ISU Makes NCAA Run

AMES, Iowa- Seven members of the Iowa State women's track and field team will travel to Des Moines for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Friday and Saturday at Drake Stadium. A top-five finish guarantees a spot at the NCAA national championships June 6-9 in Sacramento, Calif.

Senior Rebecca Williams will make her run for a berth in the national championship in the 100-meter hurdles. Two weeks ago, Williams fell just shy of her second Big 12 Conference title to Kansas hurdler Ashley Brown. This week, Williams and Brown will compete head to head in what should be a tight race. Iowa's Tiffany Johnson currently holds the best time in the region with her effort of 13.20, just nine hundredths of a second ahead of Williams, who holds the fifth spot. Williams will be accompanied by freshman teammate Jenna Caffrey, who owns the eighth best time in the Midwest region with a clocking of 13.52 seconds.

Lisa Koll and Jenny Mockler have been uncontested leaders for the distance team this year. In her rookie season as a track athlete, Koll has shattered records, earned academic accolades and most recently a Big 12 crown. On Friday the freshman will compete in the 5,000-meter run against the nation's best, Sally Kipyego from Texas Tech. Koll is ranked fifth in the region. Mockler has been consistently reliable for the Cyclone squad in her final season with the team. The senior is scheduled to compete in the 800-meter run at 5:30 p.m. Mockler earned fourth-place in the event at the Big 12 Conference outdoor meet with a time of 2:10.39.

In front of a hometown crowd, 400-meter hurdler Sara Boisen will aim to qualify for her second consecutive national collegiate championship. The senior will have her hands full competing in a field packed with talent. This will be Boisen's third consecutive appearance in the NCAA regional meet. Boisen will need to beat her career best time of 59.20 seconds to advance to the NCAA Championship.

Jumper Priya Hoze is arguably the most improved Cyclone this season. Hoze qualified to compete in both the long and triple jump at this weekends meet. The senior earned fifth-place in the long jump and ninth in the triple jump at the Big 12 meet. Hoze will be joined in the triple jump by teammate Agata Kosuda who finished fifth at the Big 12 outdoor meet with a leap of 43-3.

Williams and Caffrey will fire up competition for the Cyclones competing at 3:30 p.m. in the 100-meter hurdles. Friday's events are scheduled to conclude at 7:50 p.m. with the 5,000-meter run. Complete results will be posted on cyclones.com.

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Sara Boisen

Sara Boisen

Jenna Caffrey

Priya Hoze

Priya Hoze

Lisa Koll

Agata Kosuda

Agata Kosuda

Jenny Mockler

Jenny Mockler

Rebecca Williams

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