Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Leaves Des Moines with Five Relay Wins
April 25, 2015 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
Cowgirls become fourth team in history to sweep distance relays
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Oklahoma State picked up its fourth and fifth wins of the 2015 Drake Relays Saturday when the Cowboys and Cowgirls
swept the distance medley relays on the final day of the event.
The Cowgirls made history by winning their distance medley relay, becoming just the fourth team in Drake Relays history to sweep the 4x800,
4x1,600 and distance medley relay.
"Everyone just ran a great race today," middle distance coach Bobby Lockhart said. "Nobody really stood out for us because we just ran so well as
a team."
The Cowgirls ran Ingeborg Loevnes, Summor Fields, Savannah Camacho and Kaela Edwards in the DMR and finished in 11:15.03, charging past
Arizona State in the final 15 meters to steal a victory by one-tenth of a second.
"We had a huge lead going into the anchor leg," Lockhart said. "Eventually they caught up to Kaela, but in the last 150 she did what she does in all
of her races and really turned it on."
The three relay wins this weekend snapped a 25-year winless drought for the Cowgirls at the Drake Relays. The last and only victory for the
Cowgirls before Thursday's 4X1,600 title was the 4X200-meter relay in 1990.
The men's team of Chad Noelle, Brandon Singleton, Matthew Fayers and Kirubel Erassa won the DMR in 9:42.91 and managed to edge the
University of Washington by two-tenths of a second in the home stretch.
"Chad went out there first for us and ended up beating the NCAA champion in the 800 during the opening 1,200-meter leg," Lockhart said. "We
had a good lead through most of it and Kirubel coming back in the final mile really sealed the win."
Noelle and Erassa ran for the 4x1,600-meter relay team that claimed a comeback victory for the Cowboys earlier at the meet. In the DMR, Noelle
led off the race with a 2:58.11 in the 1,200-meter leg. Erassa, who battled back against the  Tulsa's anchor runner Thursday, anchored again for
OSU as he ran the final mile in 4:03.85.
"Today was great," Lockhart said. "The women swept, the men won and the atmosphere was great. Today was one of those days that really
makes the Drake Relays special."
Overall, the Cowgirls finished third in the women's standings with 20 points and the Cowboys came in seventh with 10 points.
OSU will return to the University of Stanford and the University of Arkansas next weekend for the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.,
and the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville, Ark.
Drake Relays :: April 25, 2015 :: Des Moines, Iowa
Men's
Distance Medley Relay
1.Oklahoma State A -- 9:42.91
(C. Noelle, B. Singleton,
M. Fayers, K. Erassa)
Women's
Distance Medley Relay
1. Oklahoma State Team A -- 11:15.03
(I. Loevnes, S. Fields,
S. Camacho, K. Edwards)
Triple Jump
13. Viktoriia Sadokhina -- 12.03m
swept the distance medley relays on the final day of the event.
The Cowgirls made history by winning their distance medley relay, becoming just the fourth team in Drake Relays history to sweep the 4x800,
4x1,600 and distance medley relay.
"Everyone just ran a great race today," middle distance coach Bobby Lockhart said. "Nobody really stood out for us because we just ran so well as
a team."
The Cowgirls ran Ingeborg Loevnes, Summor Fields, Savannah Camacho and Kaela Edwards in the DMR and finished in 11:15.03, charging past
Arizona State in the final 15 meters to steal a victory by one-tenth of a second.
"We had a huge lead going into the anchor leg," Lockhart said. "Eventually they caught up to Kaela, but in the last 150 she did what she does in all
of her races and really turned it on."
The three relay wins this weekend snapped a 25-year winless drought for the Cowgirls at the Drake Relays. The last and only victory for the
Cowgirls before Thursday's 4X1,600 title was the 4X200-meter relay in 1990.
The men's team of Chad Noelle, Brandon Singleton, Matthew Fayers and Kirubel Erassa won the DMR in 9:42.91 and managed to edge the
University of Washington by two-tenths of a second in the home stretch.
"Chad went out there first for us and ended up beating the NCAA champion in the 800 during the opening 1,200-meter leg," Lockhart said. "We
had a good lead through most of it and Kirubel coming back in the final mile really sealed the win."
Noelle and Erassa ran for the 4x1,600-meter relay team that claimed a comeback victory for the Cowboys earlier at the meet. In the DMR, Noelle
led off the race with a 2:58.11 in the 1,200-meter leg. Erassa, who battled back against the  Tulsa's anchor runner Thursday, anchored again for
OSU as he ran the final mile in 4:03.85.
"Today was great," Lockhart said. "The women swept, the men won and the atmosphere was great. Today was one of those days that really
makes the Drake Relays special."
Overall, the Cowgirls finished third in the women's standings with 20 points and the Cowboys came in seventh with 10 points.
OSU will return to the University of Stanford and the University of Arkansas next weekend for the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.,
and the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville, Ark.
Drake Relays :: April 25, 2015 :: Des Moines, Iowa
Men's
Distance Medley Relay
1.Oklahoma State A -- 9:42.91
(C. Noelle, B. Singleton,
M. Fayers, K. Erassa)
Women's
Distance Medley Relay
1. Oklahoma State Team A -- 11:15.03
(I. Loevnes, S. Fields,
S. Camacho, K. Edwards)
Triple Jump
13. Viktoriia Sadokhina -- 12.03m
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