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05.13.2024 | Track and Field, Cyclone Club
AMES, Iowa - Sanele Masondo has been named Cyclone Club Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Big 12 Track & Field Championships last weekend.
The Cyclone junior was the Big 12 champion in the 10,000-meter and runner-up in the 5,000-meter to total 18 points at the conference championships, the second-best individual point total at the meet.
Masondo set the facility record and became the fifth men's 10K champion in Iowa State history by clocking a 29:14.53 in the event. His 13:37.20 in the 5K ranks No. 9 on Iowa State's elite performance list which includes Olympians, national champions and All-Americans.
Masondo holds NCAA West Preliminary qualifying marks in the 5,000m (No. 12) and 10,000m (No. 23).
The West Prelims are set for May 22-25 in Fayetteville, Ark.
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