Anna Grabowski of Gonzaga wins University women's 5000 at Drake Relays...
DES MOINES, Iowa-- Gonzaga's Anna Grabowski (Lance Jording photo) won the women's open 5000 meters Thursday at the Drake Relays to kick off the first full day of running events at one of the country's most prestigious relay meets. Grabowski took the win, running a time of 16:33.98. Despite inclement weather, she ran in the peloton for the first half of the race before taking the front of the race with the four laps to go. Grabowski secured the win on her birthday, taking home the victory with a strong finish with back to back sub 80 second laps on the final two laps. Jacob Alfonso and Charlie Goss represented the Gonzaga men at the Relays. Alfonso finished fourth in his 1500 meters race, ending with a time of 3:54.63 in the university/college 1500. Goss finished with a time of 1:53.99 in the university/college 800 meters, running very even splits to finish with his final time. The Drake Relays continues Friday, as the men's team will run in the 4x1600 meters relay at ...
