Recap: Catch up on Thursday's track and field events from the 2023 Drake Relays

The 113th Drake Relays kicked off in earnest on Thursday afternoon and evening, with the Distance Carnival at Drake Stadium.

Thursday's schedule included the final events in both the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon, a handful of high school field events, and the Distance Carnival, which started at 4:30 p.m. and ran, literally, all evening. Here, we have a blow-by-blow of the results in case you missed anything.

The full Drake Relays schedule can be found here. More live results can be accessed here.

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Ohio's Hagey, Northern State's Harrison win 10,000-meter races

The final events of the Distance Carnival — the monster 10,000-meter runs — capped Thursday's action at Drake Stadium.

Ohio's Theresa Hagey comfortably claimed the women's 10,000-meter race, with a winning time of 34:53.10. The sophomore never dropped lower than sixth throughout the race, but didn't claim the lead until there were eight laps left. Once Hagey took the lead, she never relinquished it, beating Paola Ramos, who finished second in 35:24.30, and Drake's Carmen Krawczynski Gonzalez, third in 35:38.69.

In the men's 10,000, Northern State's Jackson Harrison won in 29:51.59, thanks to a wicked final lap that allowed him to pass Nadir Yusuf. Harrison stayed within a second of Yusuf, who led for 24 laps in this 25-lap race, the entire way, then ran his final lap in 67.91 seconds to beat Yusuf by almost three full seconds. Yusuf's runner-up finish was clocked at 29:54.49. Emad Bashir-Mohammed, from St. Mary in Kansas, took third in 30:05.53.

Nebraska's Timmons, Edwin Kurgat win men's 5,000-meter races

Just like the women, there were two different men's 5,000-meter races contested Thursday night.

The first, again, was an unseeded 5,000-meter race, and Nebraska senior Bailey Timmons won, with a time of 14:03.40. He narrowly edged Arkansas State's Jacob Pyeatt, who took second at 14:03.96. Tulsa's Chris McLeod took third at 14:06.62.

The second, again, was a seeded 5,000-meter run, and Edwin Kurgat cruised to a victory, in a time of 13:34.11. He comfortably beat second-place Joseph Minor-Williams, a senior from South Dakota State who finished in 13:51.50.

Northwestern's Hessler, China's Xiuzhen Ma win women's 5,000-meter races

There were two different women's 5,000-meter races contested on Thursday night near the end of the Distance Carnival.

The first was an unseeded 5,000-meter run, and Northwestern junior Katherine Hessler won, with a time of 16:57.31. She beat Central College sophomore Caroline McMartin by more than 10 seconds. McMartin took second in 17:07.48. South Dakota's Abby Ripperda took third, in 17:11.93.

The second was a seeded 5,000-meter run, and China's Xiuzhen Ma won that one, with a time of 15:43.92. She edged Winona State junior Lindsay Cunningham, who finished second, by nearly two seconds. Kathryn Munks took third, in 16:02.90.

Craig Nowak claims men's 3,000-meter steeplechase title

Craig Nowak never fell further than third and ultimately won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase on Thursday with a time of 8:35.27. Nowak took the lead for good with three laps to go, beating Tulsa's Christian Baker, who finished second in 8:38.66, and Northwest Missouri State's Reece Smith, third in 8:38.68.

Drake's Brooke Mullins wins women's 3,000-meter steeplechase

Brooke Mullins, a Drake junior, took the lead with two laps to go and ultimately won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase on Thursday night. Mullins' winning time was 10:13.94, almost six full seconds ahead of second-place Mattison Plummer, a sophomore from Illinois State who finished in 10:19.74.

Rudy Winkler wins Elite Men's hammer throw

Rudy Winkler broke 74 meters on five of his six attempts in the Elite Men's hammer throw competition on Thursday, and his long throw of 76.70 was enough to win the competition outright, beating Denzel Comenentia of the Netherland, who finished second with a long throw of 74.67.

Carlisle's Isabelle Noring wins HS Girls long jump

Isabelle Noring's third long-jump attempt turned out to be the winning one. The Carlisle senior hit 18-10 even, enough for her to win the HS Girls long jump competition on Thursday. She beat Clear Lake's Reese Brownlee, second at 18-3.25, and ADM's Makayla Crannell, third at 18-01.75.

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Louisa-Muscatine's Spencer Kessel wins HS Boys shot put

Spencer Kessel lived up to his state-leading position on Thursday night by winning the HS Boys shot put. The Louisa-Muscatine senior saved his best for last, recording a long throw of 62 feet, 3 inches on his sixth attempt.

Kessel had already secured first by then, as four of his six throws cleared 60 feet. Linn-Mar's Keaton Roskop finished second, with a long throw of 55-11.5. Pella Christian's Trevor Veenstra finished third, at 55-06.75.

Cedar Falls' Kieler over Linn-Mar's Jackson in the HS Boys high jump

Jacob Kieler, a Cedar Falls senior, was the last man standing in the HS Boys high jump competition on Thursday. Kieler cleared 6-foot-10 to win the event, beating out both Linn-Mar's TJ Jackson and Mid-Prairie's Cain Brown, who tied for second.

Jackson entered the event as the state's leader after clearing 6-10.5 earlier this month. On Thursday, he could not clear 6-10 while Kieler cleared the bar on his first attempt. Brown was spotless on his first four jumps, needed his third attempt to clear 6-9, then matched Jackson in failing to clear 6-10.

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Ballard's Noe comfortably wins the HS Girls 3000

Turns out, the state's top girl in cross country is also pretty fast on the track.

Paityn Noe, a Ballard senior, comfortably won the HS Girls 3000-meter run on Thursday. She won with a time of 9:28.89, more than 12 seconds faster than West Des Moines Valley's Addison Dorenkamp, who took second in 9:36.98. Des Moines Roosevelt's Adrienne Buettner-Cable finished third, in 9:54.70.

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Pella's Chase Lauman climbs from 14th to first, wins HS Boys 3200

Chase Lauman navigated a wild race on his way to a Drake Relays title in the HS Boys 3200.

The Pella senior started the 8-lap race in sixth, but fell to 13th after two laps, then fell again to 14th after three. His climb back was just as swift, jumping to 10th by the end of the first mile — then all the way to first after the fifth lap.

Lauman maintained that position the rest of the way, finishing in 9:06.71. He beat Sioux City North's Gabe Nash, who finished second in 9:07.94, and Pleasant Valley's Luke Knepp, third in 9:10.92.

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James Olivier takes men's 800-meter run

The men's 800-meter run was won by James Olivier, who won with a time of 1:48.45 while competing unattached. Dordt junior Peyton Mauldin finished second, in 1:49.07, and South Dakota State's Tom Breuckman took third, in 1:49.24.

Bradley's Wraith edges Iowa State's Clark in women's 800-meter run

Trixie Wraith, a freshman at Bradley, narrowly beat Iowa State freshman Makayla Clark in the 800-meter run on Thursday. Wraith won the race in 2:08.12, edging second-place Clark, who clocked a 2:08.33. Drake's Emilie Meyer finished third in 2:08.66.

Cedar Falls' Jacob Kieler wins Boys High Jump

Jacob Kieler, a senior from Cedar Falls, was the only athlete to clear 6-foot-10 in the boys high jump competition on Thursday evening. Kieler beat Linn-Mar senior TJ Jackson, who entered the event as the state leader in the event, having cleared 6-10.5 earlier this month. Jackson tied with Mid-Prairie's Cain Brown for second.

2022 world champ Brooke Andersen wins Women's Elite hammer throw

Brooke Andersen, the 2022 world champ in the women's hammer throw, lived up to her billing on Thursday by winning the Women's Elite hammer throw at the Drake Relays. The 27-year-old California native won with a long throw of 78.69 meters — eerily close to the 78.96 she threw to win her world title last year.

Andersen beat out fellow Nike athlete Maggie Ewen, who finished second with a long throw of 72.47, and NYAC's Janeah Stewart, who finished third at 71.60.

Augustana's Colten Brand wins men's 1,500-meter run

Colten Brand ran his final lap in 57.49 seconds to jump from seventh to first to win the men's 1,500-meter run. Brand, from Augustana, finished in 3:46.18 to beat Missouri Western's Riley Gorham, second in 3:47.17, and Iowa's Nick Trattner, third in 3:47.96.

Alison Pray wins women's 1,500-meter run

Alison Pray ran a 66-second final lap to climb from fourth to first in the women's 1,500-meter run on Friday evening. Pray, competing unattached, clocked a 4:19.40 to edge out Judi Jones (4:19.58) for first place. Erin Reidy finished third, in 4:23.20.

Loras College wins men's 4x800-meter relay

The Loras team of Wyatt Kelly, Ryan Harvey, Carter Oberfoell, and Mike Jasa led start-to-finish to win the men's 4x800-meter relay, clocking a time of 7:22.17. The Duhawk foursome beat second-place Wisconsin-Parkside (7:37.24) and third-place Nebraska Wesleyan (7:38.71).

Central Missouri beats Dordt, Loras in women's 4x800-meter relay

The Central Missouri team of Katie Bean, Emily Sporleder, Kayla Goodwin, and Jana Shawver posted a time of 9:01.46 to win the women's 4x800-meter relay on Thursday to kickoff the Distance Carnival at the Drake Relays.

Central Missouri beat second-place Dordt and third-place Loras College. The Dordt team of Mika Kooistra, Shelby Buwalda, Anmarie Stuit, and Emilee Heynen ran in 9:08.88. The Loras team of Elly Burds, Ellie Osterberger, Kaylee Osterberger, and Kassie Parker ran in 9:11.51.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL's Charlee Morton wins HS girls discus

Charlee Morton's first discus throw on Thursday was 146 feet and 3 inches. It was not only good enough to win the Drake Relays, but it is also, as of this week, the longest discus throw by an Iowa girl so far this season.

Morton, a sophomore for Hampton-Dumont-CAL, secured the first high school field event title at the 2023 Drake Relays, winning the girls discus crown with that long throw of 146-03. She finished ahead of Pleasant Valley junior Reese Goodlet, second at 142-09, and Knoxville junior Ciara Heffron, third at 138-07.

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How to watch and follow the 2023 Drake Relays

• CBS Sports Network will broadcast live from the Blue Oval on Saturday from 2-4 p.m., with Brent Stover, Shannon Rowbury, Lewis Johnson and Brad Wells on the call. Those two hours will feature the invitational hurdle events, the invitational 800- and 1,500-meter runs, the first-ever NCAA Paralympic 100-meter national championship, and the 4x400-meter relays. The broadcast will also include recaps of early action at the Drake Relays.

• USATF.tv and Runnerspace.com will stream the entire Drake Relays event. Click here for more information on how to stream the action.

Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin.

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