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Panthers finish strong at Big 4

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The University of Northern Iowa women’s track and field team swept Iowa, Iowa State and Drake at the Big 4 Duals while the men’s team took down Iowa State and Drake in Ames on Saturday. 

Darian Samuelson finished fourth in the women’s 200 meters with a personal best indoor time of 25.93. Samuelson went on to finish second in the 400 meters with another career-best time of 56.29 seconds. 

Amber Clock and Alex Wilson had strong performances in the middle-distance events as Clock finished second in the 800 meters while Wilson set a new personal best in the mile run on her way to a first place finish. 

Jamie Lindstrom won both the shot put and the weight throw on Saturday, coming up with a new personal best in the weight throw that was good enough to move her up to fifth place all time at UNI with a throw of 60-1.75.

On the men’s side, Brandon Carnes set a school record in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.69 on his way to a win in the event. Carnes also had a strong showing in the 200 meters as he went on to finish second.

Sebastian Barth won the 60 meter hurdles for the second straight weekend and UNI had three athletes qualify for the final heat in the event.

The Panthers return to the track on Friday, Jan. 30 as they kick off the weekend with the Jack Jennett Invitational before moving onto the Panther Quad Meet on Saturday in the UNI-Dome.

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