2016 Drake Relays Saturday Results

DES MOINES, Iowa—South Dakota senior Emily Grove finished runner-up in the pole vault to lead the Coyotes on the final day of the 107th annual Drake Relays at Drake Stadium.
 
Grove sailed over 14 feet, 1 ¼ inches for second place. Her season-best 14-2 is tied for 10th nationally. Junior Emily Brigham placed sixth with a make at 13-3 ½.
 
Senior Teivaskie Lewin finished fourth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.86.
 
The women's 4x100 shuttle hurdle relay of junior Ashley Thompson, freshman Alanisse Williams, freshman Haley Bruggeman and sophomore Shanice Cannigan qualified for the finals in the morning with a time of 60.53. The relay placed fourth in the finals with an improved clocking of 59.81 seconds.
 
Senior Katie Wetzstein crossed the line in 4:24.76 for fourth in the 1,500 meters. Wetzstein took the unseeded 800 meter race at the distance carnival Thursday night.
 
Sophomore Danielle Waldner posted top-10 finishes in both the shot put and hammer throw. Waldner broke her shot put record for the third time this season with a throw of 52-3 ¼. The mark is a half-inch shy of her indoor school record. Waldner added an eighth-place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 177-11.
 
Three-time Olympian and throws coach A.G. Kruger captured the hammer throw with a launch of 240-5. The mark breaks the Drake Relays record in the event. Senior Kyle McKelvey threw a new personal best of 178-0 for 20th overall.
 
South Dakota competes at the Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls, S.D., next weekend.