Cyclones Return to Track at Nebraska, Notre Dame

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State's track and field teams are back in action this weekend with a pair of meets on the schedule. The Cyclones will be sending small groups of student-athletes to the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska and the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame.

Competition at the Husker Invitational will take place Friday and Saturday at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. Events on Friday begin at 4 p.m., with Saturday's contests starting on the track at 11 a.m. and in the field at 11:30 a.m. Nebraska will offer free live streaming through PlaySight, here. Live results will be provided by Delta Timing, here.

The Cyclones will be in action at Notre Dame on Saturday, with running events beginning at 9 a.m. Central. There will be live video coverages of running events beginning at 1 p.m. Central on Saturday via ACC Network Extra, here. Live results will be provided by Endurance Race Timing, here.

A group of five sprinters, hurdlers and multi-events will be making the trip to Lincoln for the Husker Invitational. Bria Barnes is coming off an indoor PR 55.66 in the 400-meter dah last weekend at the Razorback Invitational and is entered in that and the women's 200-meter dash this weekend. Among the Cyclone men entries is a debutant in James Ezeonu. From Cork, Ireland, Ezeonu enrolled at ISU in January and owns an outdoor personal best of 21.60 in the 200-meter dash run last summer. He is entered in the 200m and the 60-meter hurdles.

At Notre Dame, five Cyclones will take to the track among some strong middle distance fields. In the men's 800-meter run, Frank Hayes, Alex Lomong and Nehemia Too are all among the top-25 nationally heading into the weekend in the 800m and will be looking to improve on those rankings again. Hayes is the high ranker of the group, his 1:48.99 at the Cyclone Open two weeks ago has him on the NCAA Indoor Championships bubble in 16th at 1:48.99. Lomong went 1:49.23 at the Cyclone Open, having him 22nd, while Too went 1:49.08 at the ISU Holiday Invite in December to sit 19th.

In the men's mile, the Cyclones have three strong entries in a race that has been among the fastest and deepest in the country in 2022. The headliner is Wesley Kiptoo, who will be back on the track after competing at the Millrose Games in New York last week. Kiptoo enters the weekend 67th nationally in the mile with his 4:01.85 at the Cyclone Open on Jan. 22. Too is entered in both races, coming into the weekend at 99th in the mile in 4:04.31, while Rop is 129th nationally with his 4:05.86 from the Razorback Invitational last weekend.

Iowa State Entries
Husker Invitational
60m Dash (M): Zach Kraft
200m Dash (M): James Ezeonu, Zach Kraft, Joven Nelson
200m Dash (W): Bria Barnes
400m Dash (M): Joven Nelson
400m Dash (W): Bria Barnes
60m Hurdles (M): James Ezeonu, Jack Vetsch
High Jump (M): Zach Kraft
Shot Put (M): Zach Kraft, Jack Vetsch

Meyo Invitational
800m Run (M): Frank Hayes, Alex Lomong, Nehemia Too
Mile Run (M): Wesley Kiptoo, Ezekiel Rop, Nehemia Too

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Players Mentioned

Bria Barnes

Frank Hayes

Wesley Kiptoo

Zach Kraft

Alex Lomong

Joven Nelson

Ezekiel Rop

Nehemia Too

Jack Vetsch

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