Day one of the Iowa State Classic was full of solid performances for Iowa State women track and field
February 9, 2018
The day started with a huge personal record performance as Kelly Naumann ran to fourth place in the 5000-meter with a time of 16:46.47.
“I felt good about my run,” Naumann said. “I haven’t raced in the 5K since my freshman year, so it was nice to get back out there today. If I polish up my technique, then I know that I will be ready for the Indoor Championship in two weeks.”
The women weight throw had three Cyclones finish in the top 10. Christabel Okeke placed fifth with a throw of 61-4 1/4 (18.70m). Tessa Krempel placed eighth with a score 54-8 (16.66m). Megan Wiese finished tenth with a throw of 47-3 (14.40m) to round it out for the group.
The 2016-17 female performer of the year in Jhoanmy Luque finished first in the long jump with a top effort of 20-9 1/4 (6.33m). Luque, who had the top three legal jumps of the competition, moves up to No. 8 in Division I with her effort for the season. Luque was one of of five Cyclones to finish in the top ten.
Jalaiya Bartley placed third with a jump of 18-4 1/2 (5.60m). Emma Whigham placed seventh with a jump of 16-11 1/4 (5.16m). Emily Coghill jumped herself to an eighth place finish with a score of 17-0 1/2 (5.19m) and Tasha Frazier placed 10th with a score of 16-3 (4.95m).
“I had a solid jump with the 6.33m but I wanted the record,” Luque said. “I need to work on my technique and approach because I fouled twice and I do not want to do that come the Indoor Championship. I want to carry this momentum into tomorrow’s triple jump so I can finish strong.”
Anne Frisbie finished ninth in the 5000-meter invite with a run of 15:53.41. That is a 36-second personal record for Frisbie. She is the fifth sub-16 indoor 5000-meter runner in Iowa State history and No. 4 for the indoor 5000-meter in Cyclone history.
The Cyclones will return to the track tomorrow with events starting at noon in Lied Recreation Athletic Center.