Track & Field Season Resumes at Graduate Classic

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State track and field season resumes this weekend at the Graduate Classic, hosted by Nebraska. Competition will take place at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Friday and Saturday. Running and field events begin on Friday at 4 p.m., while Saturday will see running events start at 11:30 a.m. and field events at noon.

Live video will be provided by Nebraska, here. Live results will be from Delta Timing, here.

ISU will be among 14 teams beginning 2022 competition this weekend at Nebraska, with ISU sending a group of 26 student-athletes to kick off the rust and begin the process of the next six weeks, leading up to the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships in Ames on Feb. 25-26.

Iowa State's running entries include many stars. On the men's side, a group of Cyclone cross country student-athletes who helped guide ISU to second at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in November will be beginning their track and field seasons. Cross country All-American Thomas Pollard is entered in the 800-meter run and the mile, as is All-Big 12 and All-Midwest Region performer Gable Sieperda. Chad Johnson is also slated to make his season debut in the 800-meter run and 1,000m.

ISU's middle distance men's group got off to a strong start in December and will be getting ready for more big competitions ahead. Cebastian Gentil, who ranks No. 3 in the country at 800m after a 1:48.95 in Ames in December, is entered in the 400m and 600mand will be joined in those races by Frank Hayes and Alex Lomong, both of whom are top-11 nationally at 800m. Nehemia Too, who enters the weekend No. 4 at 800m, is entered in the 800m and 1,000m runs.

For the Cyclone women, ISU's hurdlers got off to a strong start in Ames last month and will look to continue that, with Kaylyn Hall and Katarina Vlahovic both entered in the 60-meter hurdles. ISU's throwers also had strong performances in the weight throw and the trio of Antonella Creazzola, Danielle Hoyle and Emily March are all entered to be in action in the weight throw again on Friday.

Iowa State Entries
Men
60m Dash: Trent Hamerski
400m Run: Cebastian Gentil, Frank Hayes, Chase McPherson
600m Run: Gage Clay, Cebastian Gentil, Frank Hayes, Charlie Johnson, Alex Lomong
800m Run: Chad Johnson, Noah Kohut-Jackson, Nate Mueller, Quinton Orr, Thomas Pollard, Gable Sieperda, Nehemia Too
1,000m Run: Chad Johnson, Noah Kohut-Jackson. Thai Thompson, Nehemia Too
Mile Run: Nate Mueller, Quinton Orr, Thomas Pollard, Gable Sieperda
60m Hurdles: Thai Thompson
4x400m Relay: Two Teams
Shot Put: Jonathan Gannon
Weight Throw: Jonathan Gannon, Micah Walker
Long Jump: Trent Hamerski

Women
200m Dash: Sydney Willits
600m Run: Zakiyah Amos, Bria Barnes
60m Hurdles: Kaylyn Hall, Katarina Vlahovic, Sydney Willits
4x400m Relay: One Team
Weight Throw: Antonella Creazzola, Danielle Hoyle, Emily March
Long Jump: Sydney Willits

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Players Mentioned

Zakiyah Amos

Bria Barnes

Gage Clay

Antonella Creazzola

Jonathan Gannon

Cebastian Gentil

Kaylyn Hall

Trent Hamerski

Frank Hayes

Danielle Hoyle

Chad Johnson

Charlie Johnson

Noah Kohut-Jackson

Alex Lomong

Emily March

Chase McPherson

Nate Mueller

Quinton Orr

Thomas Pollard

Gable Sieperda

Thai Thompson

Nehemia Too

Katarina Vlahovic

Micah Walker

Sydney Willits

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