LINCOLN, NEB. -- In a final tuneup before the upcoming Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, four members of the Drake track team competed at the Nebraska Open Saturday.

Drake junior Casey McDermott (Newton, Iowa) was third in the women's 1,500-meter run in four minutes 30.58 seconds, while senior teammate Nicole Braunsdorf (St. Francis, Wis.) was fourth in 4:32.00.
  
"They competed well despite windy conditions," said Drake assistant coach Dan Hostager. "It was good prep for the conference meet."

Drake senior Deidra Dirth (Apple Valley, Minn.) was fourth in the women's discus at 150 feet six inches.

Drake freshman Kevin Harp (Iowa City, Iowa) was sixth in the men's javelin with a throw of 157 feet three inches.