Iowa State Wraps Up Day One at Razorback Invite

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Iowa State opened its weekend at the Razorback Invitational with some strong performances in the multi-events, and some good work in the field events.

Led by assistant coach Kurtis Brondyke, Iowa State was back in the multi-events for the first time since the 2019 outdoor season on Friday at the Tyson Track Center. In the pentathlon, Syndey Willits made her multi-events debut, with the freshman placing 10th with a score of 3,478 points. The highlight of her day came in the high jump, as she cleared a personal best 5-3 3/4 (1.62m).

In the men's heptathlon, Thai Thompson had a big finish to the day in the high jump to set himself up for a promising Saturday in the final three events. The Johnston native and UNI transfer is in ninth place with 2,883 points after finishing his day with the third-best high jump effort among the competitors, clearing 6-4 3/4 (1.95m). He also had a solid outing to open the day in the 60-meter dash, clocking in at 7.12 seconds.

In the women's weight throw, Emily March bounced back from a foul-out last weekend in the weight throw at the Cyclone Open with a personal best, taking eighth place with a best throw of the day of 57-6 1/4 (17.53m).

Up Next
Iowa State resumes competition at the Razorback Invitational with the men's heptathlon at 10:15 a.m., running events at 11 a.m. and field events at 1 p.m. SEC Network+ will begin coverages of running events at 12:30 p.m. Meanwhile, Wesley Kiptoo takes to the track at the Millrose Games at 2:30 p.m. in the 3,000-meter run on NBC.

Iowa State Results
600m Run (M): 1. Spencer Gudgel, Iowa – 1:17.53; 11. Peter Smith, Iowa State – 1:22.74
Distance Medley Relay (M): 1. Oklahoma State – 9:28.88; 7. Iowa State (Alex Lomong, Frank Hayes, Darius Kipyego, Chad Johnson) – 9:46.07
Weight Throw (M): 1. Erich Sullins, Unattached – 72-9 1/4 (22.18m); 22. Jonathan Gannon, Iowa State – 55-3 3/4 (16.86m); 25. Micah Walker, Iowa State – 50-5 1/4 (15.37m); 26. Joe Ryan, Iowa State – 48-1 3/4 (14.67m)
Weight Throw (W): 1. Nia Britt, Iowa – 67-10 1/4 (20.68m); 8. Emily March, Iowa State – 57-6 1/4 (17.53m); 11. Antonella Creazzola, Iowa State – 56-10 (17.32m); 13. Danielle Hoyle, Iowa State – 55-6 1/2 (16.93m)
Heptathlon (4 of 7 Events): 1. Kyle Garland, Georgia – 3,628; 9. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 2,883; 13. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 1,876
Hept. 60m Dash: 1. Ayden Owens, Arkansas – 6.82; 6. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 7.12; 13. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 7.51
Hept. Long Jump: 1. Felix Wolter, Pittsburgh – 24-4 1/2 (7.43m); 9. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 22-5 3/4 (6.85m); Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – Foul
Hept. Shot Put: 1. Kyle Garland, Georgia – 53-2 1/4 (16.21m); 7. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 39-9 1/4 (12.12m); 12. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 34-0 (10.36m)
Hept. High Jump: 1. Kyle Garland, Georgia – 7-1 (2.16m); 3. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 6-4 3/4 (1.95m); 12. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 5-7 1/4 (1.71m)
Pentathlon: 1. Shayla Broughton, Mississippi State – 4,122; 10. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 3,478
Pent. 60m Hurdles: 1. Shayla Broughton, Mississippi State – 8.43; 9. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 9.11
Pent. High Jump: 1. Bailey Golden, Oklahoma State – 5-8 1/2 (1.74m); 7. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 5-3 3/4 (1.62m)
Pent. Shot Put: 1. Bailey Golden, Oklahoma State – 40-5 1/2 (12.33m); 12. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 30-9 (9.37m)
Pent. Long Jump: 1. Shayla Broughton, Mississippi State – 20-3 (6.17m); 8. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 18-2 1/2 (5.55m)
Pent. 800m Run: 1. Allie Jones, Stanford – 2:19.58; 10. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 2:35.17

Players Mentioned

Antonella Creazzola

Jonathan Gannon

Frank Hayes

Danielle Hoyle

Chad Johnson

Wesley Kiptoo

Darius Kipyego

Alex Lomong

Emily March

Joe Ryan

Thai Thompson

Jack Vetsch

Micah Walker

Sydney Willits

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