Running on the famous blue oval at Drake Stadium, three Central College track and field relay teams competed against top-notch competition during Friday’s session of the 109th Drake Relays.

The quartet of Preston Kizer, Taylor Donner, Tanner Rathje and Kyle Pape finished ninth overall in the men’s college division 4×800-meter relay. Their time of 7:46.72 is No. 4 all-time at Central. Running a season-best time of 4:02.88 was the women’s 4×400-meter relay unit of Kiki Pingel, Mary Gray, Kate Patton and Lynzie Miller The Dutch women were 18th.

Central’s men’s 4×400-meter relay team was 21st in 3:19.66. This morning, Central will wrap up the Drake Relays with teams in the men’s and women’s distance medley relay races.