Cyclones Wrap up Day One of Hurricane Invite

MIAMI, Florida – Iowa State began the Hurricane Invite with multi-events, hammer, discus and long jump in day one of competition.

Cam Jones and Zach Verzani kicked things off as the top collegiate throwers in the hammer throw. Jones hit 208-2 (63.44m), less than a foot off his best that ranks second in school history, to finish third overall. Verzani matched his personal record with 199-0 (60.66m) to take fifth overall. For the women, Ella O'Neall improved her PR to 159-0 (48.47m).

Next came the discus where Kevin Sakson led the Cyclones to a second-place finish of 183-6 (55.93m) and Jones threw a season-best 179-0 (54.56m) for third. Betty Rosvold was the top collegiate finisher taking second overall in the women's discus with 176-9 (53.89m). Rosvold hit the mark on her first throw.

Sydney Willits began her outdoor campaign taking fourth in the long jump with 20-0 1/2 (6.11m). The reigning indoor national champ hit the mark on her fourth jump and passed on her fifth and sixth attempts.

The heptathlon then began with 100m hurdles, with Kiersten Fisher logging a wind-legal 13.98 for a PR and fifth in the event. The time was good for 981 points. Next came the high jump where Kailynn Gubbels tied her outdoor collegiate best of 5-7 (1.70m) for third and Kiersten Fisher hit a PR of 5-4 1/2 (1.64m) for fifth.

Gubbels sits in sixth overall after the first four events with 3,159 points while Fisher currently stands at 12th with 3,071. The long jump, javelin and 800m remain.

In the decathlon, Kole Becker started with a 11.31 in the 100m dash and followed that with an outdoor-best 23-0 1/2 (7.02m) for fourth in the long jump. Becker then completed the shot put, high jump and 400m to hold seventh place overall with a score of 3,704 after five events. Becker will next take on hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500m tomorrow.

The Hurricane Invite continues tomorrow, with events for Iowa State beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT with multi-events.

Iowa State Results

Women

Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: 1. Alex Gochenour-Brondyke, Unattached – 13.54; 5. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 13.98 (PR); 16. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 14.69

Heptathlon High Jump: 1. Lexie Keller, Onform – 5-8 (1.73m); 3. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 5-7 (1.70m); 5. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 5-4 1/2 (1.64m, PR)

Heptathlon Shot Put: 1. Alex Gochenour-Brondyke, Unattached – 44-4 3/4 (13.53m); 15. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 35-7 1/4 (10.85m); 22. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 28-11 3/4 (8.83m)

Heptathlon 200m: 1. Natalia Madison, UCF – 24.52; Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 25.36; 13. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 25.56 (PR)

Hammer Throw: 1. Madi Malone, Unattached – 228-11 (69.79m); 12. Ella O'Neall, Iowa State – 159-0 (48.47m, PR)

Long Jump: 1. Victoria Gorlova, Virginia Tech – 20-9 (6.32m); 4. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 20-0 1/2 (6.11m)

Discus: 1. Maura Huwalt, Unattached – 188-1 (57.32m); 2. Betty Rosvold, Iowa State – 176-9 (53.89m)

Men

Decathlon 100m: 1. Kyle Garland, Nike – 10.80; 9. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 11.31

Decathlon Long Jump: 1. Kyle Garland, Nike – 24-11 1/4 (7.60m); 4. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 23-0 1/2 (7.02m)

Decathlon Shot Put: 1. Kyle Garland, Nike – 52-1 3/4 (15.89m); 8. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 40-0 (12.19m)

Decathlon High Jump: 1. Kyle Garland, Nike – 6-9 (2.06m); 7. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 6-2 (1.88m)

Decathlon 400m: 1. Kyle Garland, Nike – 48.87; 7. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 50.77

Hammer Throw: 1. Kostas Zaltos, Unattached – 242-4 (73.86m); 3. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 208-2 (63.44m); 5. Zach Verzani, Iowa State – 199-0 (60.66m, T-PR); 11. Garret Wagner, Iowa State – 171-1 (52.16m)

Discus: 1. Milton Ingraham, Miami – 193-11 (59.10m); 2. Kevin Sakson, Iowa State – 183-6 (55.93m); 3. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 179-0 (54.56m)

Players Mentioned

Kole Becker

Kiersten Fisher

Kailynn Gubbels

Cam Jones

Ella O'Neall

Betty Rosvold

Kevin Sakson

Zach Verzani

Garret Wagner

Sydney Willits

Sponsors

Iowa State University Athletics

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