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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Continue Strong Performances at Big 12 Champs
05.14.2022 | Track and Field
LUBBOCK, Texas – Iowa State had another strong day at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships with good performances allowing the Cyclones to continue to tally team points and put themselves in position to add to the team total on Sunday.
With eight events scored, the ISU women sit in third place in the team standings with 40 points, while the Cyclone men are in seventh with 25 points.
A hot Saturday ended on Fuller Track under the lights with the steeplechases, with the Cyclones getting 11 points for both the men's and women's team standings. The Cyclone women were guided by Janette Schraft, who brings home the bronze medal with a 10:30.85. Madelynn Hill continued her strong rookie campaign as a steeplechaser with sixth place and a 10:46.83 and Kiki Connell scored in her first Big 12 Outdoor Championships competition in seventh with a 10:54.46.
Both Gable Sieperda and Kelvin Bungei spent time in second place during the men's competition, but were unable to maintain it, though both had top-five finishes to help the ISU cause, with Sieperda fourth in 9:01.06 and Bungei fifth in 9:09.34. In just his second career steeplechase, Nate Mueller brought home two points in seventh with a 9:19.68.
In the heptathlon, Sydney Willits completed her first season a multi-events athlete by scoring for the ISU women. The freshman had a huge day in the three events, beginning with a 20-2 1/2w (6.16m), the second-best mark in the field and her best long jump in a multis competition. She followed that up with a personal best 91-5 (27.87m) in the javelin to be within 32 points of eighth place heading to the 800m. Needing to beat Baylor's Alyssa Miller by around two seconds to move ahead, Willits left no doubt with a personal best 2:30.32, almost nine seconds ahead of her BU rival, to lock up eighth and finish with a score of 5,038 points, the No. 5 mark in ISU heptathlon history.
In prelims action, Iowa State put six entries through to tomorrow's finals. ISU demonstrated its continued strength in the mid-distance races, putting a trio through to the final of the men's 800-meter run. Cebastian Gentil led the way in 1:48.25 today, while Darius Kipyego was seventh in 1:49.26. Peter Smith was the last qualifier through in 1:49.31, only 0.01 seconds ahead of K-State's Travis Hodge. Nehemia Too advanced to the men's 1,500-meter run final, taking sixth on the day in 3:45.23.
ISU was able to get two through the highly-competitive women's 100-meter hurdles, with Kaylyn Hall running a personal best 13.22 to be sixth, and Katarina Vlahovic clocking a 13.37 to be the final qualifier.
Other notable performances on the day included Thai Thompson becoming the seventh man in ISU history to go over 7,000 points in the decathlon, using four personal bests to take ninth with 7,001 points. While Zakiyah Amos was unable to crack a competitive 400-meter dash final, she posted a huge personal best of 53.81 to finish 12th and move into fifth in ISU history for the event.
Up Next
The Big 12 Championships conclude tomorrow with the 5,000 meter runs beginning at 7 a.m. (a new time decided upon due to expected high temperatures on Sunday). Field events will begin with the discus at noon, while running finals commence at 5:30 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay.
Team Scores
Men (8 Events Scored): 1. Oklahoma – 67; 7. Iowa State – 25
Women (8 Events Scored): 1. Texas Tech – 58; 4. Iowa State – 40
Iowa State Results
400m Dash Prelims (W): 1. Stacey Ann Williams, Texas – 50.29; 12. Zakiyah Amos, Iowa State – 53.81; 16. Bria Barnes, Iowa State – 54.55
800m Run Prelims (M): 1. Moad Zahafi, Texas Tech – 1:46.81; 3. Cebastian Gentil, Iowa State – 1:48.25; 7. Darius Kipyego, Iowa State – 1:49.26; 8. Peter Smith, Iowa State – 1:49.31; 15. Tanner Anderson, Iowa State – 1:53.51
800m Run Prelims (W): 1. Aaliyah Miller, Baylor – 2:05.80; 19. Maggie Davis, Iowa State – 2:17.75
1,500m Run Prelims (M): 1. Ryan Schoppe, Oklahoma State – 3:43.27; 6. Nehemia Too, Iowa State – 3:45.23; 12. Joe Schaefer, Iowa State – 3:56.68; 18. Jason Gomez, Iowa State – 4:05.79; 19. David Thompson, Iowa State – 4:05.83
1,500m Run Prelims (W): 1. Taylor Roe, Oklahoma State – 4:19.07; 12. Riley Beach, Iowa State – 4:32.20; 14. Bella Heikes, Iowa State – 4:34.73
100m Hurdles Prelims (W): 1. Ackera Nugent, Baylor – 12.74; 6. Kaylyn Hall, Iowa State – 13.22; 8. Katarina Vlahovic, Iowa State – 13.37
110m Hurdles Prelims (M): 1. Vashaun Vascianna, Texas Tech – 13.63w; 11. James Ezeonu, Iowa State – 14.54
400m Hurdles Prelims (M): 1. Malik Metivier, Texas Tech – 49.28; 9. Joven Nelson, Iowa State – 53.24
400m Hurdles Prelims (W): 1. Gontse Morake, Baylor – 56.95; 15. Kaylyn Hall, Iowa State – 1:02.34
3,000m Steeplechase (M): 1. Ryan Smeeton, Oklahoma State – 8:47.87; 4. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State – 9:01.06; 5. Kelvin Bungei, Iowa State – 9:09.34; 7. Nate Mueller, Iowa State – 9:19.68
3,000m Steeplechase (W): 1. Ceili McCabe, West Virginia – 10:12.87; 3. Janette Schraft, Iowa State – 10:30.85; 6. Madelynn Hill, Iowa State – 10:46.83; 7. Kiki Connell, Iowa State – 10:54.46
Shot Put (M): 1. Adrian Piperi, Texas – 69-9 3/4 (21.28m); 10. Kevin Sakson, Iowa State – 57-9 1/2 (17.61m)
Long Jump (W): 1. Monae' Nichols, Texas Tech – 22-10 1/2 (6.97m); 13. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 19-11 (6.07m)
Decathlon: 1. Kristo Simulask, Oklahoma – 7,926; 9. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 7,001; 14. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 6,292
110m Hurdles (Dec.): 1. Denim Rogers, Texas Tech – 14.06; 4. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 14.65w; 11. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 15.11
Discus Throw (Dec.): 1. Emil Uhlin, Kansas State – 141-9 (43.22m); 4. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 126-7 (38.58m); 12. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 112-7 (34.32m)
Pole Vault (Dec.): 1. Alexander Jung, Kansas – 16-5 1/4 (5.01m); 11. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 13-5 3/4 (4.11m); 13. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 13-1 3/4 (4.01m)
Javelin Throw (Dec.): 1. Emil Uhlin, Kansas State – 189-11 (57.89m); 6. Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – 165-4 (50.41m); 8. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 160-10 (49.03m)
1,500m Run (Dec.): 1. Emil Uhlin, Kansas State – 4:31.75; 6. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 4:43.08; Jack Vetsch, Iowa State – DNF
Heptathlon: 1. Kristine Blazevica, Texas – 6,064; 8. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 5,038
Long Jump (Hep.): 1. Bailey Golden, Oklahoma State – 20-5 1/4w (6.23m); T-2. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 20-2 1/2w (6.16m)
Javelin Throw (Hep.): 1. Callie Jones, Texas Tech – 165-3 (50.38m); 9. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 91-5 (27.87m)
800m Run (Hep.): 1. Kristine Blazevica, Texas – 2:13.00; 9. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 2:30.32
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