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Iowa State Fast Again at Bryan Clay Invite, Mt. SAC Relays
04.15.2022 | Track and Field
AZUSA, California – It was another fast night for the Iowa State track and field teams in Southern California, with the Cyclones posting impressive performances at both the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Mt. SAC Relays.
At the Bryan Clay, the Iowa State men's 800m contingent shone once again while showing off impressive depth. The 5,000m races late Thursday night saw the Cyclone men and women's teams combine for seven personal bests. Meanwhile at Mt. SAC, all three of the Cyclones' steeplechasers left Hilmer Lodge Stadium with personal bests.
Bryan Clay Invitational
Among the collection of strong Iowa State performances across the day, once again it was the men's 800-meter run that shone the brightest on Thursday. The continued depth of the Cyclone middle distance program was shown with a new face, Cebastian Gentil, taking the spotlight. In Section 2 of the 800-meter run, Gentil was paced by Darius Kipyego and dropped a huge personal best of 1:46.97 to win the section and run the fourth-fastest time among the 27 sections of 800s run, the best by a Division I student-athlete.
Gentil's mark is a new personal best by over two seconds, and ranks No. 6 in Iowa State outdoor 800m history. At the time of publication, the effort sees him at No. 5 in NCAA Division I this season. Gentil was one of three Cyclone men to get 800m PRs on Thursday, with Peter Smith (1:49.02) and Joe Schaefer (1:51.52) also getting in on the action.
Iowa State's men's 5,000m contingent had a strong evening as well. On the men's side, the standout performances came in Section 2, with Chad Johnson continuing his renaissance with a massive 23-second personal best of 13:34.86 to finish third. Not far behind was Ezekiel Rop, who took sixth in 13:36.77 and chopped nine seconds off his personal best. Ryan Ford made it a trio of ISU personal bests out of Section 2, taking 10th with a 25-second personal best of 13:42.61. Johnson is now No. 6 in ISU outdoor 5,000m history, with Rop No. 7 on the list now.
Winrose Chesang was the fastest among three Iowa State women to post personal bests on Thursday, dropping nine seconds off her previous best to finish fourth in Section4 in 16:24.30. Dana Feyen was the fastest Cyclone woman of the night out of Section 1, going 16:15.63.
Mt. SAC Relays
All three of Iowa State's steeplechasers in action at the Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday night got personal bests. Leading the way was Janette Schraft, who trimmed a little time off her previous best in Section 5 of the collegiate division with a 10:18.02. Schraft's time is the best in the Big 12 so far this season. Madelynn Hill got a spot in the invitational section and slashed seven seconds off her mark from the Raleigh Relays last month with a 10:34.90, allowing her to move up a spot in ISU's all-time top-10 to No. 6 in program history for the event.
On the men's side, Kelvin Bungei made his ISU debut in the steeplechase on Thursday night. The 2021 NJCAA Division I national champion for Iowa Central in the event, Bungei was able to cut 17 seconds off his personal best and went under nine minutes for the first time in his career with an 8:51.71, taking the win in Section 4 of the collegiate division.
Up Next
Iowa State will be competing in all three of its meets tomorrow. The Cyclones will start the day at the Bryan Clay Invitational with the men's 110-meter hurdles at 12:05 p.m. Central, with the Beach Invitational gets underway on Friday with Noah Kohut-Jackson in the men's steeplechase at 1:05 p.m. Central. ISU competitions will get going in the men's 800-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays, starting at 5:55 p.m. Central.
Iowa State Results
Bryan Clay Invitational
800m Run, Section 2 (M): 1. Cebastian Gentil, Iowa State – 1:46.97; Darius Kipyego, Iowa State – DNF
800m Run, Section 4 (M): 1. Nathan Hood, CSU-Pueblo – 1:48.28; 4. Peter Smith, Iowa State – 1:49.02; 7. David Thompson, Iowa State – 1:51.67
800m Run, Section 5 (M): 1. Riley Bauer, South Dakota State – 1:50.18; 2. Joe Schaefer, Iowa State – 1:51.52
800m Run, Section 10 (M): 1. Braxton Bruer, Minnesota State-Moorhead – 1:50.11; 5. Tanner Anderson, Iowa State – 1:51.93
800m Run, Section 10 (W): 1. Marian Ledesma, Azusa Pacific – 2:07.31; 6. Maggie Davis, Iowa State – 2:15.05
5,000m Run, Invite Section 1 (M): 1. Brian Fay, Washington -13:16.52; 12. Thomas Pollard, Iowa State – 13:40.20
5,000m Run, Invite Section 2 (M): 1. Andrew Alexander, Notre Dame – 13:34.50; 3. Chad Johnson, Iowa State – 13:34.86; 6. Ezekiel Rop, Iowa State – 13:36.77; 10. Ryan Ford, Iowa State – 13:42.61
5,000m Run, Invite Section 3 (M): 1. Ryan Raff, Northern Arizona – 13:51.31; 13. Timothy Sindt, Iowa State – 14:08.64
5,000m Run, Invite Section 1 (W): 1. Taylor Roe, Oklahoma State – 15:21.47; 17. Dana Feyen, Iowa State – 16:15.63
5,000m Run, Invite Section 4 (W): 1. Keelah Barger, Utah – 16:10.66; 4. Winrose Chesang, Iowa State – 16:24.30; 15. Brenna Cohoon, Iowa State – 16:45.02; 18. Ashley Tutt, Iowa State – 16:52.49
5,000m Run, Open Section 2 (W): 1. Emily Clarke, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps – 16:53.28; 4. Kiki Connell, Iowa State – 17:07.13
5,000m Run, Open Section 3 (W): 1. Christy Shuster, Unattached – 16:52.71; 8. Sarah Murrow, 16:58.70; 15. Taylor Briggs, Iowa State – 17:12.03
Decathlon (Group B): 1. Sam Talbot, Unattached – 7,643; 7. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 6,502; Thai Thompson, Iowa State – DNF
110m Hurdles (Dec., Group B): 1. Sam Talbot, Unattached – 14.28(w); 2. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 14.73(w); 8. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 15.79
Discus Throw (Dec., Group B): 1. Lee Walburn, Carroll (Mont.) – 133-11 (40.82m); 6. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 112-4 (34.25m); 7. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 110-3 (33.61m)
Pole Vault (Dec., Group B): 1. Dylan Bouzigues, Cal Poly – 15-3 (4.65m); 8. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 11-11 3/4 (3.65m); Thai Thompson, Iowa State – NH
Javelin Throw (Dec., Group B): 1. Sam Talbot, Unattached – 184-10 (56.34m); 4. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 157-3 (47.94m); 6. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 142-8 (43.48m)
1,500m Run (Dec., Group B): 1. Nathan Poff, Oregon – 4:22.22; 7. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 4:53.19; Thai Thompson, Iowa State – DNS
Heptathlon (Group B): 1. Taylor Chocek, Oregon – 5,514; 22. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 4,376
Long Jump (Hept., Group B): 1. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 19-10 1/4 (6.05m)
Javelin Throw (Hept., Group B): 1. Isaben Daines, Arkansas State – 142-1 (43.31m); 23. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 78-11 (24.06m)
800m Run (Hept., Group B): 1. Peyton Teevens, Washington State – 2:11.56; 21. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 2:33.67
Mt. SAC Relays
3,000m Steeplechase, College Section 4 (M): 1. Kelvin Bungei, Iowa State – 8:51.71
3,000m Steeplechase Elite Invitational (W): 1. Courtney Wayment, BYU – 9:26.88; 13. Madelynn Hill, Iowa State – 10:34.90
3,000m Steeplechase College Section 5 (W): 1. Katie Struthers, Utah State – 10:12.29; 4. Janette Schraft, Iowa State – 10:18.02
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