DES MOINES – Isaac vanWestrienen clocked the fastest 1500-meter time in Cornell history Thursday at the 115th edition of the Drake Relays inside Drake Stadium.
 
VanWestrienen blazed around the blue oval in 3:49.70. He took fourth in his heat placed fifth overall out of 22 finishers in the Men's University/College Division Unseeded 1500.
 
Cornell's junior all-American was second among all NCAA Division III competitors. Creighton's Jake Ziebarth (3:46.74) nipped Indiana State's Emerson Fayman (3:46.78) for the event title.
 
VanWestrienen broke the long-standing program record of 3:51.90, set by Hall of Famer Jeff Maples in 1988. This is the seventh school record in track vanWestrienen has established since arriving on campus in Fall 2023.   
 
VanWestrienen's 1500 time ranks No. 12 in Division III this outdoor season.
 
Coming up – Cornell has three relays competing Friday at Drake. The men's 4x100 goes off at 9:37 a.m., followed by the women's sprint medley at 6:20 p.m. and the men's 4x200 at 7:48 p.m.