DES MOINES, Iowa -- The University of Iowa track and field team opened action at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday. The event was held at the Jim Duncan Track and the Johnny Bright Field. No team scores were tallied.
Ben Anderson highlighted the day for the Hawkeyes. The redshirt freshman shaved eight seconds off his 5,000-meter time, clocking a personal best 14:28.84 to finish 14th, respectively. Sophomore Daniel Huff (18th; 14:48.72) also competed for Iowa.
"It was a big step forward for Ben in track career as a redshirt freshman," University of Iowa head coach Layne Anderson said.