DES MOINES, Iowa – Select members of the Loras College track and field team competed at the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Invitational, highlighted by a pair of school-record performances.

The distance quartet of Isaac Bourne, Aiden Ruiz, Cameron Gotto and Max Lowe rewrote the program record in the 4x1600-meter relay, finishing in 17:08.38. Caitlyn Cox added to the historic weekend in the hammer throw, breaking the school record with a personal-best mark of 57.84 meters to place fifth.

Loras also claimed a pair of relay titles at Drake. The distance medley relay team of Ruiz, Ian Fagan, Gotto and Bourne took first place with a time of 10:06.15, while Katie Flynn, Layla Hughes, Rosie Flynn and Keelee Leitzen captured the sprint medley in 4:01.33.

The Duhawks continued to stack strong relay performances as the men's 4x200-meter team of Fagan, Zeke Irving, Charlie Irwin and Casey Tath placed fourth with a time of 1:26.16, the second-fastest in program history. The women's 4x400-meter relay of Katie Flynn, Hughes, Rosie Flynn and Keelee Leitzen added an eighth-place finish with a season-best time of 3:48.16, while the men's 4x400-meter group of Fagan, Irving, Tath and Owen Leitzen posted a season-best 3:15.20.

In the field, DreAnthony Jackson recorded a 10th-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 16.35 meters.

At the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola, Iowa, the Duhawks continued their momentum with several personal-best performances. Ryan McGrath and Evan Schlichting each set new marks in the 5,000 meters, finishing in 15:15.25 and 15:28.48, respectively. Brayden Frey added a personal-best effort in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with times of 9:37.05.

Up Next: Loras returns to action at the American Rivers Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pella, Iowa, scheduled for April 30 through May 2.

Meet Report:
Drake Relays
Men's 4x200- 4. Fagan, Z. Irving, Irwin, Tath, 1:26.16
Men's 4x400- 17. Fagan, Z. Irving, Tath, Leitzen, 3:15.20
Women's 4x400- 8. K. Flynn, Leitzen, Hughes, R. Flynn, 3:48.16
Men's DMR- 1. Ruiz, Fagan, Gotto, Bourne, 10:06.15
Women's DMR – 5. Ivy Glendening, Savannah Davis, Lily Molloy, Bailey Vaughan, 12:37.23
Men's 4x1600- 8. Bourne, Ruiz, Gotto, Lowe, 17:08.38
Women's Sprint Medley- 1. K. Flynn, Hughes, R. Flynn, K. Leitzen, 4:01.33
Men's Shot Put- 10. Jackson, 16.35m
Women's Hammer Throw- 5. Cox, 57.84m
 
Kip Janvrin
Men's 5000m – 51. McGrath, 15:15.25 | 76. Schlichting, 15:28.48
Men's 3000mSC – 12. Frey, 9:37.05 | 25. Hoger, 10:01.79
Women's 3000mSC – 17. Vaughan, 11.39.72