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Track And Field Opens Outdoor Season With 29 Top-10 Finishes At No. 3 Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Drake University track and field teams opened their outdoor season with 29 top-10 finishes and a series of personal bests at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, hosted by No. 3 Arkansas.

The Bulldogs combated cool, rainy conditions all afternoon Saturday after weather force the postponement of much of Friday's schedule. However, the weather-tested team responded well against a field that included the host, Wichita State, Oklahoma State, Missouri State, Tulsa and some of the top junior college programs in the Midwest.

Taryn Rolle (Nassau, The Bahamas) recorded the team's only title on the day by winning the triple jump with a leap of 39-5.