Mile posts: Items on Kassie Parker, Amanda Vestri, Hillary Bor, Biya Simbassa, Max Murphy, Cailie Logue, Janette Schraft, Eleonora Curtabbi, Florance Uwajeneza, Mike Jasa

No athlete has led off this blog more than Loras College graduate student Kassie Parker. And with good reason. The former Clayton Ridge (Guttenberg) prep star continues to rack up NCAA Division III titles and smash records in that division. And Parker did it again last week to lead off this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners and triathletes.

Parker broke her own NCAA Division III outdoor 10,000-meter record by placing an outstanding eighth overall in the fastest section 1 at the Stanford Invitational on Friday in Palo Alto, Calif. Parker ran 32:36.22 to crush her previous 10K record, also set at Stanford on April 1, 2022, by more than 27 seconds. Parker was competing against a field of top NCAA Division I and unattached athletes and was the only Division III athlete in the race.

"It's very special just knowing I knew the time I could do," Parker told RunnerSpace.com. "I gave it my all. The last two miles I got this cramp. I just want to keep getting faster. Even after breaking 33, it's like, what is next?' "

Parker, a two-time NCAA Division III cross country champion and a three-time NCAA champion in track and field, had set the division best for 10K of 33:03.61. The closest woman to her in the record books is Mary Proulx of Keene State (33:21.80).

Parker also owns the all-conditions Division III record for 5,000 indoors - a 15:58.58 effort run at Iowa State a year ago. Parker was out of eligibility for the recent indoor track season. Parker also set the NCAA Division III course record of 20:11.1 while winning her first NCAA cross country title in November of 2021 in Louisville, Ky.

Not having indoors kind of helped with this race," Parker told RunnerSpace.com. "Having that training block, building up my mileage, doing more workouts. I felt really prepared for this race. Everything fell into place.

In that section 1 Friday, Syracuse University senior Amanda Vestri finished third overall in 32:08.26. The former Iowa State All-American from Webster, N.Y., ran the 16th-fastest time in NCAA history. Vestri fell just 1.20 seconds off Paige Stoner's school record from 2019. Utah's Emily Venters (31:48.35) ran the sixth-fastest time in NCAA history while taking the victory.

Will move back to track and field soon, but a former Iowa State All-American and two-time Olympian Hillary Bor broke a 40-year-old American record while capturing runner-up honors at the 50th Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. The HOKA runner covered the course in 46:11 to top Greg Meyer's mark of 46:13 from 40 years ago and win the USATF 10 Mile National Championships title. The resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., trailed only Ethiopian and overall champion Tsegay Kidanu, who ran 46:08. The record is pending ratification from the USATF Records Committee.

Bor claimed $59,000 in prize money and bonuses for his effort at the race known for the cherry blossom trees that line the route.

"I just put my head down and just grind, and grind, and grind," Bor told Race Results Weekly.

Bor, in repeating as USATF 10 Mile champion, separated himself from former Sioux City North and Iowa Central Community College star Biya Simbassa just before the 10K split. Bor now leads the USATF Running Circuit standings with 33 total points. Simbassa, the 2021 USATF Running Circuit champion, finished third overall in 47:09. The Under Armour athlete is based in Flagstaff, Ariz., now.

Runablaze Iowa's Cody Baele surged to a 13th-place finish in 48:56, a time that puts him second in club history. Baele, who lives in Des Moines, was the ninth-best American. He trails only former Drake University and Boone High standout Brogan Austin's 47:57 time from 2018.

Placing 15th overall and the 11th-best American was former Iowa State runner Tyler Jermann of the Minnesota Distance Elite. Jermann, 30, of St. Paul, Minn., ran 49:19.

Moving back to track and field and the Stanford Invitational, where Iowa sophomore and former Pleasant Valley prep star Max Murphy broke a 16-year-old school record. Running in the top section, Murphy ran 13:39.77 to finish 12th and top the mark of 13:49.31 set by Micah VanDenend in 2007. Murphy was 15th out of 196 finishers.

“It’s a great night at the track any time you break a record,” Iowa associate head coach Randy Hasenbank said in a university press release. “Great weather, great field, and Max put forth a great effort and shattered the 5K school record. I am so excited for him!”

Iowa State junior Gable Sieperda, a former Central Lyon-GLR prep, was next across the finish line in 13th place. Sieperda narrowly missed climbing into the top 10 in Cyclone history after running a new best of 13:40.04. Cyclone senior and former Southern Indiana runner Titus Winders was 19th in 13:50.05. The race was won by Anthony Camerieri of Ole Miss in 13:26.58.

Iowa State senior Cailie Logue claimed fifth in the top section of the women's 5,000 and improved on her No. 3 time in school history. Logue's 15:36.40 took nearly four seconds off her previous best, also at Stanford in 2019. The winning time was a 15:26.58 by WuGa He of China AA.

In the second section, Cyclone junior Dana Feyen chopped more than 17 seconds off her previous best for the distance to run 15:58.33 and move into eighth in school history. Feyen was seventh in a race won by Alondra Nwegon of the Jackrabbit team in 15:52.12.

Junior Ezekiel Rop also moved into eighth in Iowa State history after winning the second section of the 1,500 in 3:40.96. Rop topped Damian Hackett of Cornell by .56 of a second in the 11-man race.

Teammate and former Glenwood High prep Janette Schraft ran to a 10:07.70 time in the top section of the 3,000 steeplechase, improving on her No. 3 time in Cyclone history. The junior finished sixth in the race won by Washington's Kayley Delay in 9:48.44. Schraft is now less than four seconds behind Kelly Naumann's school record of 10:03.78 set in 2019.

Iowa State teammate Kiki Connell dropped more than 17 seconds off her previous best time to run 10:21.41 and finish runner-up in the third section by .31 of a second. That time by the sophomore and former Charles City prep is No. 4 in Iowa State history. Placing 11th in that section was Liberty University junior and former Mid-Prairie prep Anna Hostetler. Running her first steeplechase race since the Big Ten Championships for Iowa in 2019, Hostetler ran the No. 3 time, 10:54.73, in Flames history.

Two Loras College athletes showed they could be real factors in the 1,500 this season in Division III. Senior Wyatt Kelly won the fifth section in 3:48.03. Kelly is a former Hudson runner. Sophomore Ryan Harvey ran 3:48.47 for sixth in the fourth section. Those two times are ranked first and second in the nation for Division III.

New Mexico's Awet Johannes finished third in section 2 of the 3,000 steeplechase in 8:45.41, a time that put the former Iowa Central runner 12th out of 57 competitors overall. Iowa's Yohana Yual was sixth in section 4 in 9:05.81, topping his previous best by almost 10 seconds. Yual is a Des Moines native who ran for Johnston High.

Moving to Texas, where West Texas A&M's Eleonora Curtabbi repeated as 3,000 steeplechase at the Texas Relays, becoming the first to do so in the event. The senior and only Division II competitor in the event ran a new school record of 10:02.30, which is tops in the division. Curtabbi, a native of Italy, won by more than 16 seconds over Kansas State's Hannah Stewart. She is a former Iowa Central great.Her senior teammate and former Triton standout Florance Uwajeneza won the 5,000 in a new school record of 16:07.13. The St. Paul, Minn., native owns the top three best times in Buffs history in this event.

West Texas A&M senior Noah Bundrock ran the 3,000 steeplechase in 9:09.06 to vault into 10th in school history for the event. He was seventh out of 13 runners. Bundrock also is a former Iowa Central standout.

Iowa State also ran a contingent in Austin, with standout freshman Makayla Clark running 2:08.28 in the 800-meter invitational for fifth place Thursday. That time was just .31 off her lifetime best.

In a loaded men's field, Iowa State junior Peter Smith came in seventh in 1:48.38. Senior teammate Jason Gomez took 12th in 1:49.06. Angelo State's Oussama El Bouchayby set a meet record of 1:45.31 while topping American Olympian Bryce Hoppel by .28 of a second.

Loras College senior and former Cedar Rapids Prairie prep Mike Jasa ran the fastest time in the nation in Division III at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas. The defending outdoor and indoor 800 champion ran a winning 1:48.46, which is ahead of everyone else in the division by nearly two minutes.

Arkansas freshman Ainsley Erzen, a former Carlisle prep, finished third in the women's 800 in 2:10.44. Erzen also returned to run the third leg of the Razorbacks' 4x800 in 2:07.83 to help them take third in that event in 8:42.83.

South Dakota fourth-year junior Madison Jochum finished fifth in the women's 800. The former Sioux City Heelan prep ran 2:13.17.

More results from Iowa Hawkeyes. At Stanford, former Linn-Mar prep Maddie Block ran the 10th-fastest time in Iowa history. The senior covered the 10K distance in 34:44.62 to place 27th in section 2 of the 10,000.

Iowa freshman Will Ryan qualified for the USA Outdoor Track and Field U20 nationals with a 14:15.54 effort in his 5,000 debut in outdoor track. The former Dowling Catholic prep from Waukee was seventh in section 5.

The Hawkeye 4x800 relay of sophomore Jaiden Itson, junior Grace Bookin–Nosbisch, junior Clare Pitcher and junior Katie Moore finished eighth at the Florida Relays in 8:49.00, a time that sends the quartet to fifth in school history. Bookin-Nosbisch is a former Ottumwa High prep. The men's 4x800 of freshman Ryan Schreiner, sophomore Martin Strong, junior Armando Bryson and junior Spencer Gudgel finished third in 7:26.00, which puts them sixth in program history.

At the Mike Fanelli Track Classic hosted by San Francisco State, Iowa junior and former Sioux City Heelan prep Amber Aesoph finished eighth in 4:22.59. Teammate and former Johnston High runner Brooke McKee ran a new personal-best time of 17:17.04 in the 5,000. The time earned McKee, a junior, 28th place.

Utah State junior Yonas Mogos placed fifth in the 1,500 in 3:50.73 Thursday. Mogos is a former Iowa Western Community College standout.

At the Central Nebraska Challenge on Saturday at Kearney High School, former Center Point-Urbana standout Myles Bach captured the victory in the 5,000 by more than 30 seconds. The Nebraska-Kearney sophomore ran 14:41.73.

Several athletes produced noteworthy performances at the Wartburg Outdoor Select in Waverly on Sunday. Drake sophomore Emilie Meyer finished runner-up in the women's 1,500 in 4:32.95. Coming in third was Northern Iowa sophomore and former Hawkeye Community College and Waverly Shell-Rock runner Emma Hoins in 4:34.60. Drake freshman Carmen Krawczynski Gonzalez, a transfer from Wichita State, was sixth in 4:37.24. Northern Iowa senior Paige Holub, a former Monticello prep, took seventh in 4:42.78. The winner was Winona State's Kaylee Beyer in 4:32.27.

Former Valley High prep Morey Smith of Clive captured the victory in the men's 800. The St. Thomas (Minn.) junior ran 1:54.54 to claim victory over teammate Caden Nordberg by 1.45 seconds. There were 36 competitors in the event.

Wisconsin-La Crosse's Adam Loenser also was a winner in the 3,000 steeplechase. The sophomore and former Clear Lake prep ran 9:22.34 to cruise to victory by more than 12 seconds.

Runablaze's Josh Evans, a former Linn-Mar prep star, finished third in the 1,500 after running 3:55.41. Wartburg freshman Lance Sobaski, a former Washington High athlete, was sixth in 3:56.41. Loras sophomore Carlo Dannenfelser was next across the line in seventh in 3:59.04. Dannenfelser is a former Cedar Rapids Prairie prep. The winner was Ryan Hartman of Augustana (S.D.) in 3:54.86.

Loras senior Luke Guttormson finished third in the 5,000 meters in 15:06.23 in a race won by St. Thomas' Charles Caven in 15:02.24.

Grand View senior Morgan Lawson also was a winner in a 12-woman 3,000 steeplechase race. The former Ottumwa High prep ran 11:35.49 to edge Wartburg sophomore Jane Pinkowski by .11 of a second.

A few Iowans finished in the top 10 at the SBU Bearcat Invite in Bolivar, Mo. Missouri Western sophomore Jalen Petersen finished runner-up in the 3,000 in 8:56.78. Petersen is a former Atlantic High prep. Sophomore teammate and former Iowa Western runner Peter Cuddy was third in 8:58.64, followed by Gilbert High athlete and junior Ethan Mesenbrink in 8:59.80. Mesenbrink, also a Missouri Western runner, is from Ames. The winner was Missouri Western's Mason Orscheln in 8:55.99.

In the 1,500, Northwest Missouri's Riley Witt placed sixth in 4:02.07. Witt is a freshman and former St. Ansgar prep from Osage.

Iowa Central went to St. Louis for the Washington University Distance Carnival on Friday and sophomore Brady Hogan captured the victory in the 10,000 in 32:18.30, a time that qualifies the Waukon native for NJCAA nationals.

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