Storm shine at last chance meets with record-chasing relay performance
WAVERLY, Iowa - Competing at three separate last chance meets, Simpson men's track and field captured one top-ten mark in school history, along with multiple top-three finishes, on Friday.
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
- The 4x400 relay team of Jrakke Johnson, Adonis McKenzie, Joseph Sams, and Rouce Sayee nearly broke a 46-year old school record, setting the second fastest time at 3:13.17 minutes, only 0.5 seconds off the record.
- Kendrick Achebe tied his season-best in the 100m dash, placing third overall in the event with a time of 10.57 seconds in the finals.
- Jeret Petersen placed third overall in the decathlon, earning the sixth best score in Simpson history with a total of 6481 points. Petersen scored best in the 110m hurdles, along with strong showings in the 100m and high jump.
WARTBURG TOP PERFORMERS
100m Prelims - 3. Kendrick Achebe - 10.71 | 5. Joseph Sams - 10.96 | 9. Jchaun Townsend - 11.32
100m Finals - 3. Kendrick Achebe - 10.57
400m - 3. Easton Klein - 49.76 | 6. Ben Gilbert-Binder - 51.35
Discus - 3. Cole White - 47.55m
Hammer - 8. Lathan McDaniel - 43.70m
4x400 Relay - Johnson, McKenzie, Sams, Sayee - 3:13.17 (2nd best time in school history)
IOWA STATE TOP PERFORMERS
800m - 32. Ethan Haus - 1:55.08 | 37. Ryan North - 1:55.94
1500m - 11 James Johnson - 3:50.03 | 27. Ben Reyes - 4:03.49 | 30. Cole Leggett - 4:05.85
ST. FRANCIS TOP PERFORMERS
Decathlon - 3. Jeret Petersen - 6481 pts (6th best score in school history)
100m - 5. Petersen - 11.57 - 738 pts
Long Jump - 3. Petersen - 6.30m - 652 pts
Shot Put - 4. Petersen - 10.91m - 540 pts
High Jump - 1. Petersen - 1.95m - 758 pts
400m - 4. Petersen - 53.00 - 682 pts
110m Hurdles - 2. Petersen - 15.21 - 824 pts
Discus - 2. Petersen - 37.75m - 619 pts
Pole Vault - 4. Petersen - 3.60m - 509 pts
Javelin - 1. Petersen - 49.87m - 587 pts
1500m - 2. Petersen - 4:57.80 - 572 pts
UP NEXT
Simpson has one final last chance meet before the NCAA National Championships with the Augustana Last Chance on Thursday, May 14.
