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Track & Field Preview: Good Friday Challenge

The Basics
The Drake track & field program will officially begin the 2024 spring season at the Good Friday Challenge hosted by Wartburg at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa on Friday, March 29.

Event Schedule

Field Events
12:00pm Javelin-Women then Men
Hammer-Men then Women
Shot Put- Men then Women at the conclusion of Men's Javelin
Discus- Women then Men at the conclusion of Women's Hammer
Long Jump- Men then Women
Triple Jump-Women then Men
2:00pm High Jump- Women then Men
Pole Vault- Men then Women

Running Events
All races slow to fast - W then M except short hurdle final as noted
12:30pm National Anthem
5,000m-W
4x100 m Relay- W then M
5,000m-M
110 m High Hurdle - M
100 m Hurdle - W
100 m Dash M then W
1500 m Run- W then M
400 m Dash- W then M
800 m Dash- W then M
400 m Hurdles-W then M
200 m Dash- W then M
3000 m Steeplechase- W then M
4x400 m Relay- W then M
Exhibition 4x100m Mixed Gender Throws
10,000m-W then M

Competing Teams
Buena Vista, Drake, Hawkeye Community College, NIACC, Northern Iowa, St.