AMES, IOWA -- Junior
Tyse Samani (Kansas City, Mo.) tied for seventh in the high jump to highlight action for the Drake women's track and field team at the Iowa State Classic Saturday. Samani leaped five feet six inches.
Senior
Nicole Braunsdorf (St. Francis, Wis.), making her indoor debut, was 13th in the 3,000- meter run in 9 minutes 57.97 seconds, while junior teammate
Casey McDermott (Newton, Iowa) was 17th in 10:01.85.
Drake senior
Caitlin Able (Aurora, Colo.) was 32nd in seeded 400 in 58.16.
Junior
Ari Curtis (Fort Collins, Colo.) was second in the women's unseeded 400-meter dash in 57.11 seconds. Junior teammate
Beth Hamling (Council Bluffs, Iowa) was 10th in 57.73.
Four athletes competed in the women's unseeded 800-meter run with sophomore
Kirsten Lake (Parker, Colo.) leading the pack by placing 22nd in 2:17.10. Junior
Kara McCartney (Elgin, Iowa) was 29th in 2:18.31, while junior
Clarissa LaFlora (Kewanee, Ill.) was 44th in 2:21.51 and freshman
Cammy Dole (Anamosa, Iowa) placed 64th in 2:26.01.
Senior
Courtney Heinz (St. Paul, Minn.) was 53rd in the unseeded mile in 5:25.70 with junior teammate
Katie Coomer (Overland Park, Kan.) 56th in 5:27.20.