AMES, Iowa – Iowa State got a record-setting performance from Ese Okoro in the 400-meter dash and the Cyclone women rolled to a team victory in the Bill Bergan Invitational Saturday in the Lied Center. The Iowa Staters finished the meet with 105 points, ahead of second-place Wisconsin (95). The Iowa State men, led by record-setting 800 man Edward Kemboi, finished fifth (56.25). Minnesota won the men’s meet with 123.25 points.
“We didn’t put too much emphasis on the meet in terms of the team scoring,” Iowa State head track and field coach Corey Ihmels said. “But we got a 20-year record off the board last week (DMR) and now we have another.”
Senior Ese Okoro won the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.54. With that time she currently
holds the 11th fastest time in the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Performance List. Her performance broke the school record, which was previously set at 54.57 (on a 200-meter track) by Edith Nakiyingi in 1989.
Cyclone Betsy Saina led the pack in the 3,000-meter run. The Cyclones took six of the top 10 spots. Saina placed first (9:04.57), Meaghan Nelson second (9:21.72), Dani Stack, fifth (9:30.20), Samantha Bluske sixth (9:34.75), Crystal Nelson seventh (9.38.96), Katy Moen ninth (9:52.56).
Ej Okoro won the 800-meter run clocking in at 2:06.43. Redshirt-sophomore Maggie Gannon earned fifth (4:56.91) in the mile run.
The Cyclone throwers took the top three spots in the shot put. Christina Hillman earned first (57-02.00), Danielle Frere second (52-07.50), and Hayli Bozarth third (52-01.00).
Laishema Hampton hurled the weight, 64-08.00, placing second.
Hannah Willms placed fourth with a mark of 5-04.25 in the high jump. Teammate Jordan Chelsea jumped a mark of 17-03.50 in the long jump.
The Iowa State women’s relay team took first in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:42.96
Kemboi ran the 800-meters in 1:47.43, which placed him in the second spot in this year’s NCAA Division 1 Indoor Performance List. That effort bettered the previous mark of 1:48. 36 set by James Galvan in 2008.
“I could have gone faster,” Kemboi said. “I wanted to run under 1:47 but this was still a good result.”
Iowa State sprinter Nick Efkamp placed first in the 200-meter dash. Efkamp clocked a time of 21.35, a personal best.
Cyclone Ryan Sander clocked a time of 7.94 in the 60-meter hurdles, placing third. Teammate Ian Warner placed third in the 60-meter dash and Efkamp sixth.
Freshman Brian Llamas finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:12.86.
Falko Zauber led the Cyclones with a sixth-place finish in the mile run.
The men’s field events were led with a second-place finish from Jan Jeuschede in the shot put with a mark of 57-00.00. Mark Johnson earned sixth in the long jump with a mark of 22-05.25.
The Iowa State track and field team will compete in New York, N.Y. Friday at the New Balance Invitational. Results will be posted on cyclones.com at the conclusion of the meet.
Iowa State Results
Women
Team Scores: 1) IOWA STATE, 105; 2) Wisconsin, 95; 3) Kansas State, 75; 4) UT-Arlington, 69; 5) Marquette, 40; 6) North Dakota State, 36; 7) Iowa, 8; 8) North Dakota, 4; 9) South Dakota State, 2.
60-meter hurdles (prelims): 1) Richelle Farley, Kansas State, 8.55; 4) Jordon Andreassen, IOWA STATE, 8.99.
60-meter hurdles (finals): 1) Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 8.42; 8) Jordon Andreassen, IOWA STATE, 9.03.
60-meter dash (prelims): 1) Shannon Reynolds, UT-Arlington, 7.65; 11) Anna Holtermann, IOWA STATE, 8.36.
Mile run: 1) Ashley Beutler, Wisconsin, 4:52.68; 5) Maggie Gannon, IOWA STATE, 4:56.91; 8) Colleen Riley, IOWA STATE, 5:00.56; 9) Morgan Casey, IOWA STATE, 5:01.40; 13) Erin Valenti, IOWA STATE, 5:08.32.
200-meter dash: 1) Antoinette Goodman, North Dakota State, 24.54; 12) Caprisha Treadwell, IOWA STATE, 27.27.
400-meter dash: 1) Ese Okoro, IOWA STATE, 54.54; 2) Kendra White, IOWA STATE, 55.06; 3) Krista Shoeman, IOWA STATE, 56.14; 6) Dana Christensen, IOWA STATE, 57.03; 8) Donnise Powell, IOWA STATE, 57.43; 17) Jessica Nichols, IOWA STATE, 58.48; 28) Hannah Willms, IOWA STATE, 1:02.50.
800-meter run: 1) Ej Okoro, IOWA STATE, 2:06.43; 15) Emily Meese, IOWA STATE, 2:19.64.
3,000-meter run: 1) Betsy Saina, IOWA STATE, 9:04.57; 2) Meaghan Nelson, IOWA STATE, 9:21.72; 5) Dani Stack, IOWA STATE, 9:30.20; 6) Samantha Bluske, IOWA STATE, 9:34.75; 7) Crystal Nelson, IOWA STATE, 9:38.96; 9) Katy Moen, IOWA STATE, 9:52.56; 11) Perez Rotich, IOWA STATE, 10:02.73; 12) Taylor Petersen, IOWA STATE, 10:05.63; 17) Anna Buenneke, IOWA STATE, 10:19.94; 20) Andrea Toppin, IOWA STATE, 10:22.77; 23) Bethany Olson, IOWA STATE, 10:26.70.
High Jump: 1) Sarah MacCourtney, Marquette, 5-08.00; 4) Hannah Willms, IOWA STATE, 5-04.25; 9) Karly Groon, IOWA STATE, 5-04.25; 10) Alison Tedrow, IOWA STATE, 5-04.25; T11) Kelly Hering, IOWA STATE, 5-02.25.
Weight Throw: 1) Taylor Smith, Wisconsin, 66-09.75; 2) Laishema, Hampton, IOWA STATE, 64-08.00; 8) Danielle Frere, IOWA STATE, 57-11.75; 10) Hayli Bozarth, IOWA STATE, 57-06.50; 15) Christina Hillman, IOWA STATE, 50-08.00; 19) Kayla Sanborn, IOWA STATE, 46-10.25.
Long Jump: 1) Carlye Schuh, Marquette, 19-05.50; 11) Jordan Chelsea, IOWA STATE, 17:03.60.
Shot Put: 1) Christina Hillman, IOWA STATE, 57-02.00; 2) Danielle Frere, IOWA STATE, 52-07.50; 3) Hayli Bozarth, IOWA STATE, 52-01.00; 8) Laishema Hampton, IOWA STATE, 46-07.50; 19) Anna Holtermann, IOWA STATE, 37-08.00.
Men
Team Scores: 1) Minnesota, 123.25; 2) Wisconsin, 70; T3) Kansas State, 64; T3) Iowa, 64; 5) IOWA STATE, 56.25; 6) North Dakota State, 23; 7) UT-Arlington, 12.25; 8) Marquette, 10.25; 9) North Dakota, 7; 10) South Dakota State, 1.
60-meter hurdles (prelims): 1) Jordan Mullen, Iowa, 7.83; 3) Ryan Sander, IOWA STATE, 8.00; 13) Cole Chestnut, IOWA STATE, 8.68; 17) Brandon Ophoff.
60-meter hurdles (finals): 1) Jordan Mullen, Iowa, 7.74; 3) Ryan Sander, IOWA STATE, 7.94.
60-meter dash (prelims): 1) Clayton Vaughn, UT-Arlington, 6.72; 4) Ian Warner, IOWA STATE, 6.80; 6) Nick Efkamp, IOWA STATE, 6.93; 8) Ryan Sander, IOWA STATE, 6.97.
60-meter dash (finals): 1) Sean King, Minnesota, 6.68; 3) Ian Warner,IOWA STATE, 6.72; T4) Ryan Sander IOWA STATE, 6.91; 6) Nick Efkamp, IOWA STATE, 6.93.
Mile run: 1) Nick Hutton, Minnesoa, 4:07.35; 6) Falko Zauber, IOWA STATE, 4:12.36; 12) Nick Schulze, IOWA STATE, 4:15.21; 16) Alec Baldwin, IOWA STATE, 4:17.45; 20) Alec Bollman, IOWA STATE, 4:21.10.
400-meter dash: 1) Ethan Holmes, Iowa, 47.63; 26) Cole Chestnut, IOWA STATE, 51.23; 27) Jacob Hoogenson, IOWA STATE, 51.25; 32) Brandon Ophoff, IOWA STATE, 53.45.
800-meter run: 1) Edward Kemboi, IOWA STATE, 1:47.43.
3,000-meter run: 1) John Simons, Minnesota, 8:11.18; 4) Brian Llamas, IOWA STATE, 8:12.86; 9) Stephen Saylor, IOWA STATE, 8:21.10; 14) Cullen Wannarka, IOWA STATE, 8:25.48; 17) Abdou Seye, IOWA STATE, 8:39.18; 28) Tyler Jermann, IOWA STATE, 8:52.60; 30) Besu Shannon-Tamrat, IOWA STATE, 8:58.32.
Triple Jump: 1) Shae Johnson, UT-Arlington, 38-09.00; 5) Anna Holtermann, IOWA STATE, 36-07.00.
Weight Throw: 1) Casey Orgon, North Dakota State, 61-02.00; 9) Zack Richards, IOWA STATE, 55-07.00; 10) Henry Kelley, IOWA STATE, 53-07.00.
Long Jump: 1) Ifeanyichukwu, Otuonye, Kansas State, 24-03.50; 6) Mark Johnson, IOWA STATE, 22-05.25.
High Jump: 1) Erik Kynard, Kansas State, 7-04.25; 6) Nick Lucs, IOWA STATE, 6-04.25; 10) Jared Schoelerman, IOWA STATE, 6-04.25; 11) Jordan Cress, IOWA STATE, IOWA STATE, 6-04.25.
Shot Put: 1) Danny Block, Wisconsin, 58-06.00; 2) Jan Jeuschede, IOWA STATE, 57-00.00; 12) Henry Kelley, IOWA STATE, 45-11.75.
