DES MOINES, Iowa - Matthew McClintock, Sharise Lund and Caleb Kerr opened the Drake Relays for the Boilermakers on Thursday evening. McClintock finished fifth in the men's 5,000-meter run with the second-fastest time of his outdoor career.
McClintock was in the lead pack the entire race and neck-and-neck with the leaders coming around the final lap. He closed the final 400 meters in 1:03.66 to finish with a time of 14:01.10. That time was good for fifth overall in the race. Kerr also ran in the race and finished 22nd overall.
In the women's 5,000-meter run, Lund had her second-best 5k as a Boilermaker. The senior finished 19th with a time of 17:07.83.
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