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Ajayi Repeats As Valley 400m Champion; Drake Men Record Highest Finish in 21 Years

The Drake University men's and women's track & field teams capped a successful three days at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championship as the men's team recorded its best team finish since 2000 and Yinka Mary Ajayi repeated as the women's 400-meter champion.

Drake's men finished fourth in the team standings with 60 points, to record the team's highest finish in the standing since the 2000 team finished third and just the third time since 1990 the Bulldogs have finished fourth or better.

The women's team also made history Sunday as Yinka Mary Ajayi became the second Bulldog in program history to repeat as the MVC Champion in the 400 meters.