Joseph Wins 400m Title, McClain Sets 200m Record

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Rachel Joseph put herself among the best in Big 12 history while Mikey McClain downed the 30-year-old 200m record and came .001 seconds off the title to close Big 12 Championships.

Joseph provided for the 2025 400m sweep securing the outdoor title to go along with her indoor title. The junior won the event convincingly by over a second with 50.81, while the next-fastest time was 51.87. Joseph becomes the 10^th woman in Big 12 history to take both titles in a season.

It's her third-fastest 400m time, and she now owns the top 14 times (indoor and outdoor) in school history. Joseph also is the first Cyclone woman since Olympic gold medalist Nawal El Moutawakel to win the outdoor 400m since 1984, and third overall.

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McClain, who moved up to No. 2 in school history in prelims with 20.50, once again lowered his best time with 20.41 for the program record. McClain and TCU's Kashie Crockett watched the scoreboard awaiting times as there was no clear winner, and it would be Crockett coming away with the win, 20.401 to McClain's 20.402. McClain takes silver and cut significant time off his PR through the Championships as he entered with a best of 20.68. McClain takes over Frank Nwankpa's record held since 1995 (20.45).

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Emanuel Galdino stormed to second in the 1,500m, going sub-3:39 for the second time of the Championships with 3:38.70 while Devan Kipyego took fifth with an all-time best of 3:39.37. Kipyego moves up to No. 7 in Iowa State history. Galdino earned his fifth Big 12 medal, but came back for another just an hour later in the 800m, while Kipyego picks up his third.

All three Cyclones again lowered their season bests and medaled in the men's 800m final. Darius Kipyego ran up the pack to take silver and beat out BYU's Tyler Matthews by .01 seconds with 1:46.18, improving his season best set in prelims by over a second (1:47.69). Dugion Blackman had an all-time best of 1:46.60 to debut at No. 8 on Iowa State's elite outdoor list. All of the top 10 performances on the list are now under 1:47. Galdino took seventh with 1:47.43.

The women's 800m then took to the track with Makayla Clark taking fourth in 2:02.14. BYU's Meghan Hunter set the meet record and No. 3 all-time NCAA time of 1:58.99.

Maelle Porcher came up big in the 5,000m following a weather delay, taking the bronze with a 10-second PR of 15:32.59 to move up to third in Iowa State history. The junior set the fastest time by a Cyclone since 2013 as she added six points to Iowa State's total.

Daniel Norris tallied three team points with his discus throw of 184-11 (56.36m). He improved his season best with the mark he hit in the first round. Freshman Brandon Fischer qualified for the final out of flight one and placed ninth (178-11, 54.53m).

Running events began with the women's 4x100m squad of Amari Laing, Karynne David, Cameron Moon and Brooklyn Sandvig scoring two points with a seventh-place finish of 45.44. The time ties the No. 4-ranked performance in school history.

Big 12 Championships closed with the women's team of Brooklyn Sandvig, Clark, Karynne David and Joseph setting the second-fastest time in school history with 3:33.83 out of the first heat. The time would go on to finish second, just .21 seconds behind first. The men's 4x400m squad securing a podium finish crossing the line eighth in 3:06.94, tying the No. 10 ISU performance.

Postseason continues as qualifiers for NCAA West Prelims will be announced next week and will compete May 28-31 with Texas A&M playing host.

Men's Team Standings (21 of 21 Events)

1. Texas Tech – 136; 2. BYU – 100.66; 3. Houston – 96; 4. Kansas – 73; 5. Iowa State – 72; 6. TCU – 64; 7. Oklahoma State – 50; 8. Arizona – 48; 9. Baylor – 47; 10. Arizona State – 40; 11. K-State – 38; 12. Cincinnati – 34.33; 13. Colorado – 18

Women's Team Standings (21 of 21 Events)

1. Texas Tech – 127; 2. BYU – 112.5; 2. BYU – 112.5; 3. TCU – 86; 4. Baylor – 84.5; 5. Kansas – 55.83; 6. Oklahoma State – 52.5; 7. Cincinnati – 48; 8. Arizona – 46; 9. UCF – 41; 10. K-State – 38.33; 11. Utah – 33; 12. Iowa State – 30; 13. WVU – 28.5; 14. Houston – 16.33; 15. Arizona State – 11; 16. Colorado – 8.5

Iowa State Results

Discus (M): 1. Dimitrios Pavlidis, Kansas – 201-1 (61.31m); 6. Daniel Norris, Iowa State – 184-11 (56.36m); 9. Brandon Fischer, Iowa State – 178-11 (54.53m); 15. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 173-8 (52.94m)

High Jump (W): 1. Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech – 6-5 1/2 (1.97m); 11. Maia Denge-Hagen, Iowa State – 5-6 1/2 (1.69m)

Discus (W): 1. Shelby Frank, Texas Tech – 203-10 (62.14m); 20. Katie Strotman, Iowa State – 145-3 (44.29m, PR)

4x100m (M): 1. Texas Tech – 39.34; 9. Iowa State (Latham, Hartman, Koehnk, Thompson) – 41.42

4x100m (W): 1. Baylor – 42.73; 7. Iowa State (Laing, David, Moon, Sandvig) – 45.44 (T-No. 4 ISU)

1,500m Final (M): 1. Fouad Messaoudi, Oklahoma State – 3:37.27; 2. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State – 3:38.70; 5. Devan Kipyego, Iowa State – 3:39.37 (PR, No. 7 ISU)

1,500m Final (W): 1. Emmaculate Jemutai, Kansas – 4:08.60; 9. Bella Heikes, Iowa State – 4:18.02

400m Final (W): 1. Rachel Joseph, Iowa State – 50.81

Triple Jump (W): 1. Victoria Gorlova, Texas Tech – 44-9 3/4 (13.66m); 12. Ava Cinnamo, Iowa State – 40-11 1/2 (12.48m, No. 3 ISU)

800m Final (M): 1. Lloyd Frilot, TCU – 1:45.79; 2. Darius Kipyego, Iowa State – 1:46.18; 4. Dugion Blackman, Iowa State – 1:46.60 (PR, No. 8 ISU); 7. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State – 1:47.43

800m Final (M): 1. Meghan Hunter, BYU – 1:58.99; 4. Makayla Clark, Iowa State – 2:02.14

200m Final (M): 1. Kashie Crockett, TCU – 20.41 (20.401); 2. Mikey McClain, Iowa State – 20.41 (20.402, PR, No. 1 ISU)

5,000m (M): 1. James Corrigan, BYU – 13:25.46; 4. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State – 13:32.29; 9. Joash Ruto, Iowa State – 13:39.71; 11. Ryan Watts, Iowa State – 13:44.54

5,000m (W): 1. Lexy Halladay-Lowry, BYU – 15:14.93; 3. Maelle Porcher, Iowa State – 15:32.59 (PR, No. 3 ISU); 19. Riley Beach, Iowa State – 16:39.24; 21. Mya Trober, Iowa State – 16:50.43; 23. Sydney Morrell, Iowa State – 16:52.59; 29. Taylor Briggs, Iowa State – 17:03.11; 31. Olivia Verde, Iowa State – 17:10.03

4x400m (M): 1. Arizona State – 3:02.87; 8. Iowa State (Koehnk, Blackman, Da. Kipyego, Curcija) – 3:06.94 (T-No. 10 ISU)

4x400m (W): 1. UCF – 3:33.62; 2. Iowa State (Sandvig, Clark, David, Joseph) – 3:33.83 (No. 2 ISU)

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Riley Beach

Robin Kwemoi Bera

Dugion Blackman

Taylor Briggs

Ava Cinnamo

Makayla Clark

Karynne David

Maia Denge-Hagen

Brandon Fischer

Emanuel Galdino

Bella Heikes

Cam Jones

Rachel Joseph

Darius Kipyego

Devan Kipyego

Amari Laing

Mikey McClain

Cameron Moon

Sydney Morrell

Daniel Norris

Maelle Porcher

Joash Ruto

Brooklyn Sandvig

Katie Strotman

Mya Trober

Olivia Verde

Ryan Watts

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