Mariel keeps helping the Hawkeyes

May 22, 2022 admin GIRLS TRACK 0

Mariel Bruxvoort, center, ran a 58.74 sixth place clocking in the 400-meter hurdles in the Big Ten meet. (Stephen Mally photos).

Mariel Bruxvoort, a University of Iowa junior and granddaughter of Darrell and Sherma Brand of Montezuma, had her flying feet involved in the Hawkeye track team’s effort at the Big 10 meet on Sunday, May 15, in Minneapolis.

Bruxvoort was a runner on a 4×400 team that placed second and helped the Hawks to leapfrog Michigan for sixth place in the meet.

Mariel Bruxvoort has just handed off during Iowa’s 4×400 run. (Stephen Mally photo).

Iowa ran a time of 3:33:18, the third-fastest time in program history.

Mariel also placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.74 seconds.

Story idea submitted by Al Rabenold.

Mariel Bruxvoort, left, and Tesa Roberts, Erin Dowd and Payton Wensel ran the third-fastest 4×400 in Iowa history at the Big Ten Meet. (Stephen Mally photo).