Relay Squads Place 5th, 18th At Drake Relays

Reid Zanoya (Fr. • Monticello) anchored UW-Oshkosh's 1,600-meter relay team that established a school record with their fifth-place performance at the Drake Relays held this past weekend (April 26-28) in Des Moines, Iowa.

Zanoya and teammates Brian Beaudo (Fr. • Fort Atkinson), John Cejka (Jr. • Wausau), Corey Wilch (So. • Waukesha) ran to a time of 3:12.65 in the College Division of the 1,600-meter relay. The quartet's effort broke a UW-Oshkosh record that was set in 1984 by Dan O'Hearn, Ken Ramirez, Todd Resler and Neil Taylor.

UW-Eau Claire won the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 3:10.75, while Lincoln University (Mo.) finished second in 3:11.31, North Central College (Ill.) third in 3:11.65 and UW-La Crosse fourth in 3:11.96. The event featured 29 teams.

UW-Oshkosh also had its 400-meter relay team place 18th in the men's track and field meet with a time of 42.56 seconds. Members of the group were Quentin Badger (So. • Madison), Alex DeWitt (Jr. • Howard), Ryan Sprenger (So. • Larsen) and Collin Worm (Fr. • Menasha). Lincoln University won the event with a time of 39.57, while Doane College (Neb.) placed second among the 28 competing teams with a mark of 40.78 and UW-Whitewater third in 41.04.