Des Moines, Iowa --- Following a successful trip to the west coast, the Minnesota State men's track and field team set their attention to the Drake Relays going on this weekend.

Unfortunately for the Mavericks the 4x100-meter relay team could not defend its title from last year because they were disqualified during the race. Adding to the Mavericks misery was one of the favorites to win the 110-meter hurdles, Myles Hunter, suffering a false start penalty that disqualified him from the race.

On a positive note Michael Sandle broke his own school record in the triple jump with a mark of 52'8.25''. He not only won the event but this is also the top mark in division II and automatically qualifies him for nationals.

 The distance medley relay team of Brendan Gessner, John Schuster, Alexander Schoneberger, and Alexander Schoneberger placed third in a time of 10:07.91. The 4x200-meter relay team also had some success with their fourth place finish. The team made up of Javontee Brice, Ryan Immeker, Emmanuel Dixon, and Paul Selman finished in 1:26.45. The 4x400-meter relay team of Brice, Reid Diamond, Tanner Ogren, and Schuster placed 23^rd in 3:18.30.

Senior Richard Wilhite, Jr. placed 15^th in the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.59.

Full day one results may be viewed HERE.

The Relays will wrap up tomorrow afternoon in Des Moines, with the rest of the Maverick team competing at the Drake Alternate in St. Peter, Minn.