Completed Event: Track and Field at 44 Farms Team Invite on April 11, 2025 ,

05.09.2025 | Track and Field
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State closed regular season with the Cyclone Twilight while honoring 18 seniors.
Tying the 20th-fastest 800m time in the nation was Makayla Clark with a commanding 2:01.99, just off her No. 2 ISU-ranking PR of 2:01.72. The women swept the event as Becca Heitzig hit an outdoor personal best of 2:06.54 and Kaia Holtkamp had a two-second best of 2:07.40.
After setting the second-fastest 200m performance in program history last week, Brooklyn Sandvig put up another No. 2 mark, this time in the 100m with 11.49. The sophomore came just .02 off the school record for the event win. Sandvig then improved her 200m PR to 23.39, .03 seconds off Rachel Joseph's school record.
Alec Carr made a move up the all-time ISU 110m hurdles list for the second week in a row, clocking a wind-legal 13.86 in prelims to now rank sixth. Carr went on to take second in the final. In the 100m hurdles final, Kiersten Fisher tied the 10th-fastest performance with a clocking of 13.86 to take second.
Senior Cam Jones won the shot put with his third mark this outdoor season over 60 feet, hitting 61-8 ½ (18.81m) on his sixth and final attempt.
Amari Laing took the long jump win with an all-time PR and wind-legal 20-2 ½ (6.16m) to make her debut on the outdoor ISU top 10 at No. 7.
The men's 4x400m squad of Gus Langford, Dugion Blackman, Darius Kipyego and Calvin Curcija posted the fastest relay time since 2019 with 3:06.04, putting themselves at No. 5 in Iowa State history.
The 1,500m closed the night, with Robin Kwemoi Bera hitting a big time in the Fitness Sports Men's 1,500m. Bera clocked 3:39.71 to place third behind pros, as Cyclone alum Festus Lagat won it in 3:37.73 representing Dark Sky Distance. In the Lever Women's 1,500m, Maelle Porcher took the win with a PR of 4:18.71, moving up from No. 9 to No. 6 on the ISU list.
Postseason is up next, with ISU heading to Lawrence for Big 12 Outdoor Championships hosted by Kansas May 15-17.
Iowa State Results
Hammer (W): 1. Mari Shavers, unattached – 217-4 (66.24m); 3. Kaitlyn Burson, Iowa State – 190-4 (58.02m); 6. Ella O'Neall, Iowa State – 170-5 (51.94m)
Hammer (M): 1. Adam Phillips, Drake – 207-7 (63.29m); 2. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 199-0 (60.67m); 5. Garret Wagner, Iowa State – 193-11 (59.12m); 9. Brandon Fischer, Iowa State – 172-5 (52.55m); 11. Nathan Rotherham, unattached – 164-7 (50.17m, PR); 14. Hanson King, unattached – 144-2 (43.95m)
Shot Put (M): 1. Cam Jones, Iowa State – 61-8 ½ (18.81m); 6. Garret Wagner, Iowa State – 54-7 ½ (16.65m); 9. Nathan Rotherham, unattached – 49-11 ¼ (15.22m); 10. Hanson King, unattached – 48-4 ½ (14.74m)
Shot Put (W): 1. Katie Fare, UNI – 51-9 ¾ (15.79m); 3. Ella O'Neall, Iowa State – 47-11 ¼ (14.61m); 7. Candra King, Iowa State – 43-5 ¾ (13.25m)
High Jump (W): 1. Josie Moreland, UNI – 5-8 (1.73m); 3. Maia Denge-Hagen, Iowa State – 5-6 (1.68m); 4. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 5-4 ¼ (1.63m); 5. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 5-2 ½ (1.58m)
High Jump (M): 1. Braden Goellner, Iowa State – 6-9 (2.06m)
Long Jump (W): 1. Amari Laing, Iowa State – 20-2 ½ (6.16m, PR, No. 7 ISU)
Long Jump (M): 1. Carter Morton, UNI – 24-5 (7.44m); 3. Justin Gleason, Iowa State – 23-5 ¼ (7.14m); 7. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 22-2 ¼ (6.76m); 8. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 21-10 (6.65m)
Discus (W): 1. Breanna Hackman, UNI – 154-10 (47.20m); 5. Katie Strotman, Iowa State – 137-4 (41.87m)
Discus (M): 1. Daniel Norris, Iowa State – 179-1 (54.58m); 2. Brandon Fischer, Iowa State – 169-1 (51.55m); 10. Chase Lathrop, Iowa State – 135-4 (41.24m); 13. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 122-0 (37.20m)
Javelin (M): 1. Justice Miller, UNI – 201-1 (61.29m); 2. Nathan Vincent, Iowa State – 192-2 (58.58m, PR); 3. Kole Becker, unattached – 184-6 (56.25m); 7. Cooper Spurgeon, Iowa State – 171-9 (52.36m, PR); 8. Tristan Rheingans, Iowa State – 159-4 (48.56m, PR)
Javelin (W): 1. Kailynn Gubbels, Iowa State – 130-1 (39.65m, PR)
Pole Vault (M): 1. Brendan Safley, UNI – 17-0 ¾ (5.20m); 4. Thai Thompson, Iowa State – 15-7 (4.75m)
100m Hurdles Prelims (W): 1. Dymonde Nave, Indian Hills – 13.59; 3. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 14.01
100m Hurdles Final (W): 1. Dymonde Nave, Indian Hills – 13.58; 2. Kiersten Fisher, Iowa State – 13.86 (PR, T-No. 10 ISU)
110m Hurdles Prelims (M): 1. Kai Graves-Blanks, Iowa – 13.61; 2. Alec Carr, Iowa State – 13.86 (PR, No. 6 ISU); 3. Jack Latham, Iowa State – 13.99; 5. Grayson Hartman, Iowa State – 14.30
110m Hurdles Final (M): 1. Kai Graves-Blanks, Iowa – 13.59; 2. Alec Carr, Iowa State – 13.99; 3. Jack Latham, Iowa State – 14.04; 5. Grayson Hartman, Iowa State – 14.27 (PR)
400m (W): 1. Karynne David, Iowa State – 54.96; 2. Camryn Hubbard, Iowa State – 55.32 (PR); 5. Cameron Moon, Iowa State – 56.27; 8. Ellie Lynch, Iowa State – 1:00.41
400m (M): 1. Zach Fall, UNI – 47.41; 2. Ty Koehnk, Iowa State – 47.43 (PR)
100m (W): 1. Brooklyn Sandvig, Iowa State – 11.49 (PR, No. 2 ISU); 2. Sydney Willits, unattached – 11.77; 10. Amari Laing, Iowa State – 12.25
4x400m (M): 1. Iowa State (Langford, Blackman, Da. Kipyego, Curcija) – 3:06.04 (No. 5 ISU)
400m Hurdles (M): 1. Aidan Jacobsen, Iowa State – 53.07; 7. Tristan Rheingans, Iowa State – 56.19
200m (W): 1. Brooklyn Sandvig, Iowa State – 23.39 (PR, No. 2 ISU); 3. Sydney Willits, unattached – 24.36; 16. Ellie Lynch, Iowa State – 26.23
200m (M): 1. Mikey McClain, Iowa State – 20.77
800m (W): 1. Makayla Clark, Iowa State – 2:01.99; 2. Becca Heitzig, Iowa State – 2:06.54; 3. Kaia Holtkamp, Iowa State – 2:07.40 (PR)
800m (M): 1. Tyler Carreon, unattached – 1:48.24; 5. Jacoby Harmon, Iowa State – 1:49.07 (PR); 7. Leroy Russell III, Iowa State – 1:49.09
Fitness Sports Men's 1,500m (M): 1. Festus Lagat, Dark Sky Distance – 3:37.73; 3. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State – 3:39.71 (PR, No. 7 ISU); 6. Devan Kipyego, Iowa State – 3:42.25; 11. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State – 3:52.63
Lever Women's 1,500m (W): 1. Maelle Porcher, Iowa State – 4:18.71 (PR, No. 6 ISU); 2. Betty Kipkore, unattached – 4:19.90; 4. Riley Beach, Iowa State – 4:21.30; 7. Mya Trober, Iowa State – 4:24.92; 8. Sydney Morrell, Iowa State – 4:26.41; 11. Kiki Connell, Iowa State – 4:32.34
1,500m (W): 1. McKinley Wheeler, Iowa State – 4:32.54; 2. Josie Baker, Iowa State – 4:32.81 (PR); 7. Olivia Verde, Iowa State – 4:35.67; 11. Aspen Fulbright, Iowa State – 4:38.38; 13. Camryn Sattler, Iowa State – 4:45.09
1,500m (M): 1. Nathan Pestka, Iowa State – 3:47.86; 2. Riley Simpson, Iowa State – 3:47.98 (PR); 6. Hanibal Haile, Iowa State – 3:51.03; 8. Isaac Rivera, Iowa State – 3:52.30; 14. Aaron Schermerhorn, Iowa State – 4:02.46