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Steeplechasers Shine at Drake Relays
04.28.2022 | Track and Field
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State's Drake Relays kicked into gear on Thursday with the Cyclones putting up some strong performances on the track, with the steeplechasers standing out at Drake Stadium.
While the steeplechase win went to 2021 Olympic Trials fourth-place finisher Daniel Michalski, Gable Sieperda still stepped up to be the top collegian on the day, moving into second on the third lap and holding the position the whole way and finishing runner-up in 8:45.31. Kelvin Bungei also made it into the top-10 for ISU in ninth in 8:56.62 and Nate Mueller marked his collegiate steeplechase debut with a 9:10.61.
Sieperda's mark was the best among collegians and was the fastest by a collegian at the Drake Relays since Iowa State Letterwinners Club Hall of Famer Dmitry Drozdov ran an 8:39.66 to win in 1994.
Kiki Connell showed her continued progress in the women's steeplechase, as she clocked a big personal best of 10:39.31 to take second in section one of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. The freshman from Charles City also moved into ISU's all-time top-10 for the event at No. 8.
The unseeded men's 1,500m saw a couple of Iowans put up strong performances, with David Thompson (Lewis, Iowa native) using a big final 200 meters to take fourth in section 1 in a personal best 3:48.26. Joe Schaefer (Johnston native) was in 10th in the same section, just missing out on his PR in 3:50.47.
Zach Kraft continued his progression in the decathlon on Thursday. In his first decathlon at Arizona State three weeks ago, the second day proved his undoing as he did not record any points in three of the five events. Things went much better for him today at Drake, as he was able to get on the board in each event and finish with a 1,400-point improvement of 5,362 to finish in ninth. Among Kraft's highlights was a new personal best 134-4 (40.95m) in the javelin, and his first career clearances in the pole vault, finishing with a best of 10-10 (3.30m).
Up Next
Iowa State will be back in action on Friday at the Drake Relays. The Cyclones' first event at Drake Stadium will be the women's 4x1,600m relay at 10:42 a.m.
Iowa State Results
800m Run Unseeded, Section 1 (M): 1. Levi Kilian, Ohio Wesleyan – 1:52.61; 8. Tanner Anderson, Iowa State – 1:57.79; Chase McPherson, Iowa State – DNF
800m Run Unseeded, Section 2 (W): 1. Kinga Szarzynska, Harding – 2:09.90; 6. Maggie Davis, Iowa State – 2:15.24
1,500m Run Unseeded, Section 1 (M): 1. Sean Maison, Air Force – 3:46.76; 4. David Thompson, Iowa State – 3:48.26; 10. Joe Schaefer, Iowa State – 3:50.47
1,500m Run Unseeded, Section 2 (W): 1. Samantha Hastie, Michigan – 4:26.35; 14. Sarah Murrow, Iowa State – 4:38.02
5,000m Run (W): 1. Lindsay Cunningham, Winona State – 16:05.36; 18. Grace Dickel, Iowa State – 16:58.33
3,000m Steeplechase, Section 1 (M): 1. Jozef Meyers, Michigan – 9:05.64; 19. Noah Kohut-Jackson, Iowa State – 9:47.49
3,000m Steeplechase, Section 2 (M): 1. Daniel Michalski, Nike – 8:28.93; 2. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State – 8:45.31; 9. Kelvin Bungei, Iowa State – 8:56.62; 17. Nate Mueller, Iowa State – 9:10.61
3,000m Steeplechase, Section 1 (W): 1. Danielle Hotalling, Creighton – 10:30.09; 2. Kiki Connell, Iowa State – 10:39.31
Decathlon: 1. Jakob Tordsen, Concordia-St. Paul – 7,145; 9. Zach Kraft, Iowa State – 5,362
110m Hurdles (Dec.): 1. Drew Bartels, UNI – 14.75; 9. Zach Kraft, Iowa State – 16.99
Discus Throw (Dec.): 1. William Eggers, Athletic Lab TC – 136-6 (41.61m); 6. Zach Kraft, Iowa State – 111-10 (34.10m)
Pole Vault (Dec.): 1. Mayson DeRousse, Missouri Baptist – 14-9 (4.50m); 9. Zach Kraft, Iowa State – 10-10 (3.30m)
Javelin Throw (Dec.): 1. Jakob Tordsen, Concordia-St. Paul – 190-7 (58.11m); 10. Zach Kraft, Iowa State – 134-4 (40.95m)
1,500m Run (Dec.): 1. Ryan Enerson, Ragnarok AC – 4:42.79; 9. Zach Kraft, Iowa State – 5:58.97
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