The ISU men’s and women’s track teams competed at the Panther Open track meet in Cedar Falls on Saturday.

The meet, Iowa State’s third of the indoor season, featured strong competition including Iowa, Nebraska, Drake, Wisconsin, Minnesota and host school Northern Iowa.

The women’s team had three event winners, including Jessica Huff, who won the one-mile run in 5:00.56.

Huff was followed by fellow Cyclone Cara Van Eck, who took second place with a time of 5:03.41.

Jenny Mockler captured the 800 meter run in 2:14.92, winning by 11 hundredths of a second.

“We had a lot of kids that showed improvement,” women’s head coach Dick Lee said. “The biggest improvement we saw was from Jenny Mockler.”

Four time All-American high jumper Gina Curtis-Rickert won that event with a leap of 5-9 1/4.

“We had a good, solid meet,” Lee said.

“We felt good about how our young kids responded.”

The women’s team also got strong performances from Susan Sherman in the shot put and weight throw. Sherman took second place in the shot put with a throw of 47-5 3/4. Her toss of 58-6 in the weight throw was good for third.

Iowa State’s Sheba Clarke turned in a solid performance, although she was not officially running for Iowa State. Competing unattached, she placed second in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.52.

On the men’s side, Iowa State did not have as much luck.

“It wasn’t a real big meet for us,” men’s head coach Steve Lynn said.

High jumper Gil Ridenour was the closest to capturing an event for Iowa State. His jump of 6-10 3/4 was equal to the winning jump, but he needed more tries to make it.

“He’s really making some great strides,” Lynn said. “He almost made 7-1.”

The Cyclone weight men also did well. Rocky Moore had a throw of 55-7 3/4 in the shot put. While not his career best, it was still good for third place.

In the weight throw, Kendall Fogle placed seventh with a throw of 55-3 3/4.

“Kendall has done a real good job for us in the weight throw,” said Lynn of the University of Iowa transfer.

“I didn’t do as well as I was hoping to do, but that’s the best I have thrown in a meet so far,” Fogle said. “I wanted to throw 57 feet.”

Tony Douglas placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 22-7 1/4.

Douglas was not able to use all of his chances to jump, because of a minor injury suffered during his first and only jump.

In the 400 meter dash, two Iowa State runners notched top-five finishes. Jared Graham was fourth in a time of 49.86, and Ryan Boyington was right behind him in 50.14.

Former Cyclone standout hurdler Andy Long did pick up a victory. Long, running unattached, won the 60-meter hurdles with a clocking of 7.92.

Despite the lack of individual winners, Lynn was not disappointed about the meet’s outcome.

“It’s a stepping stone,” Lynn said.

“Each meet gets us ready for the next one. I was pleased with the effort, but our performances have got to improve.”