DES MOINES — Drake Stadium was sold out for the final day of competition in the Drake Relays, setting up a loud finish to the weekend’s activities.

One highlight for the ISU women’s track team was the 4×800-meter relay, which finished third in a race featuring record-setting competition.

The relay team of Jenny Mockler, Lauren Lewis, Sara Boisen and Ada Anderson finished with a time of 8 minutes, 39.04 seconds. Arkansas won the race with a Drake Relays-record time of 8:29.13. The time gives it a worldwide first-place ranking in the 4×800.

“I’m really thrilled with the result,” said sprints coach Scott Roberts. “This time would have won the event for us last year. That shows the level of competition here.”

Boisen said she agreed with this assessment of the race, especially with her inexperience in the event.

“I was happy with how we did,” she said. “I was happy with my result too; this was only my second 800-meter run in college.”

Anderson, who battled for third down the back stretch with Missouri’s Trish Nickoley, said her performance was a step up from her previous day’s effort.

“This was a better race overall,” Anderson said. “Going against the Missouri girl, I just focused on winning.”

Mockler, who led the pack during her leg of the race, was both surprised and pleased with her overall performance.

“I didn’t expect to be first like that,” Mockler said. “It was only my second 800; it was a good race overall.”

Boisen also participated in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing sixth overall and first in her heat with a time of 1:00.52. Her time was another regional qualifier.

“I got a [personal record] — can’t ask for more than that,” Boisen said.

Anderson ran in her best event — the open 800-meter run — but came in fifth, a disappointing finish, she said.

“I got caught up with some other runners at the start,” she said. “It threw my rhythm and timing off for the rest of the race.”

Anderson said she approached the 800 meters differently in the 4×800 Saturday than she did on Friday in the individual, and that helped her do better.

“I was just focused on winning in the 4×800,” she said. “I wasn’t concerned about my time.”

Friday’s big moment came in the triple jump for Agata Kosuda, who broke her own school record with a jump of 43 feet, 11 1/4 inches to finish second overall. Her previous record was 42-0, set last year. Friday’s jump was Kosuda’s first of the season.

“I regionally qualified, which was my goal going into Drake,” she said. “This jump puts me in the top five in the nation, which is great.

“It’s nice to have the crowd there — it makes you feel like you’re in the meet.”

Jumps coach Ron McEachran said Kosuda jumped well Friday despite some early trouble in the event.

“She fouled on her first two jumps, then broke the school record on her third,” he said.

McEachran said Kosuda will get better as the year goes on.

He also said this jump was different for her because she only took 11 steps instead of her usual 17 before taking off.

Women’s coach Dick Lee pulled athletes out of some events so they could rest, but said he hopes he will not have to do that in the future.

“It just would not have been good to put them in too many events,” he said. “Hopefully, next year we will have enough depth that we will be able to compete in more events.”