The first day of the Iowa State Classic featured long distance events on the track and various events on the field as well. There were a few bright spots for the Cyclones in Trevor Ryen, Ben Kelly and Andrew Jordan.

Three men ran for Iowa State in the preliminary 60-meter dash. Ryen did the best running a time of 6.98 seconds. That time put him in 15th place overall and was also a personal record. Jomal Wiltz finished in 17th with a time of 6.99 seconds and Orien Salters finished in 23rd with a time of 7.11 seconds. None of the three advanced to the 60-meter finals.

Following the 60-meter dash was the 3000-meter run, two Cyclones competed. Greyson Dolezal finished in fifth place overall with a time of 8:21.36, a personal record. Sam Clausnitzer also set a personal record with a time of 8:27.69, ending up in 10^th place.

The 200-meter dash was the next event for the Cyclone men which featured Ryen in addition to Kelly. Ryen ran a time of 21.67 seconds, a personal record, putting him in ninth place overall. Ryen ran his second personal record of the day with a time of 21.81 seconds, 12^th place overall.

The final event of day one was the 3k invitational run, featuring Jordan and Kevyn Hoyos. Hoyos made his season debut, running a time of 8:08.56, placing him in 18^th place. Jordan finished fourth in his section and 15^th overall with a time of 8:07.50. 

Andrew Jordan’s 8:07.50 puts him 10th all-time at ISU in the indoor 3K. #Cyclones #ISUClassic

— Cyclone Track & XC (@CycloneTrackXC) February 11, 2017