April 24, 2026

DES MOINES, Iowa and INDIANOLA, Iowa – Dakota State (S.D.) competed in two different meets Friday at the 116^th annual Drake Relays at Bulldog Stadium and Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson College (Iowa).  The Trojans highlighted with a relay title and NAIA 'B' standard mark.

Kip Janvrin Open

The Trojans began the day by winning the 4 x 100-meter relay title.  The team members of James Burke, Jagger Lombard, Talon George, and Lukas Bennett captured the title with a season best time of 42.43 seconds.  They edged Central College (Iowa) by .03 seconds.

Nolan Slominski clocked a time of 1 minute, 59.87 seconds in the 800-meter run for DSU.  Tyler Nicke followed up with a time of 2:00.11.

Blake Schmiedt posted his season best time of 10 minutes, 33.74 seconds in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Joshua Tucker registered a career best time of 15 minutes, 46.22 seconds in the 5000-meter run for Dakota State.

Drake Relays

Oliver Tordsen threw an NAIA 'B' standard mark of 50.88 meters (166 feet, 11 inches) to finish 10^th in the discus for the Trojans.

Brock Krueger leaped 13.78 meters (45 feet, 2.5 inches) to place 11^th in the triple jump.  Tysen Grinde competed in the high jump and did not clear the 1.98 meters clearance (6 feet, 6 inches).

Lombard and Bennett returned to Des Moines after running the 4 x 100-meter relay.  They competed in a pair of relays.

The 4 x 200-meter relay of Lombard, Ben Witt, Aaron Van Hemert, and Bennett finished with a time of 1 minute, 33.82 seconds.

Lombard, Bennett, Witt, and Franklin Johns teamed up for a season best time of 3 minutes, 22.28 seconds in the 4 x 400-meter relay.

Up Next

Dakota State concludes their three-day Drake Relays Saturday.  The Trojans also compete in the Drake Alternative meet, held in Saint Peter, Minn.