Cyclones Host ISU Winter Invitational on Saturday

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State track and field program will compete at home for the first time this indoor track and field season on Saturday during the ISU Holiday Invitational. Field events will begin at noon, with running events at 1 p.m. The full meet schedule for the four-team meet that includes the host Cyclones, Drake, UNI and Indian Hills CC, can be viewed, here.

There will be no live video of the competitions, while live results will be provided by Wayzata Timing, here.

The Iowa State men got off to a strong start last weekend with a big collection of performances at the Woo Pig Classic in Arkansas and Wesley Kiptoo's school record and collegiate No. 3 all-time 13:14.74 in the 5,000m in Boston that saw him named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week. The Cyclone men will be aiming to hit marks that will qualify them for the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend in the 800-meter run, set to go off at 2:35 p.m.

Last weekend, four Cyclones went below 2:22 in the 1,000-meter run and they are all slated to go in the 800m this weekend in Jason Gomez (an NCAA Indoor and Outdoor All-American in 2021 at 800m), Darius Kipyego, Alex Lomong (a 2021 NCAA Outdoor All-American at 800m) and Nehemia Too (a member of ISU's All-America indoor DMR team in 2021). Other Cyclones who will be aiming for big marks in that 800m are Cebastian Gentil, a two-time All-American running the 400m leg of ISU's DMR teams and Frank Hayes, a two-time All-American indoors during his time at Ohio State.

For the Iowa State women, a lot of familiar faces will be seen in the sprinting events and throws, while the Cyclone mid-distance and distance group will not have all the faces from the NCAA Cross Country Championships ninth-place team three weeks ago, that will open up the possibility of other, younger faces to show what they can do in competition.

There are also plenty of Cyclones entered on both in men's and women's competitions that will be looking for their ISU debuts this weekend. The men's throwing events also feature a group of Cyclone student-athletes who will be competing unattached.

Iowa State Entries (as of Dec. 10, 4:55 PM)
Men
60m Dash: Zach Kraft
400m Dash: Gage Clay, Charlie Johnson, Chase McPhearson, Joven Nelson
800m Run: Tanner Anderson, Cebastian Gentil, Jason Gomez, Frank Hayes, Darius Kipyego, Alex Lomong, Joe Schaefer, David Thompson, Nehemia Too
Mile Run: Nate Mueller, Quinton Orr, Nehemia Too
3,000m Run: Nate Mueller, Quinton Orr, Nehemia Too
60m Hurdles: Thai Thompson
4x400m Relay: Two Teams
Shot Put: Jonathan Gannon, Zach Kraft, Cam Jones (Unattached), Kevin Sakson, Blake Veenstra (Unattached), Zach Verzani (Unattached), Garret Wagner (Unattached), Blake Wiederhold (Unattached)
Weight Throw: Jonathan Gannon, Cam Jones (Unattached), Joe Ryan, Blake Veenstra (Unattached), Zach Verzani (Unattached), Garret Wagner (Unattached), Micah Walker, Blake Wiederhold (Unattached)
Long Jump: Zach Kraft, Thai Thompson
High Jump: Zach Kraft, Thai Thompson

Women
60m Dash: Erika Furbeck
200m Dash: Kaylyn Hall, Katarina Vlahovic, Sydney Willits
400m Dash: Zakiyah Amos, Bria Barnes
Mile Run: Riley Beach, Maggie Davis, Bella Heikes, Madelynn Hill, Sarah Murrow, Janette Schraft
3,000m Run: Taylor Briggs, Grace Dickel, Dana Feyen
60m Hurdles: Kaylyn Hall, Katarina Vlahovic, Sydney Willits
4x400m Relay: One Team
Shot Put: Danielle Hoyle, Emily March
Weight Throw: Antonella Creazzola, Danielle Hoyle, Emily March
Long Jump: Erika Furbeck, Sydney Willits
High Jump: Megan Durbin, Sydney Willits

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Players Mentioned

Zakiyah Amos

Tanner Anderson

Bria Barnes

Gage Clay

Antonella Creazzola

Maggie Davis

Grace Dickel

Megan Durbin

Dana Feyen

Erika Furbeck

Jonathan Gannon

Cebastian Gentil

Jason Gómez

Kaylyn Hall

Madelynn Hill

Charlie Johnson

Wesley Kiptoo

Alex Lomong

Emily March

Sarah Murrow

Joven Nelson

Joe Ryan

Kevin Sakson

Joe Schaefer

Janette Schraft

David Thompson

Nehemia Too

Katarina Vlahovic

Micah Walker

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