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Joseph Hits Olympic Standard, Cyclones Wrap up Olympic Trials
07.01.2024 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Oregon – Cyclones made their mark at U.S. Olympic trials while other Iowa State athletes competed around the globe representing their countries.
Rachel Joseph made her presence known advancing to semifinals and coming one spot short of making the nine-person final. The sophomore started out in the final of five first round heats, amazing the crowd going sub-51 for the first time to win with 50.92. As Joseph broke the school record for the fourth time, the time also hit the Olympic standard (50.95) and was the fourth-fastest in the round of 33.
In the 400m semifinals just over 24 hours later, Joseph continued to impress once again hitting a PR, not a small feat in the short turn around. The Texas native in the third and final semifinal round clocked 50.74, once again under the Olympic standard and breaking the program record for the fifth time this season. With the top two in each heat plus the next three fastest times, Joseph finished second in her heat and 10th overall, one off advancement.
The standout sprinter ends her season ranked No. 32 in the world and No. 14 in the U.S. Joseph holds the indoor and outdoor 400m and outdoor 200m school record and cut 1.62 seconds off her 2023 outdoor 400m PR (52.36) - a major time cut in the event.
In the first rounds of the women's 800m, fellow sophomore Makayla Clark grabbed one of the three time qualifiers with an elite 2:02.34, finishing seventh in her heat and 22nd overall to move on. In semifinals, Clark finished 26th overall with 2:05.81. The sophomore put together an incredible season moving up to rank No. 2 in school history with 2:01.72 as she continually cut off time from her 2023 outdoor best of 2:05.56.
Cyclone pro Hillary Bor advanced comfortably to the men's steeplechase final with 8:22.99, while Cyclone senior Gable Sieperda came just short of the final advancing spot finishing 15th in 8:28.80. In the final with Bor leading the pack with less than 1,000 meters to go, the steeplechaser fell in the water jump and was unable to make up ground to advance to Paris.
Cam Jones ended his stellar season with a 22nd-place finish in the shot put with a best mark of 61-4 (18.69m) hit on the second of three attempts.
Cyclone pro Ryan Ford competed in the 10,000m final and worked his way up to as far as fourth place with less than 2,000 meters to run. Ford finalized ninth in 28:08.72.
On Monday, June 24, Janette Schraft competed in the first round of the women's steeplechase. The senior closed her historic Iowa State career with a 19th-place finish of 9:51.35. Schraft cut 23 seconds off her school record this season alone and made herself a top-25 ranked all-time collegiate performer and Big 12 champ.
Competition resumed Thursday, June 27 with Darius Kipyego booking his ticket to the 800m semifinals, advancing with an automatic qualification finishing fourth in his first round heat with 1:47.18. The next day Kipyego dominated racing to an all-time best of 1:45.40, the eighth-fastest time in semifinals but falling one spot short of advancing to the final. The time now ranks at No. 2 in school history.
Sydney Willits then stepped on the runway for the qualifying round of the long jump. The junior matched her wind-legal outdoor personal best on her first of three attempts with 21-3 1/4 (6.48m) to advance to the final round of 12. The mark ranks second in ISU outdoor history. In the final, Willits secured 11th with a best jump of 21-0 1/2 (6.41m).
Around the globe, thrower Betty Rosvold won the discus at the Norwegian Championships. In France, Maelle Porcher took the bronze medal in the 5,000m at the French Athletics Championships. Finley Mclear placed third in the 800m final at the UK Athletics Championships, where the top two advance to the Olympics and the third spot is up to selectors.
Results
400m First Round (W): 1. Shamier Little, adidas – 50.13; 4. Rachel Joseph, Iowa State – 50.92
400m Semifinals (W): 1. Kaylyn Brown, Arkansas – 49.71; 10. Rachel Joseph, Iowa State – 50.74 (PR, No.1 ISU)
800m First Round (W): 1. Michaela Rose, LSU – 1:59.57; 22. Makayla Clark, Iowa State – 2:02.34
800m Semifinals (W): 1. Athing Mu, Nike – 1:58.84; 26. Makayla Clark, Iowa State – 2:05.81
3,000m Steeplechase First Round (M): 1. Matthew Wilkinson, Under Armour – 8:20.61; 5. Hillary Bor, HOKA – 8:22.99; 15. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State – 8:28.80
Shot Put Qualifying Round (M): 1. Joe Kovacs, Nike – 72-7 1/4 (22.13m); 22. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 61-4 (18.69m)
3,000m Steeplechase First Round (W): 1. Gabbi Jennings, adidas – 9:23.88; 19. Janette Schraft, Iowa State – 9:51.35
800m First Round (M): 1. Sam Whitmarsh, Texas A&M – 1:46.13; 20. Darius Kipyego, Iowa State – 1:47.18
800m Semifinals (M): 1. Hobbs Kessler, adidas – 1:43.71; 8. Darius Kipyego, Iowa State – 1:45.40 (PR, No. 2 ISU)
Long Jump Qualifying Round (W): 1. Tara Davis-Woodhall, lululemon/New York AC – 22-9 (6.93m); 10. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 21-3 1/4 (6.48m, T-No. 2 ISU)
Long Jump Final (W): 1. Tara Davis-Woodhall, lululemon/New York AC – 22-11 3/4w (7.00m); 11. Sydney Willits, Iowa State – 21-0 1/2 (6.41m)
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