After a solid first day of the Drake Relays on Thursday, the Iowa State men's and women's track and field teams finished well in a few events Friday.

After the opening day of the Drake Relays on Thursday, Iowa State track and field and Head Coach Martin Smith already have their first champion.

Iowa State track and field is gearing up for another big weekend at one of the biggest collegiate track and field events in the nation: the Drake Relays.

It was another busy weekend for Head Coach Martin Smith and the Cyclones in a split weekend. At the Michael Johnson Invitational, the women's sprints, hurdlers and jumpers showed out and Gable Sieperda had a solid outing at the Virginia Challenge meet.

In day two of the of the Michael Johnson Invitational, Iowa State track and field's Zakiyah Amos would perform strong in a variety of events to lead the Cyclones.

In the first day of a busy weekend for Iowa State, it was redshirt freshman Gable Sieperda that stole the headlines.

After a successful meet at the Jim Duncan Invitational on Friday, Head Coach Martin Smith and his team prepare for yet another split weekend. A portion of the team will travel Friday and Saturday to Waco, Texas, for the Michael Johnson Invitational, and the rest of the team will journey Friday to Charlottesville, Virginia, for the Virginia Challenge. 

It was a quieter week in terms of meets for the Cyclones, however the men's and women's distance squads showed out at the Jim Duncan Invitational. 

In her first ever outdoor race for Head Coach Martin Smith, freshman Jannette Scharft impressed for Iowa State track and field on Friday.