Three Cyclones Medal in Day One

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Iowa State began Big 12 Outdoor Championships with three medalists and four advancing to finals.

Iowa State packed the men's hammer final with three Cyclones moving onto the final three rounds. Zach Verzani took fifth with 209-6 (63.86m) while Cam Jones finished seventh (201-2, 61.33m) as the duo medaled in the event for the second straight year. Garret Wagner just missed medaling by six inches taking ninth (200-6, 61.13m).

Verzani and Jones locked up the first points of the Championships combining for six, while Jones brings his career individual total to 46. ISU was the lone school to have more than one hammer finalist.

Emanuel Galdino and Devan Kipyego commanded 1,500m prelims to begin running events, with Galdino sneaking in at the line to grab the last auto-qualifying spot with a blazing 3:38.26. The time moves the junior up from No. 9 to No. 2 and is the fourth-fastest time in Iowa State history.

Kipyego won the first heat and he broke away out of the final turn to qualify. The duo earn another run in Saturday's final at 5:25 p.m.

Bella Heikes joined in qualifying for the 1,500m final, beating out multi-time First Team All-American and Big 12 champ Lexy Halladay-Lowry for the final time qualifier. Heikes clocked 4:31.16 for fifth overall in prelims.

Mikey McClain then took to the track and went down as the fastest 200m qualifier with a smooth 20.50, moving himself up to tie to second-fastest performance in Iowa State history. McClain now stands .05 seconds off the 1995 school record by Frank Nwankpa.

In the decathlon, Thai Thompson ends day one in fifth with a total of 3,944 points. Thompson performed to a shot put and 400m all-time best through the first five events. Freshman Chase Lathrop stands in 11^th (3,750) and first-year Cyclone Cooper Spurgeon 13^th with 3,616.

After the first four heptathlon events, Kiersten Fisher ended the day in 13^th place with 3,032 points. Fisher hit a shot put best of 36-2 1/4 (11.03m) and an all-conditions 200m best of 25.29w.

Men's Team Standings (3 of 21 Events)

1. BYU – 22; 2. Texas Tech – 19; 3. Kansas State – 18; 4. Iowa State – 12; 5. TCU – 10; 6. Cincinnati – 9; 7. Baylor – 8; 8. Arizona – 6; 9. Colorado – 5; 9. Oklahoma State – 5; 11. Houston – 3

Women's Team Standings (3 of 21 Events)

1. TCU – 19; 2. Oklahoma State – 18; 2. Texas Tech – 18; 4. Utah – 12; 5. BYU – 11; 6. Arizona – 10; 6. WVU – 10; 8. Cincinnati – 7; 9. Colorado – 6; 9. Kansas State – 6

Big 12 Championships continue tomorrow with events beginning at 11 a.m.

Iowa State Results

Decathlon 100m: 1. Ben Barton, BYU – 10.55w; 4. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 10.76w; 6. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 10.84w; 13. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 11.17w

Decathlon Long Jump: 1. Tayton Klein, Kansas – 23-11 3/4w (7.31m); 9. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 22-9 3/4 (6.95m); 12. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 22-3 1/2w (6.79m); 16. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 21-7 1/4 (6.58m)

Decathlon Shot Put: 1. Yannik Knobloch, TCU – 48-2 1/2 (14.69m); 4. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 44-3 1/4 (13.49m, PR); 5. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 42-8 (13.00m); 8. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 41-3 3/4 (12.59m, PR)

Decathlon High Jump: 1. Ben Barton, BYU – 6-8 3/4 (2.05m); 9. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 6-2 3/4 (1.90m); 11. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 6-1 1/2 (1.87m); 16. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 5-10 (1.78m)

Decathlon 400m: 1. Ben Barton, BYU – 48.20; 2. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 48.23 (PR); 14. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 51.39; 16. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 51.97

Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: 1. Ali Mack, Houston – 13.75; 10. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 14.50

Heptathlon High Jump: 1. Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Cincinnati – 5-7 3/4 (1.72m); 17. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 5-0 1/2 (1.54m)

Heptathlon Shot Put: 1. Annie Molenhouse, Oklahoma State – 42-1 1/2 (12.84m); 8. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 36-2 1/4 (11.03m, PR)

Heptathlon 200m: 1. Annie Molenhouse, Oklahoma State – 23.73w; 12. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 25.29w

Hammer (M): 1. Gary Moore, K-State – 222-0 (67.68m); 5. Zach Verzani, Iowa State – 209-6 (63.86m); 7. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 201-2 (61.33m); 9. Garret Wagner, Iowa State – 200-6 (61.13m); 17. Brandon Fischer, Iowa State – 186-10 (56.95m, PR)

Hammer (W): 1. Shelby Frank, Texas Tech – 230-10 (70.37m); 10. Kaitlyn Burson, Iowa State – 181-10 (55.43m); 11. Candra King, Iowa State – 178-3 (54.33m, PR)

Javelin (M): 1. Preston Kuznof, TCU – 224-2 (68.32m); 11. Nathan Vincent, Iowa State – 177-7 (54.14m)

Javelin (W): 1. Irene Jepkemboi, TCU – 188-11 (57.59m); 14. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 127-11 (38.98m)

1,500m Prelims (M): 1. Fouad Messaudi, Oklahoma State – 3:38.01; 2. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State – 3:38.26 (PR, No. 2 ISU); 6. Devan Kipyego, Iowa State – 3:44.80

1,500m Prelims (W): 1. Emmaculate Jemutai, Kansas – 4:29.76; 5. Bella Heikes, Iowa State – 4:31.16; 20. Sydney Morrell, Iowa State – 4:37.66; 22. Mya Trober, Iowa State – 4:39.02; 31. Becca Heitzig, Iowa State – 4:51.18; 32. Riley Beach, Iowa State – 4:53.05

200m Prelims (M): 1. Mikey McClain, Iowa State – 20.50 (PR, No. 2 ISU)

200m Prelims (W): 1. Tiriah Kelley, Baylor – 22.72; 11. Brooklyn Sandvig, Iowa State – 23.41

400m Hurdles Prelims (M): 1. Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor – 47.90; 12. Alec Carr, Iowa State – 51.43; 23. Aidan Jacobsen, Iowa State – 53.71

10,000m Final (M): 1. Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech – 29:37.64; 3. Rodgers Kiplimo, Iowa State – 29:39.62; 11. Sanele Masondo, Iowa State – 30:24.28

10,000m Final (W): 1. Joy Naukot, West Virginia – 33:30.84; 14. Taylor Briggs, Iowa State – 35:29.36

Players Mentioned

Riley Beach

Taylor Briggs

Kaitlyn Burson

Alec Carr

Brandon Fischer

Kiersten Fisher

Emanuel Galdino

Kailynn Gubbels

Bella Heikes

Becca Heitzig

Aidan Jacobsen

Cam Jones

Candra King

Rodgers Kiplimo

Devan Kipyego

Chase Lathrop

Sanele Masondo

Mikey McClain

Sydney Morrell

Brooklyn Sandvig

Cooper Spurgeon

Thai Thompson

Mya Trober

Zach Verzani

Nathan Vincent

Garret Wagner

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