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Iowa State’s track and field throwers continued their early season successes into the inaugural Cyclone Open Friday and Saturday at the Harry Hoak Track inside Lied Recreational Center. The Cyclones swept the weight throw, taking first through fifth, with sophomore Laishema Hampton leading the way with a throw of 57-05.00. Junior Britta Christofferson earned a second place finish in the weight throw, as well as a victory in the... read more »
Fans at this weekend’s Cyclone Open were able to catch a glimpse of the future as many of the team’s veterans and top competitors sat out of the meet following a full week of training. With the familiar faces in street clothes, a large contingency of underclassmen got their opportunity in the inaugural Cyclone Open. “We’re pretty young but we got some kids making some movement in different areas and it’s exciting to... read more »
For the very first time, Lied Recreational Center will play host to the inaugural Cyclone Open this Friday and Saturday. The first Cyclone Open comes just one week after Iowa State competed at the inaugural Bill Bergan Invitational at Lied, named for former Iowa State track and field coach Bill Bergan. This meet won’t carry quite the level of competition as last week’s meet, as there are no Big 12 track and field teams competing, but... read more »
For the final time this season, the ISU women’s track and field team will take to the road. Just two weeks before the Big 12 Conference Championships, the Cyclones will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete in the Arkansas Twilight. “This is just one more good opportunity,” head coach Corey Ihmels said. “It gives us a chance to get together as a group and sure up the lineup for the conference meet.” The Cyclones... read more »
At the Drake Relays last weekend, the Iowa State track and field squad had successes and failures alike. There were several athletes, however, that didn’t compete at all. Over the weekend, there were 10 ISU entries scratched from Drake events. The absences started Thursday night when junior Kiel Uhl and freshman Yonas Mebrahtu were scratched from the 5,000-meter run shortly before the race. “When we entered, we had no idea what was... read more »
DES MOINES — Everything was going right at the Drake Relays on Friday. Attendance was high and the weather was warm. Saturday was the complete opposite — weather was rainy and cold. Since renovations in 2006, Friday’s session was the highest attendance at the Drake Relays for a Friday session, with fans filling 12,298 seats. The weather also set a record as the 85 degrees was the hottest the Relays had seen since 1986.... read more »
