Women's Track Completes First Day at Drake Relays
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
April 23, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's track team ran in two relays Friday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
The distance medley relay team of Ann Somerville, Shanna Ashley, Karyn Duba, and Gabi Dorsch finished eight with a time of 12:01.58. Duba will also compete in the 1,500-meter run Saturday afternoon.
The Spartans' 4 X 400-meter relay team finished sixth in it's heat with a time of 4:01.90 and will not advance to the finals.
MSU will look for strong performances from it's distance runners Saturday, as Leah Nilsson will run the 5,000 meters, Duba will race at 1,500 meters and the 4 X 800-meter relay team will also be in action.
Individual Results (MSU only)4 X 400 meter relay prelims. 4 X 800-meter relay finals 6. MSU 4:01.90 8. MSU 12:01.58