AMES, IOWA — Junior Tyse Samani (Kansas City, Mo.) won the high jump, while junior Clarissa LaFlora (Kewanee, Ill.) captured the 600-yard run to highlight action for the Drake women's track and field team which opened the indoor season competing at the Iowa State Holiday Classic Friday.

Samani soared five feet 7 inches, while LaFlora was clocked in 1 minute 27.59 seconds.

Freshman Sarah Yeager (Ottumwa) was fifth in the 60 hurdles in 9.22, while placing eighth in the 300-meter dash in 41.91.

Junior Beth Hamling (Council Bluffs, Iowa) was fifth in the 300-meter dash (41.27). Junior Ari Curtis (Fort Collins, Colo.) was sixth in the 60 hurdles (9.27).Senior Caitlin Able (Aurora, Colo.) was ninth in the 300 (41.93)

Yeager, Able, Hamling and Curtis led the 4x300-meter relay team to a third-place finish in 2:46.44. Drake's B team consisting of LaFloria, sophomore Cassie Toepfer (Eagan, Minn.), sophomore Paige Steffen (Bloomington, Ill.) and junior Kara McCartney (Elgin, Iowa) placed fifth in 2:51.87.

Junior Johanna Sprang (New Brighton, Minn.) tied for second in the pole vault at 10-8, while junior Molly Scott (Kansas City, Mo.) tied for fourth at 10-2.

Junior Cambria Pardner (Aurora, Colo.) was fourth in the long jump, soaring 17-5.25. She also was fifth in the triple jump at 36-8.25.