DES MOINES, Iowa -- The University of Iowa track and field team closed the Drake Relays with five top-eight finishes on Saturday. The event was held at the Jim Duncan Track and Johnny Bright Field in Des Moines, Iowa.
Sam Fourman electrified the Hawkeye crowd on the final lap of the men's 1,500 meters. The redshirt junior held off David Timlin of Indiana State (3:44.52) to clinch second, respectively, in a lifetime best 3:44.50. Fourman's time ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time list and would fall second in the Big Ten.
"My plan going into the race was just to hang in the middle of the pack until a lap to go," Fourman said.