The ISU men’s track and field team will have one more opportunity to qualify athletes for the NCAA Indoor Championships as Iowa State hosts its own Last Chance NCAA Qualifier at Lied Recreation Athletic Center this weekend.

However, not all of the men who are trying to qualify for nationals will run in Ames on Saturday, said ISU coach Corey Ihmels.

“We may send three or four of the men to another meet,” Ihmels said. “We are trying to figure out who is going where to qualify [in what race], so it is kind of a cluster right now.”

One Cyclone who will be trying to qualify for nationals over the weekend will be senior Rico Loy. Last weekend, Loy claimed the Big 12 title in the mile run with a time of 4:06.33.

Loy won the event in the final steps, passing Thomas Farrell of Oklahoma State on the inside of lane one to take the crown. Loy said he will try to go to Notre Dame or Washington to compete in the mile run.

Sophomore Alex Dillenbeck and junior Mohamed Hrezi are also likely to compete in the mile.

“We really want to try to get into a fast heat,” Loy said. “The problem is that this year, everyone is so fast in the mile. You usually get bumped down into the second or third heat, which isn’t as good, so we are trying to decide if you should go somewhere.”

Ihmels said, given the right situation, the men have a good shot to qualify for national competition in the mile.

“In that event, you’ve got to run pretty fast and I think if we get into a race that’s going to go under four minutes for a mile — and have a chance to be in a race like that — we’ve got a shot,” Ihmels said.

The Last Chance NCAA Qualifier in Ames will be at Lied Recreation Athletic Center on Saturday and run throughout the day.