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Jones Wins Shot Put to Close Day One
03.15.2024 | Track and Field
TAMPA, Florida – Cam Jones won the shot put with a strong mark to close day one of the USF Invite.
Jones, fresh off earning two All-America honors last week, went out to an outdoor best in the shot put with 63-2 3/4 (19.27m) to win the event. The mark moves Jones from ranking No. 6 to No. 5 in Iowa State history. Kevin Sakson took second with 59-9 1/2 (18.22m) while Blake Veenstra put up an outdoor-best 57-11 3/4 (17.67m) for fifth.
All four men's javelin throwers made their Iowa State debuts in the event including freshman Nathan Vincent who led the Cyclones with a fourth-place mark of 179-6 (54.71m). Multi-event athlete Kole Becker took fifth with 175-10 (53.59m), Clyde Hendrix sixth (168-0, 51.21m) and Johnny Sassan ninth (151-3, 46.10m).
For the women, Kailynn Gubbels moved onto the final and finalized ninth with a mark of 109-6 (33.39m). Fellow multi-event athletes Kiersten Fisher placed 14th with 95-2 (29.01m) and Amari Lain placed 17th in her event debut with 84-11 (25.89m).
In the hammer throw, Garret Wagner nearly moved onto the final out of flight one as he took 10th with 177-6 (54.12m). The women competed next with Ella O'Neall improving her personal best by nearly 10 feet with 157-9 (48.08m).
Mikey McClain won his 200m heat with a wind-aided mark of 21.09 to place seventh overall while Gus Langford placed just behind first with a wind-legal 21.61 for 29th overall.
The USF Invite continues tomorrow with events for Iowa State beginning at 10 a.m. CT.
Iowa State Results
Women
Hammer Throw: 1. Kate Powers, Kentucky – 207-6 (63.26m); 13. Ella O'Neall, Iowa State – 157-9 (48.08m, PR)
Javelin: 1. Elizabeth Korczak, Iowa – 166-1 (50.62m); 9. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 109-6 (33.39m); 14. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 95-2 (29.01m); 17. Amari Laing, Iowa State – 84-11 (25.89m)
Shot Put: 1. Kat Moody, Iowa – 55-2 3/4 (16.83m); 18. Jadan Brumbaugh, Iowa State – 45-5 (13.84m); 26. Ella O'Neall, Iowa State – 42-5 1/4 (12.93m)
200m: 1. Savannah Sutherland, Michigan – 23.33; 38. Bria Barnes, Iowa State – 24.79
Men
Javelin: 1. Mike Stein, Iowa – 260-0 (79.26m); 4. Nathan Vincent, Iowa State – 179-6 (54.71m); 5. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 175-10 (53.59m); 6. Clyde Hendrix, Iowa State – 168-0 (51.21m); 9. Johnny Sassan, Iowa State – 151-3 (46.10m)
Hammer Throw: 1. Eli Winter, Michigan – 219-6 (66.92m); 10. Garret Wagner, Iowa State – 177-6 (54.12m)
Shot Put: 1. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 63-2 3/4 (19.27m, No. 5 ISU); 2. Kevin Sakson, Iowa State – 59-9 1/2 (18.22m); 5. Blake Veenstra, Iowa State – 57-11 3/4 (17.67m)
200m: 1. Kennedy Lightner, Kentucky – 20.46; 7. Mikey McClain, Iowa State – 21.09(w); 29. Gus Langford, Iowa State – 21.62
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