Hopf Siblings, Women’s Relay Headline a Strong Day of Work in Drake

Hopf Siblings, Women’s Relay Headline a Strong Day of Work in Drake

4/24/2026 8:39:00 PM | TRACK AND FIELD

Blue Demons carry momentum through the weekend with historic performances Friday

DES MOINES, Iowa – DePaul track and field team continued their stay in Des Moines with a number of impressive outings Friday afternoon. The team tallied four top-three performances in a day featuring relays, sprints, and field events.

The women’s 4x100m relay squad featuring Sade Miller, Claire Dunn, Nevaeh Lowe, and Helen Baumgarten headlined the Blue Demons on the track, setting a program record with 45.17. This time reset the previous mark of 45.40, set by a relay group featuring Jetta Mays and Maia Mays alongside Miller and Lowe in 2025.

In the field, graduate Isaiah Hopf led the way, earning DePaul’s first gold of the weekend with a 15.13m mark in the men’s triple jump. His sibling, Jaiah Hopf, ensured the triple jump dominance stayed in the family, recording a 12.71m mark to secure first place.

Freshman hurdles-specialist Aisha Kazeem set a new career best in the women’s 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.09, rounding out another solid day of building momentum.

In Thursday’s competition, the Blue Demons’ heptathlon duo of Ashleigh McArdle and Aubrey Phillips recorded first- and second-place finishes, respectively, in the javelin before ultimately finishing with DNFs.

Final Results - Friday, April 24

Drake Relays – Day Two

Des Moines, Iowa.

Women’s Track and Field

4/23

Heptathlon Score: DNF – Aubrey Phillips (4038 pts prior to DNF), DNF – Ashleigh McArdle (3998 pts prior to DNF)

Hept. Long Jump: 13. Ashleigh McArdle – 4.85m, 15. Aubrey Phillips – 4.71m

Hept. Javelin: 1. Ashleigh McArdle – 39.65m, 2. Aubrey Phillips – 39.06m

4/24

Triple Jump: 1. Jaiah Hopf – 12.71m, 4. Asha Pierre-Antoine – 11.88m

Pole Vault: 17. Katelyn Welsh – 3.63m

Discus: 17. Lauren Drew – 40.75m