Williams Second in 100 Hurdles

LINCOLN, Neb.- Iowa State's Rebecca Williams closed out her final Big 12 Conference meet with a strong performance in the 100-meter hurdles Sunday, taking home a silver medal in the league's outdoor track and field championships at Ed Weir Stadium. Williams' eight team points helped vault the Cyclones to ninth place in the final team scoring with a total of 44 points. Texas A&M earned the Big 12 Conference team title with 140 points.

Ashley Brown of Kansas won the 100-meter hurdle crown in 13.27 seconds. Williams, the Big 12 indoor 60-meter hurdles champion, was second in 13.37. Freshman Jenna Caffrey earned fifth-place with a time of 13.66 seconds. The Burlington, Iowa native will compete with Williams in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Des Moines, Iowa on May 25-26.

“Rebecca has had a very good senior season and it was great for her to finish in the top two today,” said sprints and hurdles coach Scott Roberts. “I am very proud of all of her accomplishments. Anything I was to say about Rebecca would be an understatement.”

After winning the 10,000-meter title on Friday night, Iowa State's Lisa Koll earned a fourth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run Sunday.The freshman tailed NCAA champion Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech through the first seven laps before Kipyego pulled away from the entire pack. Koll finished in 17:02.40. The Fort Dodge native was the greatest individual contributor to the Cyclones' success over the weekend, grossing 15 team points.

Seniors Agata Kosuda and Priya Hoze finished fifth and ninth, respectively in the triple jump. Kosuda roped a fifth-place finish with an effort of 43-3. Hoze finished just outside of scoring contention, with a career-best jump of 41-8 ?.

Teamwork led to the first Cyclone points of the day. The 4x100-meter relay team of Lashawn Wright, Caffrey, Leia Jackson and Williams placed sixth in 46.14. Later on, it was a tight race for Jenny Mockler in the 800-meter run, who placed fourth in 2:10.39.

“I thought our kids performed very well over the three-day event,” said head coach Dick Lee. “They ran their hearts out and I am very proud of everyone's effort. We have a very special group of seniors that will be leaving us shortly and we are going to miss them. They have all been great leaders on and off the track. We will take a few days this week to rest up for regionals and then work hard to get our women qualified for the NCAA national meet.”

For five Iowa State seniors, the climax of the season is yet to come. Williams, Hoze, Kosuda, Mockler and Sara Boisen will compete in the NCAA Regional, along with Koll and Caffrey.

Team Scoring

1. Texas A&M, 140; 2. Nebraska, 117; 3. Texas, 89; 4. Texas Tech, 87; 5. Kansas, 78; 6. Oklahoma, 64; 7. Kansas State, 60; 8. Missouri, 47; 9. Iowa State, 44; 10. Colorado, 37; 11. Baylor, 32; 12. Oklahoma State, 22.

Cyclone Results

100-meter hurdles- 1. Ashley Brown, Kansas, 13.27; 2. Rebecca Williams, Iowa State, 13.37; 5. Jenna Caffrey, Iowa State, 13.66.

Triple Jump-1. Crystal Manning, Kansas, 44-11 3/4; 5. Agata Kosuda, Iowa State, 43-3.

5,000-meter run- 1. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 16:43.01; 4. Lisa Koll, Iowa State, 17:02.40.

4x100-meter relay- 1. Texas A&M, 43.67; 6. Iowa State, 46.14.

Players Mentioned

Sara Boisen

Jenna Caffrey

Priya Hoze

Leia Jackson

Lisa Koll

Agata Kosuda

Jenny Mockler

Rebecca Williams

Lashawn Wright

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