DES MOINES, IOWA --- The Minnesota State women's track and field team sent student-athletes to both the Drake Relays and the Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa on Friday.
 
At the Drake Relays the Purple and Gold ran in three different relay races against some pretty good competition from the Division I and II levels. The 4x100-meter relay team of junior Zevin Carter, junior Sid'Reshia Floyd, sophomore Holly Suss, and freshman Brieanna Puckett finished in 12^th place with a time of 48.01. The 4x400-meter relay team consisting of junior Jenni Vanttinen, junior Madison Alexander, freshman Taylor Glover, and freshman Taylor Naatz finished in 15^th place with a time of 3:51.57 which ranks them third in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference while the team of Jessie DeJong, junior Halee Peterson, junior Madison Alexander, and freshman Maddi Sjellin finshed 14^th in the DMR crossing the finish line with a time of 12:34.27.
 
At the Kip Janvrin Open freshman Brieanna Puckett and junior Anna Veroeven each finished in second place in their respected events. Puckett had a leap of 18' 5 ¾" in the long jump while Veroeven jumped 37' 11 ¼" in the triple jump.
 
In the 100-meter hurdles sophomore Brooke Foreman finished with a time of 14.65 to finish in third place for the Purple and Gold. Senior Sarah Bowler ran a time of 12:12.32 finishing in eighth place in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
 
To view the complete results of the Drake Relays click HERE.
 
To view the complete results of the Kip Janvrin Open click HERE.
 
MSU will be in action again tomorrow at the Drake Relays as well as the Drake Alternative hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College.