Wednesday, Apr. 22 - Saturday, Apr. 25 | Drake Relays
Drake Stadium | Des Moines, Iowa | Drake University
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Qualifiers for the 116th annual Drake Relays have been announced. This meet will take place April 22-25 at Drake Stadium.

Wartburg's Qualifiers (Men)
Triple Jump (University/College): Tonie Torboh Jr, Jayden Maten
Javelin Throw: Trent Polley
10000m (Invite): Isaiah Hammerand, Tyler Schermerhorn, Eli Larson, AJ Schermerhorn
5000m (Open): Lance Sobaski, Solomon Zaugg
5000m (Open Unseeded): Ander Julian, Seth Bailey, Ahmed Aldamak
3000m Steeplechase (Open): Lance Sobaski
1500m (Unseeded): Nathan Kinzer
800m (Unseeded): Hutton Edney, Nathan Ahern
100m (University/College): Ben Frazier
4x1600m (University/College): Aidan Decker, Solomon Zaugg, Clay Warson, Nathan Kinzer
4x800m (College): Nathan Ahern, Logan Rosas, Hutton Edney, Rylan Martin
4x400m (College): Jeffrey Oestreicher, Hutton Edney, Jimmy Weispfenning, Alex Kerr
4x110m Shuttle Hurdles (University/College): Weston Johnson, Austin Rindels, Seneca Molstre, Christian Timmerman
4x100m (College): AJ Wright, Jordan Cleaves, Jimmy Weispfenning, Ben Frazier
 
Wartburg's Qualifiers (Women)
Heptathlon (University/College): Grace Braden, Caitlin Benesh
High Jump (University/College): Ema Roberts
10000m (Invite): Morgan Engel, Kelly Giardina
5000m (Open Unseeded): Maddie Merna
800m (Unseeded): Haley Meyer
400m Hurdles (University/College): JoJo Tyynismaa
DMR (Iowa College): Janae Hansen, Nadia Bowden, Hannah Ramsey, Alyssa Blakenship
4x800m (College): Haley Meyer, Hannah Ramsey, Bethany Warren, Nadia Bowden
4x400m (College): Olivia Tollari, JoJo Tyynismaa, Haley Meyer, Natalie Bork
4x100m Shuttle Hurdles (University/College): JoJo Tyynismaa, Grace Braden, Caitlin Benesh, Ryann Decker
4x100m (College): Olivia Tollari, JoJo Tyynismaa, Aly Stahle, Amanda Davis
 
Notes:

• This is the first appearance in the heptathlon for Braden and Benesh
• Polley will be competing in the javelin throw for the second consecutive season
• This will be the first appearance in the high jump for Roberts
• This will be the first appearance in the triple jump for Torboh Jr and Maten
• This will be the first appearance in the 100m for Frazier
• Tyynismaa has competed in the finals in the 400m hurdles for two consecutive seasons
• This will be first appearance in the 800m for Ahern
• Edney competed in the finals last year in the 800m
• Meyer competed in the finals last year in the 800m
• This will be the first appearance in the 1500m for Kinzer
• Sobaski has competed in the finals in the 3000m steeplechase for two consecutive seasons
• This will be the first appearance in the 3000m for Sobaski
• Zaugg competed in the finals in the 5000m last season
• This is the first appearance in the 5000m for Sobaski, Julian, Bailey, and Aldamak
• This will be the first appearance in the 5000m for Merna
• Hammerand competed in the finals in the 10000m last season
• This will be the first appearance in the 10000m for Tyler Schermerhorn, Eli Larson, and AJ Schermerhorn
• This will be the first appearance in the 10000m for Engel and Giardina
• This is the 10^th straight year Wartburg will compete in the 4x100m and 4x400m on the men's side
• This is the 23^rd straight year Wartburg will compete in the 4x100m and 4x400m on the women's side
• This will be the third straight year for Wartburg is the 4x800m on the men's side
• This will be the first appearance for the Wartburg 4x800m on the women's side since 2019
• The women's DMR returns as defending champions in the Iowa College field
• The men's 4x1600m returns back to the field after previously competing in 2024

 
Additionally, the Knights will be represented at the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola.

Thursday, Apr. 23 - Saturday, Apr. 25 | Kip Janvrin Open
Buxton Stadium | Indianola, Iowa | Simpson College
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