The ISU men’s and women’s track and field teams will host the ISU Open in the first of four consecutive weekends at home for the Cyclones.

The meet will be the second of the season for the Cyclones as they took home five first-place finishes in the Holiday Preview on Dec. 11 at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center.

The women’s team enters the meet ranked No. 46 in the USTFCCCA national pre-season poll while the men’s team sits at No. 89. Individually for the Cyclone men, junior Elphas Sang is ranked No. 16 in the 800-meter, and seniors Guor Marial and Kiel Uhl are ranked No. 26 and No. 32 in the 5,000-meter. Seven-time All-American Lisa Koll prepares for her final collegiate season with a No. 3 pre-season ranking in the 5,000-meter. Koll won the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the 10,000-meter last season.

The Cyclones will host Division II and Division III schools from around the state, including Briar Cliff, Buena Vista, Drake, Graceland, Grandview, Iowa Central and Morningside. Other notable teams include Big 12 rival Nebraska, Western Illinois and St. Cloud State. Nebraska boasts the top ranked team in the Big 12, at No. 4 in the country, and the Huskers women’s team will travel to Ames ranked No. 11 in the country.

The meet will begin with the women’s weight throw at 3 p.m. on Friday and run until approximately 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s events begin at 9:50 a.m. with the non-seeded women’s 3,000-meter race and will run until approximately 8 p.m. Admission is free.