DES MOINES, Iowa — For the second time this season, Anna Swanson (Osceola, Wis.) found herself toeing the line in the javelin throw against competitors from all three NCAA divisions.
 
And for the second time this season, the Saint Mary's University junior more than held her own.
 
Swanson delivered a throw of 38.73 meters to place 13th in the javelin at the Drake Relays Friday afternoon. Swanson's effort was the second-best among NCAA Division III competitors behind St. Catherine's Bryanna Leverentz, who was 10th with a throw of 39.78 meters.
 
Nebraska's Maddie Harris won the event with a mark of 50.29 meters to easily outdistance teammate Mirta Kulisic, who owned a second-place throw of 48.64 meters.
 
Swanson and the Cardinals are back in action on Wednesday, when they head to St. Paul, Minn., for the St. Thomas Tommie Twlight — their last tune-up before the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by SMU, on May 13-14.