Iowa State Trio Shines at UW Invitational

SEATTLE – Iowa State's track and field distance trio of Dan Curts, Andrew Jordan and Festus Lagat put up three career-defining performances Saturday night at the UW Invitational. The trio each recorded PRs in their events at Dempsey Indoor, all moved up the ISU all-time top-10 lists and the NCAA Division I lists.

In the 3,000-meter run, Jordan (7:51.29, 3rd in NCAA Division I) and Curts (7:55.26, 11th in NCAA Division I) both notched personal bests and moved into ISU's all-time top-five, while Lagat posted his second personal best in the mile in as many weeks, 4:00.83 and is now No. 12 in NCAA Division I this season.

Jordan and Curts laced them up in the 3,000-meter run against an elite field of professionals and other student-athletes from the top distance programs in the country. Jordan ran at this meet last year to establish his then-personal best of 7:56.61, but this year he lopped five seconds off that time en route to taking second place in 7:51.29. The time puts Jordan, the 2018 Big 12 bronze medalist at 3K, at No. 2 in ISU history for the indoor 3,000, just ISU Hall of Famer Raf Wyns ahead of him. At the time of publication, Jordan is No. 3 in NCAA Division I in 2019 for 3,000 meters.

Curts continues to show his versatility across a variety of distances. He was a 2018 Big 12 Indoor silver medalist at 1,000m and the mile, a 2018 Big 12 Outdoor silver medalist at 5,000m and a three-time All-Big 12 and All-Midwest Region honoree in cross country. Saturday night's 10th-place finish of 7:55.26 saw him cut 14 seconds off his previous personal best in the indoor 3,000-metrers, move up to No. 4 in ISU history for the event and rank No. 11 in NCAA Division I this season at 3K.

Lagat got his indoor season off to a strong start last week with a third-place 4:01.36 in the mile in Iowa City. His performance tonight in Seattle saw him get another personal best in the mile, finishing eighth overall in 4:00.83. His time also moves him up a spot on ISU's all-time rankings for the event, now at No. 7 in program history. At the time of publication, Lagat ranks No. 12 in NCAA Division I for the season in the mile.

Up Next
Iowa State is back in action next weekend at the Husker Invitational. Competition will take place on Friday and Saturday.

Iowa State Results
Mile Invitational (M): 1. Neil Gourley, NOTC – 3:58.12; 8. Festus Lagat, Iowa State – 4:00.83
3,000m Run Invitational (M): 1. Amos Bartelsmeyer, Unattached – 7:49.47; 2. Andrew Jordan, Iowa State – 7:51.29; 10. Dan Curts, Iowa State – 7:55.26