CEDAR FALLS, IOWA -- Drake junior Tyse Samani (Kansas City, Mo.) captured the high jump title to highlight action for the Drake women's track and field team at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championship Sunday at the UNI-Dome.

Samani soared five feet 7 inches. Junior teammate Michelle Mitchell (Brookfield, Wis.) was ninth at 5-5.

Drake junior Kara McCartney (Elgin, Iowa) was third in the finals of the 800 in two minutes 15.13 seconds.

Senior Nicole Braunsdorf (St. Francis, Wis.) and junior Casey McDermott (Newton, Iowa) had big days. Braunsdorf finished fourth in the mile in 4:56.82 and came back to place third in the 5,000 in 17:35.06.

McDermott was fifth in the mile in 4:57.74 and capped off the meet by placing fourth in the 5,000 in 17:44.13. Drake junior Tara Scieszinski (Albia, Iowa) was 12th in the 5,000 in 18:11.15, while junior Meredith Bell (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was 13th in 18:15.19.

Junior Johanna Sprang placed seventh in the pole vault at 11-09, breaking the school indoor record of 11-7.75 held by Sprang and 2004  record holder Jess Hetcko.

Drake closed out the meet by placing sixth in the 4x400 relay with senior Caitlin Able (Aurora, Colo.), Clarissa LaFlora (Kewanee, Ill.),  freshman Sarah Yeager (Ottumwa, Iowa) and junior Ari Curtis (Fort Collins, Colo.) being clocked in a season best 3:53.08.

Freshman Marissa Smith (Ajax, Ontario, Canada) finished eighth in the final of the 60 hurdles in 9.03 seconds.