Official Site of the Bulldogs · Jan 14, 2018
Track & Field Has Strong Open To 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Drake University track and field teams concluded the final day at the Graduate Classic, hosted by the University of Nebraska, Saturday afternoon with 11 top-five finishes.
Sophomore Malik Metivier (Toronto, Ont.) led both teams with a first-place finish in the men's 400 meters with a career-best time of 49.33. Metivier also ran in the Bulldogs third-place 4x400-meter relay and fourth-place distance medley. Sophomore Deonne Witherspoon (South Bend, Ind.) recorded a career-best to finish third in the 60 meters while senior Bas Van Leersum (Zaandam, Netherlands) added a fifth-place finish in the 600 meters.