DES MOINES, Iowa - Native Iowan Jenny Simpson broke the U.S. record in the two-mile race to highlight Friday's session of the Drake Relays.
Simpson shattered the American mark in the somewhat obscure event by finishing in 9 minutes, 16.78 seconds. The record had been set in 2014 by Shannon Rowbury at 9:20.25.
Simpson's time was the eighth fastest ever recorded in the two-mile, a race she teamed up with meet director Blake Bolden to bring to Drake in an effort to give fans a marquee race on Friday, since most of Drake's elite events scheduled for Saturday.