Completed Event: Track and Field at Stanford Invite on April 3, 2026 ,

04.23.2026 | Track and Field
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State competed in the final day of multi-events and the distance carnival, continuing action at the Drake Relays.
Kole Becker continued competing in decathlon events and took the discus win with 143-8 (43.79m). Becker also got an event win in the decathlon pole vault with a huge all-time best of 15-5 (4.70m), clearing the bar on his first attempt. It was Becker's first time competing in the pole vault outdoors, while his indoor personal best is 14-1 1/4.
Cooper Spurgeon went out to a new PR in the discus of 130-2 (39.69m). Spurgeon also hit a personal best in the javelin throwing 173-4 (52.83m).
Three women kicked off running events at the Relays in the unseeded 1,500m. Josie Baker led the Cyclones to sixth (4:36.02), while Mya Trober had a season best of 4:38.17. McKinley Wheeler took 10th in 4:55.68.
Day three of the Drake Relays begins at 10 a.m. with the triple jump, while the first running event is the 4x1,600m relays at 11:45 a.m.
Iowa State Results
Decathlon 110m Hurdles (M): 1. Drew Thompson, Lux Viridi Athletic Club – 14.49; 13. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 16.34; 17. Tristan Rheingans, Iowa State – 16.69
Decathlon Discus (M): 1. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 143-8 (43.79m); 7. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 130-2 (39.69m, PR); 15. Tristan Rheingans, Iowa State – 107-11 (32.91m)
Decathlon Pole Vault (M): 1. Kole Becker, Iowa State – 15-5 (4.70m, PR); 4. Tristan Rheingans, Iowa State – 14-1 1/4 (4.30m, T-PR)
Decathlon Javelin (M): 1. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 173-4 (52.83m, PR)
Heptathlon Long Jump (W): 1. Joey Perry, UNI – 19-9 (6.02m); 7. Maia Denge-Hagen, Iowa State – 17-6 (5.33m); 18. Zola N'Douma-Mona, Iowa State – 13-5w (4.09m)
Heptathlon Javelin (W): 1. Ashleigh Mcardle, DePaul – 130-1 (39.65m); 4. Zola N'Douma-Mona, Iowa State – 110-0 (33.53m); 18. Maia Denge-Hagen, Iowa State – 53-1 (16.19m)
1,500m UD/CD Unseeded (W): 1. Josie Fale, Utah – 4:29.86; 6. Josie Baker, Iowa State – 4:36.02; 8. Mya Trober, Iowa State – 4:38.17; 10. McKinley Wheeler, Iowa State – 4:55.68