DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State’s men’s distance medley ran to a fourth-place finish Friday at the Drake Relays in Drake Stadium. UTEP won the race in 9:44.73. The Cyclone quartet of Jacob Aune, Mohamed Hrezi, Nick Efkamp and Alec Baldwin finished in 9:52.28.
Iowa State’s Ian Warner’s prelim time of 10.83 against a stiff wind qualified him for the 100-meter final, which is to be run at 2:28 p.m. CDT Saturday.
Three Cyclones captured titles at the Kip Janvrin Open on Friday in Indianola. Bethany Olson won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and both Samantha Bluske and Chris Alvarez earned first in the 1,500-meter run.
Bethany Olson’s time of 11:12.67 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase shattered her previous personal best time of 11:27.50. Sydney Lesko earned second place in th the event with a time of 11:19.67. Erin Valenti also ran a personal best time of 11:31.97 in the race.
Samantha Bluske was the other Cyclone woman to win her race. Bluske finished her first 1,500-meter run of the season with a personal best time of 4:29.69. Two Iowa State runners also claimed top-five finishes in the race with Katy Moen coming in fourth and Perez Rotich earning fifth.
Chris Alvarez led an Iowa State group that handled the competition in the 1,500-meter run. Alvarez earned first in the race with a personal best time of 3:55.64.
Cullen Wannarka earned third place in the race and Abdou Seye came in fifth with a personal best time of 3:58.60.
Kip Janvrin Results:
Women:
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1) Bethany Olson, IOWA STATE, 11:12.67; 2) Sydney Lesko, IOWA STATE, 11:19.67; 5) Erin Valenti, IOWA STATE, 11:31.97.
800-meter run: 1) Rebecca Zaiter, Uic, 2:12.44; 3) Emily Meese, IOWA STATE, 2:15.89.
1,500-meter run: 1) Samantha Bluske, IOWA STATE, 4:29.69; 4) Katy Moen, IOWA STATE, 4:36.14; 5) Perez Rotich, IOWA STATE, 4:36.73; 9) Andrea Toppin, IOWA STATE, 4:42.75.
Triple Jump: 1) Kenna Wolter, Unattached, 41-06.50; 8) Chelsea Jordan, IOWA STATE, 36-01.25.
Men:
1,500-meter run: 1) Chris Alvarez, IOWA STATE, 3:55.64; 3) Cullen Wannarka, 3:57.47; 4) Abdoulaye Seye, IOWA STATE, 3:58.60
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1) Mitch Kraft, Black Hills State, 9:22.73; 6) Caleb Abfall, IOWA STATE, 9:43.07; 16) Nick Schulze, IOWA STATE, 10:05.51.
Long Jump: 1) Weston Riesselman, Northern Iowa, 23-03.75; 7) Mark Johnson, IOWA STATE, 22-05; 23) Matt Harmeyer, IOWA STATE, 18-09.75
Shot Put: Brandt Berghuis, North Dakota State, 54-08; 19) Matt Harmeyer, IOWA STATE, 32-10.25.
Drake Relays Results:
Men:
110-meter hurdles prelim: 1) Greggmar Swift, Indiana State, 14.18; 19) Ryan Sander, IOWA STATE, 14.97.
Distance Medley: 1) Texas El-Paso, 9:44.73; 4) IOWA STATE, 9:52.28.
100-meter dash prelims: 1) Isiah Young, Mississippi, 10.43; 3) Ian Warner, IOWA STATE, 10.83.
