Season best performances and multiple first place finishes were seen at the Jim Duncan Invitational at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. The Cyclones opened up the two-day long meet with successful peformances. 

Dan Curts, the lone Cyclone that traveled to the Bryan Clay Invite in California, ran the 1,500-meter and earned a personal best at 3:45.90 and finished in sixth place. 

Jalen Ford took first place in the men’s high jump with a 6-8 3/4 jump, a season best for the sophomore. 

Nace Plesko, a Slovenian, took first place in the men’s shot put. A throw of 57-4 1/4 was a personal best. 

Nolan McKenna earned a fifth place finish with a time of 15:01.04 in the 5,000 while Trey Achterhoff earned a fourth place finish in the javelin with 172-0.

The Cyclones will pick back up tomorrow at the Jim Duncan Invite in Des Moines at 9:30 a.m.