Cyclones Pick Up Nine Wins at Blue Oval Open

Cyclones Pick Up Nine Wins at Blue Oval Open

03.27.2021 | Track and Field

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa State track and field teams had a strong day at the Blue Oval Open, racking up nine victories on Saturday at Drake Stadium. The Cyclones impressed across a number of events.

Four different Cyclone women's throwers swept the four throwing events competed on Saturday. The highlight performance came from Emily March in the discus, with the sophomore taking the win by over 17 feet, with her best throw being her fourth of the day at 162-8 (49.59m) for the win. March's effort is good for fifth in ISU history.

In the javelin, Bailey Righi also notched a personal best en route to victory, with her third throw of 146-2 (44.56m) being an over four-foot improvement from her previous best of 141-11 at the 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships. In the other throws events, Antonella Creazzola won the hammer throw (176-8, 53.84m) and Keiara Williams took the shot put (47-11, 14.60m).

On the track, a couple of men's middle distance competitors impressed. In the 400-meter dash, Cebastian Gentil, the Cyclones' 400m leg on its past two indoor All-American DMR teams, took the win with a personal best 47.88. Doubling the distance, David Thompson picked up a victory in the 800-meter run, clocking an outdoor PR of 1:54.59.

Other Cyclone winners on the day included the men's 4x400m relay of Gage Clay, Joven Nelson, Charlie Johnson and Thompson, Kevin Sakson in the men's discus and Megan Durbin in the women's high jump.

Up Next
Iowa State will be participating in a pair of meets next weekend, with a group of Cyclones headed to Eugene, Oregon for the Hayward Premiere, and another to the Florida Relays in Gainesville.

Iowa State Results
400m Dash (M): 1. Cebastian Gentil, Iowa State – 47.88; 2. Gage Clay, Iowa State – 49.23; 4. Charlie Johnson, Iowa State – 50.41
800m Run (M): 1. David Thompson, Iowa State – 1:54.59; 2. Joe Schaefer, Iowa State – 1:55.59; 4. Nehemia Too, Iowa State – 1:57.06; 7. David Too, Iowa State – 1:59.18; 8. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State – 1:59.58; 9. Jeffery Pedersen, Iowa State – 1:59.79; Leonel Perez, Iowa State – DNF
800m Run (W): 1. Oksana Covey, South Dakota State – 2:13.63; 2. Alexis Gourrier, Iowa State – 2:19.39; 3. Brina Kraft Iowa State – 2:20.38
1,500m Run (M): 1. Isaac Basten, Drake – 3:47.51; 2. Nehemia Too, Iowa State – 3:48.04; 3. Leonel Perez, Iowa State – 3:49.80; 6. David Too, Iowa State – 3:53.60; 7. Joe Schaefer, Iowa State – 3:55.17; 11. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State – 3:56.95; 13. Jeffery Pedersen, Iowa State – 3:58.17
1,500m Run (W): 1. Brooke Mullins, Drake – 4:41.10; 7. Morgan Gigandet, Iowa State – 5:11.31
4x400m Relay (M): 1. Iowa State (Gage Clay, Joven Nelson, Charlie Johnson, David Thompson) – 3:20.20
Discus Throw (M): 1. Kevin Sakson, Iowa State – 168-6 (51.35m); 4. Jonathan Gannon, Iowa State – 153-2 (46.70m)
Discus Throw (W): 1. Emily March, Iowa State – 162-8 (49.59m)
Hammer Throw (M): 1. Joe Harkins, Drake – 1855-5 (57.42m); 2. Peter Kenn, Iowa State – 179-9 (54.79m); 5. Jonathan Gannon, Iowa State – 165-9 (50.53m); Vlad Pavlenko, Iowa State – Foul; Joe Ryan, Iowa State – Foul; Micah Walker, Unattached – Foul
Hammer Throw (W): 1. Antonella Creazzola, Iowa State – 176-8 (53.84m); 5. Emily March, Iowa State – 160-4 (48.88m); 8. Keiara Williams, Iowa State – 151-8 (46.24m)
Shot Put (M): 1. Adam Kessler, Drake – 61-8 1/4 (18.80m); 4. Kevin Sakson, Iowa State – 53-7 1/2 (16.34m)
Shot Put (W): 1. Keiara Williams, Iowa State – 47-11 (14.60m)
Javelin Throw (W): 1. Bailey Righi, Iowa State – 146-2 (44.56m)
High Jump (W): 1. Megan Durbin, Iowa State – 5-3 (1.60m)