Iowa State’s Ada Anderson ran another provisional qualifying time in the 800-meter run Saturday in Ames at the NCAA Qualifying Meet.

Anderson recorded her second-best time of the season (2:07.65) to place fifth after running a season-best of 2:06.54 at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 12. Her indoor personal record from last season is 2:06.19.

The national meet in Fayetteville, Ark., will be held Friday and Saturday. Anderson made it to the national tournament last year and expects to head there again.

“No one has contacted me yet saying I’m not in,” Anderson said. “The hay’s in the barn.”

Anderson’s goal in 2004 was to make it to nationals. Mission accomplished. Now that she’s back, she has bigger aspirations.

“It was my first time there and I was taking it all in,” she recalled. “When I got there I was like, ‘Woo-hoo! I made it!’ Now I need to make it to finals. Once you make it to finals, you’re an All-American.”

She said the previous experience will help her stay focused.

“I know what to expect,” Anderson said.

“You have to have bigger expectations every time you go.”

The ISU men’s 4×400-meter relay finished 12th with a provisional qualifying time of 3:09.99. Automatic qualifying bids were given to the first five teams, and the next seven were given provisional marks.

Finalists for the NCAA championships will be announced Tuesday.

Men’s coach Steve Lynn said he doesn’t believe the relay team will make it.

“I just don’t think they’ll be high enough,” he said. “It’s nice to get a shot, though.”

Saturday also marked the end of Daniel Kaczmarczyk’s career at Iowa State. He placed second in the long jump (24 feet, 4 inches).

Both Kaczmarczyk and jumps coach Ron McEachran said they were prepared for what would be his last meet wearing cardinal and gold.

“We knew it was coming,” McEachran said. “But it’s sad to see someone who’s been here that long leave.”

Looking back on Kaczmarczyk’s career at Iowa State, McEachran said he’s done very well since his arrival.

“He’s scored in every conference meet he’s been at here,” McEachran said.

“He’s been our No. 1 for quite a number of years. We’re going to miss him a lot.”

Kaczmarczyk said he knew his collegiate career was coming to a close, saying some things end — and jumping is one of them.

“I knew I was going to be done,” he said. “If I was emotional, it’s because I didn’t do as well as I wanted to.”