Lisa Koll continues to rewrite the Cyclone distance running record book.

This time, however, her record was not just a school record – it was an American college record. At the Stanford Invitational last weekend, Koll set a record in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 32 minutes, 11.13 seconds. The previous record, set by Stanford’s Alicia Craig in 2004, was 32 minutes, 19.97 seconds.

Koll was pleasantly surprised to set the new record for the longest race in track, which covers 25 laps.

“Halfway through, I felt fine and was pacing myself behind Blake [Russell],” Koll said in a press release. “I was really relaxed. With about two miles to go, I looked at coach [Corey Ihmels], and we decided to go for it … I’m amazed. I am confident, and the longer the race, the more comfortable I am. Because I was comfortable, I could run those fast laps.”

“I am waiting for someone to pinch me.”

Ihmels was also stunned by the sophomore’s performance.

“Unbelievable,” Ihmels said in a press release. “We set out to run 78-second laps with the goal of running 32:30. But with 10 laps left, [Koll] looked at me, and we said ‘Let’s go.’ She passed [Russell] and was still impatient, and ran around [Magdalena Lewy] Boulet.”

While Koll was setting records on the West Coast, the Cyclone sprinters were putting up some impressive times in the Midwest at the Missouri State University Big Bear Invitational. The Cyclones picked up four victories in Springfield, Mo.

Jenna Caffrey made her 2008 debut and won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.49 seconds. Caffrey, a nationals qualifier last year, redshirted the indoor season due to an injury, and was running her first race since the last year’s National Championships.

Fellow sophomore Lashawn Wright followed suit with her classmate and won the 100-meter dash with a time 11.93 seconds.

The Cyclones got a one-two finish from Erin Penticoff and Ines Fishcer in the 800 run. Penticoff covered the two laps in 2 minutes, 16.71 seconds and was just edged out by Fischer at 2 minutes, 17.74 seconds.

Iowa State also cleared a victory in the high jump from Tiffanie Synacek, who cleared the bar at 5 feet, 6 inches to claim a first-place position.