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Best Big 12 Finish Since 2000 For Men
02.28.2009 | Track and Field
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ? Iowa State's men's track team is climbing the Big 12 ladder. With a pair of runner-up performances by Hillary Bor in the mile and Luke Pinkleman in the shot put, ISU men's team placed ninth Saturday at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships. The effort was the best men's team finish since 2000. Texas won the meet with 115 points. Iowa State had 49 points, just eight points out of eighth place.
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The Cyclone women finished 11th, led by freshman Kianna Elahi's fourth-place effort in the 600-yard dash. Texas A&M won the women's team title with 130 points. ISU tallied 17 points.
“We are making progress,” Ihmels said. “Every one who competed today, competed hard. You can look at the points and a finish here or there, but there is no question that we are better than last year and our program has a bright future. The women left some points at home with Lisa Koll but Kianna will be with us for three more years. In fact, we return an overwhelming number of points for next season.”
Bor got the Cyclones off to a good start on the second day in the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in the mile run. Bor posted a time of 4:05.55, one second off his personal best. The Cyclone finished second to Oklahoma State freshman German Fernandez, who posted a 3:55.02 winning effort, the second fastest time in NCAA history.
“I knew that Fernandez had not run the distance medley and would go out fast by himself,” Bor said. “My plan was to kick with 400 meters left but when I looked back I decided to wait until the last 200 meters.”
Pinkelman, a freshman, tied his personal shot put best with a 58-08.75 effort. His mark was good enough for a NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Pinkleman briefly took the lead in the fourth round. His advantage was short-lived as Nebraska's Keith Lloyd's 59-4 ? throw gave the Husker the title.
“It was back and forth, a real battle,” Pinkleman said. “I just never hit the big one. But I'm satisfied with the effort and hope to be in the NCAA meet and then get ready for outdoors.”
Junior Eric Parker finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles in 7.97 seconds, just three one-hundredths off his personal best.
“We had talked about being consistently under eight seconds,” Parker said. “To do that at the conference meet means I'm making progress.”
Parker ran on the outside in lane eight for the final. It didn't bother him.
“I have done it several times this year so it was not a problem,” Parker said. “I'd still rather run in the middle lanes.”
James Galvin steadily moved up in the pack in the last 400 meters of the 800-meter run. He charged to a third-place finish with a time of 1:50.24. His strategy contrasted with his previous efforts in which he was the early pacesetter.
“I wanted to get out first or second but found myself further back so I had to make do with what I had,” Galvin said. “We are working on strength and conditioning indoors. Outdoors we will have more speed work and I will go back to getting out at the head of the pack.”
Elahi finished fourth in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:22.30, a personal best. The Omaha, Neb. native beat her previous personal best by one tenth of a second, and gave the Cyclone women five team points. Elahi did not feel well after her Friday qualifying round and had ate little since. It didn't stop her Saturday.
“I felt solid,” Elahi said. “I had used the same strategy all season and so I stuck with it today.”
Men's Results:
60-Meter Hurdles: 1) Omoghan Osaghae, Texas Tech, 7.75; 6) Eric Parker, IOWA STATE, 7.97.
Mile: 1) German Fernandez, Oklahoma State, 3:55.02; 2) Hillary Bor, IOWA STATE, 4:05.55.
800-Meter Run: 1) Jacob Hernandez, Texas, 1:48.04; 3) James Galvan, IOWA STATE, 1:50.24.
3,000-Meter Run: 1) German Fernandez, Oklahoma State, 7:57.71; 9) Kiel Uhl, IOWA STATE, 8:11.63; 10) Guor Marial, IOWA STATE, 8:13.88.
Shot Put: 1) Keith Lloyd, Nebraska, 59-04.25; 2) Luke Pinkelman, IOWA STATE, 59-08.75; 10) Zac Brouillette, IOWA STATE, 52-09.50; 11) Mitch Weber, IOWA STATE, 50-09.50.
Women's Results:
600-Yard Run: 1) Sandy Wooten, Texas A&M, 1:21.50; 4) Kianna Elahi, IOWA STATE.
3,000-Meter Run: 1) Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 9:09.83; 10) Grace Kemmey, IOWA STATE, 9:44.19.
Shot Put: 1) Patience Knight, Texas Tech, 56-02.00; 9) Danielle Frere, IOWA STATE, 47-01.50.
High Jump: 1) Destinee Hooker, Texas, 6-4; 10) Tiffanie Synacek, IOWA STATE, 5-6.
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