Cyclones Take Nine Event Titles At Big 4 Duals

01.24.2015 | Track and Field

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State track and field teams put on an impressive performance on their home track Saturday at the Big 4 Duals. Cyclone student-athletes won a total of nine events, notching nine personal records on the Lied Recreation Center's Harry Hoak Track.

Three-time All-American Edward Kemboi opened the 2015 season with a dominant showing in the men's 800-meter run. Kemboi clocked a time of 1:46.94 to take the win, notching the NCAA's second-fastest time of the young season. The Eldoret, Kenya, native is one of two in the NCAA to run sub-1:48 this year and has run 1:47 or better nine times in his collegiate career.

The ISU field event crew shined in today's competition, winning five event titles. Henry Kelley's victory in the weight throw came on a career performance that saw him hurl the weight a distance of 61 feet, 10.5 inches. The distance is good for the fourth-best mark in program history, improving his previous best by over 3 feet.

The Cyclones swept the high jump competitions, with Marine Vallet (women's) and Cameron Ostrowski (men's) taking the individual titles. Vallet cleared a height of 5'10.5" en route to the first-place finish, while Ostrowski leapt a height of 7'0.5" to take the win on the men's side.

Hannah Willms and Katie Reeves gave the ISU jumps crew a sweep in the women's high jump, placing second and third with marks of 5'8.5" and 5'6.5", respectively.

Cyclone newcomer Jhoanmy Luque jumped her way into the program's all-time lists in the long jump, posting a mark of 19'8" to rank at No. 6 in program history.

In the men's shot put, Jan Jeuschede was strong in his season opener, taking the win with a scoring throw of 59'5.5". Jeuschede's throw was nearly 2 feet farther than the next-closest competitor.

Kendra White picked up her second 400-meter dash title in as many races, posting a season-best 54.31.

Brian Biekert and Colleen Riley also picked up event titles for the ISU distance squads, winning the men's mile and women's 3,000m, respectively.

Cyclone PRs
*Kaci Storm (60H): 8.92 (Prelims)
*Heidi Engelhardt (Mile): 4:51.19
*Erin Hooker (Mile): 4:46.82
*Jason Thomas (Mile): 4:20.49
*Matthew Whitlatch (Mile): 4:16.58
*Henry Kelley (WT): 61'10.5" (18.86m)
*Anna Holtermann (WT): 53'5.75" (16.30m)
*Julie Wiemerslage (3000m): 10:04.93
*Taylor Sanderson (PV): 13'9.25"

Iowa State Results
60m (M): 1) Brandon Carnes, UNI, 6.69; 7) Jared Ingram, Iowa State, 7.00
200m (M): 1) James Harrington, Iowa, 21.51; 4) Mark Sitek, Iowa State, 21.76; 12) Jared Ingram, Iowa State, 22.35; 13) Logan Schneider, Iowa State, 22.65
200m (W): 1) Elexis Guster, Iowa, 24.33; 5) Kaci Storm, Iowa State, 25.94
400m (W): 1) Kendra White, Iowa State, 54.31
600yd (M): 1) Brennan Davey, Iowa, 1:11.24; 4) Brandon Barnes, Iowa State, 1:11.71; 5) Derek Jones, Iowa State, 1:12.30; 6) Jacob Hoogensen, Iowa State, 1:13.49; 7) Matt Bevil, Iowa State, 1:14.29; 8) Trey Achterhoff, Iowa State, 1:14.33
600yd (W): 1) Mahnee Watts, Iowa, 1:22.82; 5) Alyssa Gonzalez, Iowa State, 1:25.66
800m (M): 1) Edward Kemboi, Iowa State, 1:46.94; 2) Patrick Peterson, Iowa State, 1:49.30
800m (W): 1) Montayla Holder, Iowa, 2:10.34; 3) Evelyne Guay, Iowa State, 2:10.70; 4) Maryn Lowry, Iowa State, 2:13.50; 6) Jacqueline Feist, Iowa State, 2:13.84
Mile (M): 1) Brian Biekert, Iowa State, 4:06.25; 2) Brian Llamas, Iowa State, 4:07.25; 7) Matt Whitlatch, Iowa State, 4:16.58; 9) Jason Thomas, Iowa State, 4:20.49
Mile (W): 1) Alex Wilson, UNI, 4:49.56; 2) Perez Rotich, Iowa State, 4:50.38; 3) Heidi Engelhardt, Iowa State, 4:51.19; 4) Olivia Robertson, Iowa State, 4:53.97; 5) Abby Caldwell, Iowa State, 4:54.16; 6) Kate DeSimone, Iowa State, 4:56.41; 7) Erin Hooker, Iowa State, 4:56.82
3000m (W): 1) Colleen Riley, Iowa State, 10:00.15; 3) Julie Wiemerslage, Iowa State, 10:04.93
3000m (M): 1) Michael Melchert, Iowa, 8:36.37; 3) Tyler Jermann, Iowa State, 8:38.30;
60H (W): 1) Jahisha Thomas, Iowa, 8.60; 4) Kaci Storm, Iowa State, 9.00
4x400m (M): 1) Iowa, 3:13.06; 2) Iowa State, 3:15.60; 3) Iowa State, 3:17.99
4x400m (W): 1) Iowa, 3:42.37; 6) Iowa State, 4:02.24
Long Jump (M): 1) Kerry Dean Jr., Iowa, 22-03.00; 9) Tyler Hunke, Iowa State, 19-10.75
Long Jump (W): 1) Jhoanmy Luque, Iowa State, 19-08.00
Triple Jump (W):
High Jump (M): 1) Cameron Ostrowski, Iowa State, 7-00.50; 4) Jalen Ford, Iowa State, 6-08.75; 8) Tyler Hunke, Iowa State, 5-08.75.
High Jump (W): 1) Marine Vallet, Iowa State, 5-10.50; 2) Hannah Willms, Iowa State, 5-8.50; 3) Katie Reeves, Iowa State, 5-6.50
Pole Vault (M): 1) Corey Szamlewski, UNI, 15-9.00; 3) Taylor Sanderson, Iowa State, 13-9.25
Weight Throw (M): 1) Henry Kelley, Iowa State, 61-10.50; 6) Ben Krynski, Iowa State, 46-04.75
Weight Throw (W): 1) Jamie Lindstrom, UNI, 60-01.75; Anna Holterman, Iowa State, 53-05.75
Shot Put (M): 1) Jan Jeuschede, Iowa State, 59-05.50