ISU women’s track, field scatters strong performances in three weekend meets
Jessica Darland/Iowa State Daily
Senior Katy Moen and graduate student Margaret Connelly run to second and third-place finishes at the Big 12 Indoor Championship at Lied Recreation Athletic Center on Feb. 28. Texas took the trophies for both men’s and women’s track and field.
April 18, 2015
Competition from the three-meet, three-day weekend began at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kan. for the ISU women’s track and field team.
Sophomore Maryn Lowry finished second overall in the 800-meter run and was followed closely by redshirt sophomore Madison Nagle, who finished fourth. Redshirt junior Julie Wiemerslage added to the top-10 performances with a seventh-place finish in the 1,500-meter run.
The Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., and the LSU Alumni Gold meet in Baton Rouge, La. featured a combined five personal records for ISU athletes.
Redshirt senior Katy Moen ran the fifth fastest 5,000-meter outdoor time in ISU history at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing 12th overall.
Four ISU athletes set personal records at the LSU Alumni Gold meet. Freshman Jhoanmy Luque recorded a career best mark in the long jump, finishing second with a leap of 20-feet, 3.75-inches (6.19 meters).
Senior Christina Hillman, junior Alyssa Gonzalez and senior Kendra White also recorded personal records in the discus throw, 400-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash, respectively.
Iowa State will only have a few days of rest between competition before competing in the Drake Relays on Wednesday in Des Moines.
