DES MOINES, Iowa – The Illinois men's and women's track team opened competition at the Drake Relays on Friday (April 29) at Drake Stadium, highlighted by junior Olivia Howell winning the women's 1500m with a time of 4:15.50 at the prestigious event.
The day began with the women's 4x1600m relay team consisting of redshirt-senior Rebecca Craddock, graduate student Allison McGrath, junior Tracy Towns, and freshman Halle Hill registering a third-place finish with a time of 19:39.14.
Senior Bret Dannis then qualified for the men's 110m hurdle finals on Saturday, finishing seventh overall in the preliminaries and clocking in at 14.59, while junior Jessica McDowell earned a bronze medal for the Illini in the women's 400m as she ran a time of 54.24.
The Illini then wrapped up the day with a fourth place finish in the men's 4x200m relay as the squad of freshman Dacorey Ware, senior Declan Rustay, junior Aiden Ouimet and sophomore Keegan Anderson posted a time of 1:26.04.
Illinois Event Champions
Women's 1500m: Olivia Howell // 4:15.50
Up Next
Illinois continues to compete in the Drake Relays during the final day of competition on Saturday (April 30).
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