Ruto Downs Steeple Record, Takes Silver

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Iowa State had four earn Big 12 medals while five punched tickets to tomorrow's finals. Joash Ruto made the steeplechase school record his while taking silver to end day two.

Freshman Ruto took on Paris Olympian James Corrigan in the 3,000m steeplechase, and led the pack before Corrigan made his move on the backstretch in the final lap to win with a meet record (8:22.20). Ruto clocked 8:25.42 for the silver while breaking Gable Sieperda's school record of 8:25.92 set at 2024 NCAA Championships. Quinton Orr also scored finishing seventh (8:44.90).

Darius Kipyego, Emanuel Galdino and Dugion Blackman made sure the 800m final would be packed with Cyclones as all qualified with season bests. Kipyego, racing in the final heat, knew he stood in a qualifying position with his time of 1:47.69, while Galdino and Blackman each won their heats with 1:47.75 to automatically qualify. Galdino's time was also an outdoor best. The trio took second through fourth in prelims.

Makayla Clark qualified for the women's 800m final clocking the second-fastest time in prelims with 2:03.58. Clark made a move on the backstretch and came within .15 seconds of the fastest-qualifying time.

Rachel Joseph was the next to qualify for finals with a smooth 400m of 51.21, the fastest time in prelims by

Thai Thompson completed the decathlon with 7,322 points, just off his PR, while finishing sixth overall to secure three team points. It was his best Big 12 decathlon finish as the senior took possession of his fourth-career Big 12 medal.

Freshman Chase Lathrop had an all-time decathlon best 6,809 to finish 13^th and put up the 10^th-best score in program history.

Braden Goellner also scored points with his seventh-place clearance of 6-9 (2.06m) in the high jump.

Kiersten Fisher closed out the heptathlon breaking 5,000 points with 5,065, a new PR to improve her standing at seventh in school history. Fisher hit an all-time best in the seventh and final event with an 800m time of 2:23.89 to secure 10^th place.

Fisher then competed in the 100m hurdles prelims, clocking 14.07. Freshman Riyah Burns hit a wind-legal PR of 13.83 in prelims, now the No. 10 performance in school history.

The Big 12 Championships close tomorrow. Events begin at 2 p.m. with the men's discus and close with 4x400s at 8:40 p.m.

Men's Team Standings (8 of 21 Events)

1. BYU – 58.66; 2. Texas Tech – 46; 3. Houston – 30; 4. Iowa State – 27; 5. Cincinnati – 24.33; 6. Arizona – 22; 7. Kansas – 21; 8. K-State – 19; 9. Oklahoma State – 18; 10. TCU – 16; 11. Colorado – 13; 12. Arizona State – 9; 13. Baylor – 8

Women's Team Standings (8 of 21 Events)

1. BYU – 49.5; 2. Baylor – 38.5; 3. Oklahoma State – 38; 4. Texas Tech – 29; 5. TCU – 24; 6. Arizona – 22; 7. Cincinnati – 21; 8. Kansas – 20.33; 9. WVU – 20; 10. Utah – 13; 11. K-State – 11.33; 12. Houston – 10.33; 13. Arizona State – 6; 13. Colorado – 6; 15. UCF - 3

Iowa State Results

Decathlon 110m Hurdles: 1. Grant Levesque, Houston – 14.18; 11. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 15.40; 18. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 16.57

Decathlon Discus: 1. Kaden Passey, BYU – 154-9 (47.18m); 6. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 134-2 (40.90m); 15. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 125-7 (38.29m, PR); 18. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 110-3 (33.60m)

Decathlon Pole Vault: 1. Grant Levesque, Houston – 16-9 1/4 (5.11m); 6. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 15-5 1/2 (4.71m); 13. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 14-1 3/4 (4.31m, PR); 16. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 13-5 3/4 (4.11m)

Decathlon Javelin: 1. Conor Dunback, Kansas – 183-8 (55.99m); 7. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 164-8 (50.19m); 8. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 163-6 (49.84m, PR); 16. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 147-5 (44.93m)

Decathlon 1,500m: 1. Conor Dunback, Kansas – 4:31.25; 3. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 4:36.31

Decathlon Overall: 1. Ben Barton, BYU – 7,865; 6. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 7,322; 13. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 6,809 (PR, No. 10 ISU)

Heptathlon Long Jump: 1. Natalia Madison, UCF – 19-5 1/2 (5.93m); 4. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 18-11 3/4 (5.78m)

Heptathlon Javelin: 1. Olivija Vaitaityte, Oklahoma State – 122-3 (37.27m); 13. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 97-8 (29.77m)

Heptathlon 800m: 1. Riley Burkey, Colorado – 2:12.22; 12. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 2:23.89 (PR)

Heptathlon Overall: 1. Annie Molenhouse, Oklahoma State – 5,729; 10. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 5,065 (PR, No. 7 ISU)

Long Jump (W): 1. Alexis Brown, Baylor – 23-0 3/4 (7.03m); 10. Amari Laing, Iowa State – 19-8 3/4 (6.01m)

Shot Put (M): 1. Fred Moudani Likibi, Cincinnati – 66-6 1/2 (20.28m); 12. Cam Jones, Iowa State 0 59-10 1/2 (18.25m); 16. Garret Wagner, Iowa State – 56-6 3/4 (17.24m, PR)

High Jump (M): 1. BJ Jennings, Texas Tech – 7-3 1/4 (2.22m); 7. Braden Goellner, Iowa State – 6-9 (2.06m)

110m Hurdles Prelims (M): 1. Jamar Marshall Jr., Houston – 13.37; 14. Jack Latham, Iowa State – 14.10; 18. Alec Carr, Iowa State – 14.26; 22. Grayson Hartman, Iowa State – 14.26

100m Hurdles Prelims (W): 1. Adaobi Tabugbo, UCF – 13.08; 11. Riyah Burns, Iowa State – 13.83 (PR, No. 10 ISU); 16. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 14.07

800m Prelims (M): 1. Tyler Mathews, BYU – 1:47.40; 2. Darius Kipyego, Iowa State – 1:47.69; 3. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State – 1:47.75; 4. Dugion Blackman, Iowa State – 1:47.75; 18. Jacoby Harmon, Iowa State – 1:50.97

800m Prelims (W): 1. Fanny Arendt, Texas Tech – 2:03.43; 2. Makayla Clark, Iowa State – 2:03.58; 20. Becca Heitzig, Iowa State – 2:09.58; 23. Camryn Hubbard, Iowa State – 2:10.75; 27. Riley Beach, Iowa State – 2:13.07; 34. Kaia Holtkamp, Iowa State – 2:19.17

400m Prelims (M): 1. Jayden Davis, Arizona State – 45.60; 29. Calvin Curcija, Iowa State – 48.18; 33. Ty Koehnk, Iowa State – 48.19; 38. Gus Langford, Iowa State – 48.54

400m Prelims (W): 1. Rachel Joseph, Iowa State – 51.21

Shot Put (W): 1. KeAyla Dove, Houston – 59-6 1/4 (18.14m); 16. Ella O'Neall, Iowa State – 46-3 1/2 (14.11m); 21. Candra King, Iowa State – 43-11 3/4 (13.40m, PR)

Long Jump (M): 1. Reinaldo Rodrigues, Arizona – 25-0 3/4 (7.64m); 13. Justin Gleason, Iowa State – 22-10 1/2 (6.97m)

3,000m Steeplechase (M): 1. James Corrigan, BYU – 8:22.20; 2. Joash Ruto, Iowa State – 8:25.42 (PR, No. 1 ISU); 7. Quinton Orr, Iowa State – 8:44.90

3,000m Steeplechase (W): 1. Sarah Tait, WVU – 9:44.72; 10. Kiki Connell, Iowa State – 10:25.55; 11. Sheridan Wheeler, Iowa State – 10:32.10

Players Mentioned

Riley Beach

Dugion Blackman

Riyah Burns

Alec Carr

Makayla Clark

Kiki Connell

Calvin Curcija

Kiersten Fisher

Emanuel Galdino

Justin Gleason

Braden Goellner

Jacoby Harmon

Grayson Hartman

Becca Heitzig

Kaia Holtkamp

Camryn Hubbard

Cam Jones

Rachel Joseph

Candra King

Darius Kipyego

Ty Koehnk

Amari Laing

Gus Langford

Jack Latham

Chase Lathrop

Ella O'Neall

Quinton Orr

Joash Ruto

Gable Sieperda

Cooper Spurgeon

Thai Thompson

Garret Wagner

Sheridan Wheeler

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