Emporia State track and field competed in the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa this past weekend.

The men’s 4×100-meter relay, made up of freshmen A.J. West, Duke Tibbs, Brady Huckabay, and junior Ryan Dickson, ran a 41.84 seconds on Friday, winning their heat and advancing to the finals on Saturday. Morgan Flowers, freshman; Peyton Weiss, junior; Nikki Wetstein, senior, and Carmen King, junior, just missed the finals in the women’s 4×100-meter relay, running a 47.73 seconds and finishing ninth.

Dickson, sophomore Aston Proctor, sophomore Jordan Smith, and Tibbs placed 13th in the men’s 4×400-meter relay after running their best time of the season at 3:15.86. The women’s 4×400-meter relay was disqualified after dropping the baton on the first hand off.

Weiss placed 23rd in the long jump with a jump of 5.38m. Wetstein placed 27th in the women’s 100m hurdles with a time of 14.30.

Alaina Fairbanks, senior, competed in the pole vault at the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola, Iowa. She placed eighth, after clearing 3.52m. Maggie Wilson, junior, also competed in the pole vault at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational in Joplin, Mo., clearing 3.50m and finishing second.

The men’s 4×100 -meter relay placed third in the finals on Saturday, after running 40.96 seconds. Briar Ploude, senior, competed in the men’s high jump, clearing 2.03m and placing 21st overall.

ESU will compete in the MIAA Championships in Jefferson City, Mo. May 2-4.