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ISU Gets Two More Wins to Close Drake Relays
04.28.2018 | Track and Field
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State's track and field program racked up a pair of victory flags on Saturday at the Drake Relays. Jhoanmy Luque completed her "double-double" by repeating in the women's triple jump with a personal best, and the men's sprint medley relay team of Logan Schneider, Ka'ven Berry, Jaymes Dennison and Roshon Roomes edged out in-state rival Iowa for the second time in as many days.
Combining ISU's wins in the 4x800 and sprint medley relay and a second place finish in the distance medley relay, Iowa State finished second in the HyVee Cup standings with 28 points.
Luque's title defense got better with each attempt. She fell to second after the second round when Iowa's Jahisha Thomas pushed ahead with a 43-8 1/2 (13.32m) at the end of the second round. Luque, who was leading off the competition, bounced back the next jump to get ahead for good at 44-8 (13.61m). Her fifth jump was a season-best via a wind-aided 44-9 3/4 (13.66m), and then she finished with a bang, posting a personal best 44-11 (13.69m) for her winning mark.
Yesterday's miss of the 4x400 final allowed the Cyclones to load up the sprint medley relay. After Logan Schneider and Ka'ven Berry took care of the 200 carries, Jaymes Dennison had a critical split in the 400 leg, making the cut in front of Illinois to help create a two-horse race between the Cyclones and Hawkeyes. Roshon Roomes ran on the shoulder of Iowa's Tysen VanDraska for the first 650, going around VanDraska in the corner and holding off a late inside move to hold onto the win. This is the first time the Cyclones have won the men's sprint medley relay.
The men's distance medley relay performed admirably, with Festus Lagat and Eric Fogltanz stretching Iowa State ahead in the first two legs, and Frank Hayes keeping ISU ahead of Tulsa heading into the anchor of Edwin Kurgat. While Kurgat was strong, clocking a 4:05.07, he was unable to keep Tulsa's Mark Middleton at bay, as he passed Kurgat on the homestretch to beat the Cyclones by 0.20 seconds, with ISU finishing in 9:42.95, the No. 10 mark in ISU history.
The women's distance medley relay was able to rally to claim third. The Cyclones were fifth after Karly Ackley's first leg, but were in the battle for second after a strong carry from Emma Whigham. Erinn Stenman-Fahey had the Cyclones in the battle for the win when she handed off to Jasmine Staebler. Missouri's national champ Karissa Schweitzer was able to pull the Tigers ahead for the win, with Staebler just missing out on reeling in Indiana State for second, with the Cyclones' 11:19.26 taking third and No. 3 in ISU history for the event.
Up Next
Iowa State will be at the 2018 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 11-13 at Baylor in Waco, Texas.
Iowa State Results
800m Run (M): 1. Erik Martinsson, UT-Arlington – 1:49.16; 5. Zach Black, Iowa State – 1:50.58
400m Hurdles (W): 1. Sommer Sharpe, Iowa – 59.73; 19. Emma Whigham, Iowa State – 1:02.67
Distance Medley Relay (W): 1. Missouri – 11:07.59; 3. Iowa State (Karly Ackley, Emma Whigham, Erinn Stenman-Fahey, Jasmine Staebler) – 11:19.26
Distance Medley Relay (M): 1. Tulsa – 9:42.75; 2. Iowa State (Festus Lagat, Eric Fogltanz, Frank Hayes, Edwin Kurgat) – 9:42.95
Sprint Medley Relay (M): 1. Iowa State (Logan Schneider, Ka'ven Berry, Jaymes Dennison, Roshon Roomes) – 3:17.73
Hammer Throw (W): 1. Maddy Nilles, North Dakota State – 205-8 (62.69m); Tessa Krempel, Iowa State – Foul
Hammer Throw (M): 1. Sean Donnelly – Iron Wood TC – 234-5 (17.47m); 26. Chris Celona, Iowa State – 167-8 (51.11m); Vlad Pavlenko, Iowa State – Foul
Triple Jump (W): 1. Jhoanmy Luque, Iowa State – 44-11 (13.69m); 9. Jalaiya Bartley, Iowa State – 40-4 1/2(w) (12.30m)
Combining ISU's wins in the 4x800 and sprint medley relay and a second place finish in the distance medley relay, Iowa State finished second in the HyVee Cup standings with 28 points.
Luque's title defense got better with each attempt. She fell to second after the second round when Iowa's Jahisha Thomas pushed ahead with a 43-8 1/2 (13.32m) at the end of the second round. Luque, who was leading off the competition, bounced back the next jump to get ahead for good at 44-8 (13.61m). Her fifth jump was a season-best via a wind-aided 44-9 3/4 (13.66m), and then she finished with a bang, posting a personal best 44-11 (13.69m) for her winning mark.
Yesterday's miss of the 4x400 final allowed the Cyclones to load up the sprint medley relay. After Logan Schneider and Ka'ven Berry took care of the 200 carries, Jaymes Dennison had a critical split in the 400 leg, making the cut in front of Illinois to help create a two-horse race between the Cyclones and Hawkeyes. Roshon Roomes ran on the shoulder of Iowa's Tysen VanDraska for the first 650, going around VanDraska in the corner and holding off a late inside move to hold onto the win. This is the first time the Cyclones have won the men's sprint medley relay.
The men's distance medley relay performed admirably, with Festus Lagat and Eric Fogltanz stretching Iowa State ahead in the first two legs, and Frank Hayes keeping ISU ahead of Tulsa heading into the anchor of Edwin Kurgat. While Kurgat was strong, clocking a 4:05.07, he was unable to keep Tulsa's Mark Middleton at bay, as he passed Kurgat on the homestretch to beat the Cyclones by 0.20 seconds, with ISU finishing in 9:42.95, the No. 10 mark in ISU history.
The women's distance medley relay was able to rally to claim third. The Cyclones were fifth after Karly Ackley's first leg, but were in the battle for second after a strong carry from Emma Whigham. Erinn Stenman-Fahey had the Cyclones in the battle for the win when she handed off to Jasmine Staebler. Missouri's national champ Karissa Schweitzer was able to pull the Tigers ahead for the win, with Staebler just missing out on reeling in Indiana State for second, with the Cyclones' 11:19.26 taking third and No. 3 in ISU history for the event.
Up Next
Iowa State will be at the 2018 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 11-13 at Baylor in Waco, Texas.
Iowa State Results
800m Run (M): 1. Erik Martinsson, UT-Arlington – 1:49.16; 5. Zach Black, Iowa State – 1:50.58
400m Hurdles (W): 1. Sommer Sharpe, Iowa – 59.73; 19. Emma Whigham, Iowa State – 1:02.67
Distance Medley Relay (W): 1. Missouri – 11:07.59; 3. Iowa State (Karly Ackley, Emma Whigham, Erinn Stenman-Fahey, Jasmine Staebler) – 11:19.26
Distance Medley Relay (M): 1. Tulsa – 9:42.75; 2. Iowa State (Festus Lagat, Eric Fogltanz, Frank Hayes, Edwin Kurgat) – 9:42.95
Sprint Medley Relay (M): 1. Iowa State (Logan Schneider, Ka'ven Berry, Jaymes Dennison, Roshon Roomes) – 3:17.73
Hammer Throw (W): 1. Maddy Nilles, North Dakota State – 205-8 (62.69m); Tessa Krempel, Iowa State – Foul
Hammer Throw (M): 1. Sean Donnelly – Iron Wood TC – 234-5 (17.47m); 26. Chris Celona, Iowa State – 167-8 (51.11m); Vlad Pavlenko, Iowa State – Foul
Triple Jump (W): 1. Jhoanmy Luque, Iowa State – 44-11 (13.69m); 9. Jalaiya Bartley, Iowa State – 40-4 1/2(w) (12.30m)
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