DePaul Turns Sunshine into Championships at Drake Relays

Friday, April 25

Des Moines, Ia.

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DePaul Turns Sunshine into Championships at Drake Relays

4/26/2025 10:30:00 PM | TRACK AND FIELD

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Darius Brown, men’s 4x100m relay team claim victories on day two

DES MOINES, Ia. – After battling cool, windy conditions on Friday at the Drake Relays, DePaul track and field made the most of a sun-soaked Saturday, capturing event titles in the men's 110m hurdles and men's 4x100m relay, and taking center stage on the Blue Oval.

Surrounded by a field of participants ranging from middle school-aged competitors to high schoolers, junior college standouts, Olympians, gold medalists, and some of the world's best, the Blue Demons rose to the occasion on one of the grandest stages in American track and field.

Building on a strong Friday that featured Kash Allen's championship and school record in the shot put along with a school-record performance by Demetrius Rolle in the 100m prelims, the Blue Demons capped the weekend with a series of victories, podium finishes, and near-record efforts at Drake Stadium.

Darius Brown opened the day's title haul by winning the men's 110m hurdles final in 13.58. Following tradition, Brown took a celebratory lap around the track waving a Drake Relays championship flag and signing the event's iconic Bulldog statue, a tradition honoring champions at one of the sport's premier stages.

The men's 4x100m relay team of Dominic Cole, Charles Lewis, Amaru Mazibuko, and Demetrius Rolle followed with a dominant showing of their own, crossing the line first in 40.09. Like Brown, the quartet completed a victory lap and added their signatures to the Bulldog statue.

Beyond the championship performances, DePaul piled up strong efforts throughout Saturday's action. Rolle finished third in the men's 100m final, Sade Miller placed fourth in the women's 100m final, and both the men's and women's sprint medley relays turned in top-five showings. Alex Bernstein added a third-place finish in the men's hammer throw invitational, narrowly missing his program record.

Drake Relays - Day Two
Drake Stadium – Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday, April 26

Women's Javelin: 6. Ella LeRoy – 41.12m
Men's Hammer Throw (Invitational): 3. Alex Bernstein – 65.78m
Women's Distance Medley Relay: 8. Tessa Roe, Alyssa Leak, Isabella Orozco, Nina Amicon – 11:30.62
Men's Distance Medley Relay: 11. Damian Rodriguez, Harper Bryan, Jack Ward, Mohamed Abdullahi – 9:55.62
Women's 100m Final: 2. Sade Miller – 12.12
Men's 100m Final: 3. Demetrius Rolle – 10.55
Men's 110m Hurdles Final: 1. Darius Brown – 13.58
Women's Sprint Medley Relay: 5. Jetta Mays, Claire Dunn, Nadja Moll, Sonja Nagle – 3:59.24
Men's Sprint Medley Relay: 2. Dominic Cole, Charles Lewis, Daniel Fasasi, Dustin Hudak – 3:17.41
Men's 4x100m Relay Final: 1. Dominic Cole, Charles Lewis, Amaru Mazibuko, Demetrius Rolle – 40.09
Women's 4x100m Relay Final: 3. Nevaeh Lowe, Jetta Mays, Maia Mays, Sade Miller – 45.96
Women's 4x400m Relay (Invite Section): 5. Nadja Moll, Sonja Nagle, Lauren Pacsi, Claire Dunn – 3:42.87

UP NEXT
DePaul gears up for its final regular-season tune-ups ahead of the 2025 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, hosted by Illinois, May 2-3.

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