Drake earns the first NEC Rookie of the Week honor of the 2022-23 season after she turned in a pair of top-10 finishes at the Bison Opener. Turning in the second-fastest time in the NEC this season in the preliminaries of the 60m (7.92), the Keystone State native went on to take second in the event. Drake also placed 10th in the 300m with a time of 44.98.