Photos by Josh Cook
Senior Reed Fischer broke the outdoor men’s 5000-meter school record on Thursday, the first night of Drake Relays competition on the Blue Oval, in front of an excited crowd.
Fischer ran a 13:48.32 in the 5000-meter race to win the Drake Relays final, passing runner-up Malachy Schrobilgen of Wisconsin on the final turn. Previous record holder, Boyd Nansel, was there to watch. When Fischer crossed the finish line, Nansel was part of the small crowd of people that engulfed him in celebration before his victory lap.
Nansel set the record in Baton Rouge in 1978 with a time of 14 minutes flat, give or take a few tenths of a second.