Relay Sets School Record at Tyson Invite

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The women's 4x400-meter relay squad took down a 10-year old school record while the trio of Jason Gómez, Cebastian Gentil and Darius Kipyego marked the day rewriting the Iowa State 800-meter run performance list with top-four program times to close out the final day.

The squad of Zakiyah Amos, Kaylyn Hall, Rachel Joseph and Bria Barnes combined for a time of 3:38.90, the first ISU team to post an indoor time under 3:39. The previous record of 3:39.07 was set in 2013 at Big 12 Championships. Joseph, who downed the 400-meter dash school record for the second time yesterday, posted a third-leg split of 52.43.

Gómez led the Cyclones to a second-place finish in the 800-meter run invitational with 1:46.53, taking down his 2021 personal record of 1:47.02 to now stand .55 seconds off the school record. The time currently ranks third in the Big 12 and fourth fourth in the nation this season.

Gentil clocked another sub-1:47 time with 1:46.75 for third in the event while moving up to No. 3 in ISU history and currently ranking at No. 6 in the nation. Kipyego also downed his personal best for the second time this season with 1:47.38 for fifth place. Kipyego moves up to No. 4 in school history and currently ranks as the 11^th-fastest runner in the nation.

In the 200-meter dash, freshman Mikey McClain made another amend to the record books with his debut at No. 7 in the program ranks with 21.58. McClain notched 29^th place with the time.

At the Husky Classic, Nehemia Too posted his fourth sub-four minute mile of the season with 3:57.80 to take second in a field of over 100 runners. Peter Smith came close to an under four minute mile and neared his PR with 4:02.58. Freshman Emanuel Galdino cut four seconds off his best time with 4:04.47.

Iowa State Results

Husky Classic

Men

Mile: 1. Abdirizak Ibrahim, New Mexico – 3:57.21; 2. Nehemia Too, Iowa State – 3:57.80; 20. Peter Smith, Iowa State – 4:02.58; 33. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State – 4:04.47 (PR); 85. Ernie Mattson, Iowa State – 4:12.35

Women

800m Run: 1. Carley Thomas, Washington – 2:03.68; 16. Makayla Clark, Iowa State – 2:08.48; 18. Kinsey Christianson, Iowa State – 2:08.88 (PR)

Tyson Invite

Men

800m Run Invitational: 1. Sam Austin, Florida – 1:46.06; 2. Jason Gómez, Iowa State – 1:46.53 (PR, No. 2 ISU); 3. Cebastian Gentil, Iowa State – 1:46.75 (PR, No. 3 ISU); 5. Darius Kipyego, Iowa State – 1:47.38 (PR, No. 4 ISU)

800m Run: 1. Niko Schultz, Nebraska – 1:48.80; 6. Tyler Carreon, Iowa State – 1:51.13

200m Dash: 1. Robert Gregory, Florida – 20.58; 29. Mikey McClain, Iowa State – 21.58 (PR, No. 7 ISU); 46. Gus Langford, Iowa State – 22.05; 54. James Ezeonu, Iowa State – 22.51

Women

200m Dash: 1. Favour Ofili, LSU – 22.36; 37. Katarina Vlahovic, Iowa State – 24.59

Triple Jump: 1. Jasmine Moore, Florida – 46-9 (14.25m); 20. Ava Cinnamo, Iowa State – 38-8 3/4 (11.80m)

4x400m Relay: 1. Hurdle Mechanic – 3:28.37; 8. Iowa State (Amos, Hall, Joseph, Barnes) – 3:38.90, No. 1 ISU

Players Mentioned

Zakiyah Amos

Bria Barnes

Tyler Carreon

Kinsey Christianson

Ava Cinnamo

Makayla Clark

James Ezeonu

Emanuel Galdino

Cebastian Gentil

Kaylyn Hall

Rachel Joseph

Darius Kipyego

Gus Langford

Ernie Mattson

Mikey McClain

Peter Smith

Nehemia Too

Katarina Vlahovic

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