Panthers Start Strong At Hawkeye Invite

FINAL RESULTS

IOWA CITY – The University of Northern Iowa track and field program kicked off the 2017 season with personal-bests and individual wins, highlighted by UNI's talented throwing crew who got started on Friday.

Sarah Pate opened her junior campaign with a huge personal-best in the weight throw, placing second overall. She finished the competition with a toss of 60-10.75, ranking her fifth all-time in school history and second in the Missouri Valley Conference this season.

The Panthers scored personal-bests across the board in the women's weight throw with Maddy O'Brien (51-5.50), Hope Koerperich (51-4.50) and freshman Allison Griffin (48-11.50) all finishing within the top-10.…