It is not uncommon for Iowa State to perform well at a track and field meet.

But to do well simultaneously at two meets nearly 1,000 miles apart is rare.

With the men’s team and the majority of the women’s team competing at the UNI Open, four women runners and four jumpers competed in the Michael Johnson Invitational at Baylor on Saturday. Both meets had strong performances by the Cyclones.

Iowa State dominated the field events.

Jamal Salahuddin had a big day, capturing first place in the discus (184-1) and the shot put (58-11). In the javelin, Tyson Hilgenberg placed first with a throw of 204-9, and Matt Murdock took third place. In the long jump, Tony Douglas won with a leap of 23-4, followed by teammate Isi Oamen. Daniel Kaczmarczyk earned a second-place finish in the triple jump with a jump of 48-3.

The men runners also fared well at the UNI Open.

In the 110-meter hurdles, Iowa State took four of the top five spots. Dan Zelik won the event with a time of 14.41, and Cody Carter, Neil Tews and Shawn Sponheim finished behind Zelik with third-, fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively.

In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Kyle Rasmussen earned second and teammate Ryan French took third.

The 400-meter hurdles also had multiple Cyclone athletes finishing high. Winning the title was Ryan Boyington with a run of 53.81. Justin Sherman took second and Kyle Rippey finished fourth.

The Cyclones continued their domination, taking the top four places in the 1,500-meter run. Dan Taylor took first (3.54.81), Corey Ylinen was second, Dan Wiltgen followed in third and Abraham Rotich was fourth.

Men’s head coach Steve Lynn said his team got the experience it needed from this meet.

“This was a good meet for us,” Lynn said.

“We needed meet experience before the Drake Relays and the conference meet. We had more positives than negatives.

“They had just a solid day overall. Jamal Salahuddin had a great day. It was his best outdoor meet ever. He qualified for regionals in both the discus and shot put.”

Lynn was happy with all of his performers in Cedar Falls.

“Tony Stewart got fourth in the hammer throw and qualified for the NCAA regionals,” Lynn said. “Dan Zelik did great and missed qualifying by .001 of a second. I was proud of the [1,600-meter relay] team of Elijah Braimah, Ryan Boyington, Tom Ries and Jared Graham. Everyone was tired, and they still got an NCAA qualifying mark.”

Salahuddin said he needs more work before the Drake Relays begin on Friday.

“The competition will be much tougher at Drake,” Salahuddin said. “With the shot put, I need to add speed to finish explosively. The Drake Relays will be a battle, not a walk in the park.”

The women’s track and field team also had good things happen at the UNI Open.

Women’s head coach Dick Lee said he was pleased with his team’s effort.

“For what we tried to accomplish, everything went well,” Lee said.

“It was windy but warm. It was much better than the rain we had last week [at Missouri].”

Susan Sherman took first in the hammer throw (155-0) and second in the discus and shot put. Karen McCormick finished first in the 3,000-meter run (10.15.65).

“We don’t run the 3,000 too often, so she did a good job. It was a good race by her part,” Lynn said. “She took the lead midway through and continued opening up the lead.”

The meet in Waco, Texas, also was useful for the participating Cyclone women. Sprint coach Scott Roberts said this meet had some of the best jumpers and runners in the world.

“This was a real solid meet for us,” Roberts said.

“There were collegiate and invitational events, with the invitational being harder with athletes from all over the world. Rebecca Williams had her season best in the 100-meter hurdles. Sheba Clarke was fifth in the 100-meter dash and qualified for the regional meet.

“Ada Anderson got first in the 800-meter run. She qualified for the regional meet, with this being her season best. Sara Boisen got second in the 400, which was her lifetime best of 1:01.29.”

Roberts was also happy with the jumpers’ performance in Texas.

“The jumpers have made real good progress,” Roberts said. “They all had great jumps and are ready to break out.”

Williams said she was not totally satisfied with her performances against the great competition.

“I got real close to my [personal record], but not satisfied,” Williams said. “I felt that I would have been in the race more if I if I had a better start. But this meet helps me lower my time and be more efficient.”