Despite double-digit personal records, the Iowa State women’s track and field team is still full of untapped potential. 

The distance squad has impressed early on, with four runners recording top-10 all-time Iowa State marks at the Stanford Invite.

In field events, seniors Ariana Kuhn and Allanah McCorkle have been leaders, each moving into the top five in Iowa State history for the weight throw and long jump, respectively. And heptathlete Emma Whigham continues to show improvement, setting a career-best mark in the event two weeks ago at the Jim Click Shootout Multi’s. 

Still, in the April 17 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, Iowa State was ranked 104th out of 192 teams. 

Something is missing. 

The Cyclones’ only two qualifiers at the 2017 Indoor NCAA Track and Field Championships have competed in one combined meet outdoors — Jhoanmy Luque at the Sun Angel Classic on April 8. 

Jasmine Staebler, who became a first-team All-American with a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter at nationals, has yet to compete during the outdoor season.

That will change this weekend when Staebler travels to Stanford, California, to compete in the Cardinal Classic, while Luque heads to Iowa City for the Musco Twilight.

“[After nationals] I was really in need of a break, and so I took a little time off and then started training again, but I put in some good chunks of training, so I’m just ready to see if it translates,” Staebler said.

After tapering for the national meet, Staebler has been focusing on building endurance leading up to her outdoor debut.

Luque, who won Big 12 titles in the long jump and triple jump during the indoor season, hasn’t looked the same since. She just missed out on earning first-team All-America honors in the long jump and triple jump despite having top-four qualifying marks in both events heading into the meet. 

In her outdoor debut, she finished fourth in the long jump and triple jump, but both marks were more than a foot off her personal best marks.  

“I just have to be mentally prepared for [future] meets because I know physically I’m doing fine, I feel good,” Luque said entering the outdoor season. “I just have to enjoy every meet and and just try to be relaxed. I think that is going to help me with my marks.” 

Luque is entered in the long jump and triple jump this week, while Staebler is scheduled to compete in the 800 and 1,500.  

“Just try to get a solid race in really is all I want,” Staebler said. “It’s the season opener, I just want to see where I’m at.”