet history to capture consecutive titles, joining Kiana Phelps of Kingsley-Pierson/Woodbury Central (2013-16), Taylor Freeman of Iowa City West (2006-08) and Abby Emsick of Lewis Central of Council Bluffs (1999-2002).

New Hampton IA senior Noah Fenske improved on his own state-leading mark in the shot put with a fifth-round effort of 60-11.25 (18.57m), becoming the first male athlete in program history to win the event.

Sibley-Ocheyedan IA senior Grant Brouwer cleared 6-9 (2.05m) on his second attempt in the boys high jump to edge Northeast senior Braeden Hoyer, who made the bar on his third try.

Breanna Sieracki of Team USA Minnesota became the third athlete in meet history to run under 10 minutes in the women’s 3,000 steeplechase, clocking 9:59.33.

After Adva Cohen became the first two-year college athlete in meet history to win the women’s 3,000 steeplechase last year, another Iowa Central Community College standout became the first male athlete to win the event when Awet Yohannes surged over the final barrier to edge Wisconsin-LaCrosse senior Zach Shoemaker-Allen by an 8:55.18 to 8:55.43 margin.

Former North Dakota State talent Maddie Van Beek, who placed seventh Tuesday at the Grand Blue Mile in 4:40.6, won the women’s 5,000 in 16:15.31.

South Dakota senior Megan Billington prevailed in the 10,000 in 35:12.24, becoming the Coyotes’ second female athlete in meet history to win the event, along with Kelsey Barrett in 2015.

Emilyn Dearman, a former NCAA Division 2 national champion at Pittsburg State, produced a lifetime-best 5,926 points to win the women’s heptathlon. Dearman’s score was the third-highest in meet history.

Theodore Frid, a redshirt athlete at Minnesota, also achieved a personal best to win the men’s decathlon with 7,478 points.



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