Mile posts: Items on Loras DMR, Isaac Basten, Spencer Moon, Jason Gomez, Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, Caroline Cunningham, Florance Uwajeneza

You get a record. And you get a record. And you get a record, as Oprah Winfrey might say.

Iowa collegiate track and field athletes racked up several national, conference and school records in another historic stretch and this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners and triathletes is here to recap it all.

Let's dive in and start with an NCAA Division III record set by four members of the Loras College men's track and field team. This group specifically made the trip to the East Coast and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University to take a crack at the distance medley relay mark. The quartet of senior Wyatt Kelly (1,200 meters), junior Ted Kruse (400), senior Mike Jasa (800) and junior Ryan Harvey (1,600) ran a time of 9 minutes, 39.80 seconds on Friday night to eclipse the mark of 9:41.56 set by John Carroll University almost exactly a year ago.

Kelly is a former Hudson prep. Kruse ran for Dubuque Senior. Jasa is a former Cedar Rapids Prairie athlete.

The Duhawks weren't the fastest across the finish line, however. NCAA Division I program Monmouth University took the victory in 9:37.38. Loras was second by .94 of a second ahead of Wingate in the 30-team competition.

The top-five DMR times in history for the division have all been established in the past two years. Besides Loras' effort, SUNY Geneseo ran 9:43.13 on Friday for fourth best in history and MIT ran the fifth-best time of 9:44.98 from last month. Williams' 9:42.29 effort for third place was set in February of last year.

More records were broken on the fast track at Boston University. Drake University junior Isaac Basten smashed his own school record in the men's mile on Saturday, running 3:54.89 for seventh place overall and third among collegians. That time should be good enough to qualify Basten, a native of Buffalo, Minn., to NCAA Division I indoor nationals. Basten was one of a whopping 52 men to break four minutes for the mile, with 432 finishing competing in all of the heats.

"We are proud to collect so many personal and season records," Drake head coach Jay Koloseus said in a university press release. "A special shoutout goes out to Isaac Basten for setting a new school record in the mile."

Former Iowa State All-American Amanda Vestri set her second indoor school record for Syracuse in the 3,000 on Friday. Vestri ran 9:04.36 to take down the previous mark set by Lauren Penny in 2013. Vestri finished 19th out of 283 finishers and was the 10th-fastest collegian. Vestri, a native of New York, alreadys owns the Orange's indoor 5,000 record.

Turning now to the South Dakota State Indoor Classic, where Simpson College junior Spencer Moon broke the American Rivers Conference indoor 5,000 record by finishing second overall in 14:07.35. Moon also ran under the facility and meet record of 14:15.99 set in 2016 by fellow Iowan Alec Baldwin while lowering his own school record and finishing second overall. The former South Central Calhoun prep was beaten only by the 14:06.49 time by Henry Klitzke of Division II Augustana (S.D.).

"Spencer was incredible tonight and executed the race plan to perfection," Simpson director of track and field Heath Moenck said in a university press release. "Conference records are a huge accomplishment and I am thrilled for him."

Mike Gille of the Running Wild Elite team finished seventh overall in 14:33.02. He is a former Augustana (Ill.) College runner. Former Wartburg College runner and current Runablaze Iowa athlete Samuel Pinkowski ran to an 11th-place finish in 14:36.22 on the quick track. Iowa Central freshman Will Sacay placed 14th in 14:48.77. Drake junior Connor Visnic also cracked 15 minutes, running 14:56.23 for 20th place out of 82.

Visnic's teammate, junior Brooke Mullins, placed third overall in the women's 3,000 in 9:50.03. South Dakota junior Helen Gould, a former Valley High product, finished sixth in 10:05.90. The winner was St. Thomas' (Minn.) Molly Desotell in 9:44.85.

Northern Iowa sophomore Drake Hanson was a winner in the men's 800 on Saturday. The former Southeast Polk prep ran 1:50.47 to top St. Thomas' Maxwell Gifford by a full second. Teammate Chase Knoche, a sophomore, was fourth in 1:52.06. Knoche is a former Calamus-Wheatland runner. Freshman teammate Micaiah Ellis ended up sixth in 1:52.48. Others breaking 1:54 included Panther redshirt sophomore David Holesinger (eighth, 1:52.97), Riley Bauer (ninth, 1:53.43), South Dakota sophomore Dylan Blake (12th, 1:53.56) and Drake University senior and Nebraska-Kearney transfer Seth Simonson (14th, 1:53.95). Holesinger is a former Dubuque Hempstead runner. Bauer, running unattached, is a South Dakota State student and a former North Union prep star. Blake is a former Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto prep.

Hanson also ran a career-best 4:11.43 time while placing sixth in the men's mile in a race won by Iowa Central freshman Housem Hrabi. Hrabi ran 4:09.98, a time that ranks sixth nationally in NJCAA and qualifies him for nationals, to win by .19 of a second. It also is a top-10 time in school history. Sophomore teammate Yared Kidane also finished eighth in 4:11.84, a time good enough for a spot at nationals.

South Dakota State freshman Will Lohr, a former Sioux City North standout, was 11th in 4:12.05. Former Iowa Central runner Hunter Klimek, a junior now at North Dakota State, was 13th in 4:12.40. Drake freshman Juan Trasobares ran a new best in the mile in 4:12.57 to take 14th overall. Others in the top 20: Drake freshman Aidan Simon (16th, 4:12.80), Dordt University senior and former Central Lyon-GLR prep Joe Anderson (17th, 4:13.68) and Holesinger (18th, 4:13.95). That time by Anderson is third best in school history and only behind his 4:12.18 effort from last year.

Former Ames High product and current Minnesota student Noah Kohut-Jackson took runner-up honors in the men's 3,000 on Friday. Running unattached, Kohut-Jackson was clocked in 8:16.76 to finish more than seven seconds behind Minnesota Distance Elite's Owen Hoeft. Klimek, running fresh, was fourth in 8:19.68. Lohr took fifth in a new personal-best time of 8:21.58. Josh Evans, a former Linn-Mar prep star and now competing for Runablaze, ran 8:25.25 for ninth, .12 ahead of Trasobares. There were 87 finishers.

Kidane set a new school record after taking runner-up honors in the 1,000 meters in 2:26.20. Dordt junior Trey Engen, a former Algona High prep, was third in a new school record and an NAIA 'A' nationals qualifier of 2:26.94. Engen owns the fourth-best time nationally. Hrabi was fourth in 2:27.05, good for ninth nationally in the NJCAA. Abert set a facility and meet record of 2:25.41.

Drake sophomore Emilie Meyer was the top Iowa collegians in the women's mile in fourth in a new personal-best 4:54.67. Northern Iowa senior and former Monticello prep Paige Holub was 14th in 5:03.48.

Former Waverly-Shell Rock prep and current Northern Iowa sophomore Emma Hoins picked up a sixth-place finish in the women's 5,000 in 17:18.45. She is a Hawkeye Community College transfer. Right behind her was teammate and former Guthrie Center prep Kate Crawford in seventh in 17:20.

Drake's top distance medley crew of sophomore Gracie Shannon, senior Hannah Behunin, Meyer and junior Barbara Vrhovac ran to a runner-up finish in 11:51.82. Augustana University was the winner in 11:48.52.

Dordt's distance medley relay team of Engen, Micah Schaap, Payton Mauldin and Anderson ran the fourth-fastest time in school history, 10:08.5, to take the win by nearly 10 seconds over Iowa Central. That time is good for the NAIA 'A' standard. Mauldin is a former George-Little Rock prep.

Dordt senior Peyton Miller finished fifth overall in the 600 meters for the seventh-best time in program history. Miller is from Wellman.

Iowa State split its squads at the Husky Classic in Washington and the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Cyclone fifth-year senior Cailie Logue improved her personal-best time in the 3,000 to 9:00.75 with a seventh-place overall finish out of 106 runners Friday. Logue still stands No. 2 in program history. Freshman Ashlyn Keeney clocked 9:26.63 for 32nd place. Junior Madelynn Hill ran 9:28.84 for 36th, with former Glenwood prep and junior Janette Schraft clocking 9:32.33 and sophomore Taylor Briggs 9:36.66. All of the Cyclones ran personal-best times.

In the men's 3,000, Iowa State senior Chad Johnson ran to the No. 4 place in school history with a 7:50.96 effort and eighth-place finish. Senior Titus Winders also took 12th in 7:54.91, a time that is eighth best in program history, after running a new best time. Junior Ezekiel Rop ran to a 14th-place time of 7:58.77 while redshirt junior and former Central Lyon-GLR prep Gable Sieperda was next in 15th in 7:59.14. Other top Cyclones included Kelvin Bungei (31st, 8:04.25), Timothy Sindt (33rd, 8:05.29), Rodgers Rotich (42nd, 8:10.40) and Silas Winders (44th, 8:11.82). Bungei is a former Iowa Central great while Sindt starred at Ankeny High. Both ran new personal-best times.

Former Sioux City North runner and fifth-year South Dakota senior Merga Gemeda posted a new best of 8:16.29. That time is third best in school history.

Cyclone sophomore Brenna Cohoon ran to a new best by 20 seconds in the 5,000 after registering a 16:25.18 time. Cohoon was 30th. Sophomore teammate Kiki Connell, a former Charles City prep and Northern Iowa transfer, also lopped off more than 45 seconds off her best for the distance by running 16:41.98 and finishing 41st.

On Saturday, senior Nehemia Too was beaten only by New Mexico's Abdirizak Ibrahim in the mile. Too ran 3:57.80 to finish .59 behind Ibrahim. It is his fourth sub-4 minute mile of the season. Iowa State teammate Peter Smith ran 4:02.58 for 20th and fellow Cyclone Emanuel Galdino was 33rd in a new best time of 4:04.47.

In the 800 meters, Cyclone freshman Makayla Clark finished 16th in 2:08.48. Teammate Kinsey Christianson, another true freshman, ran a new best of 2:08.88 to end up two spots behind Clark.

The rest of the Cyclone contingent was on another fast track in Fayetteville and a trio of middle distance runners improved on the Iowa State records books for 800 meters. Senior Jason Gomez improved on his No. 2 time in school history after placing second in the 800 invitational in 1:46.53 and making up for a DNF the week before in Ames. Gomez, a native of San Jose, Calif., chopped .49 off his previous best. Gomez owns the No. 4 time in the nation. Senior teammate Cebastian Gentil, the winner the week before in Ames, ran 1:46.75 to place third and move up to third in school history. He ranks sixth nationally. Sophomore Darius Kipyego was fifth overall in a new best of 1:46.75 that now ranks No. 4 in school history. The winner was Florida's Sam Austin in 1:46.06.

In the men's 800 invitational, Cyclone junior Tyler Carreon placed sixth in 1:51.13. The winning time was 1:48.80.

In the women's 800, forme Carlisle High great and Arkansas freshman Ainsley Erzen ran a new personal-best of 2:06.91 to place fifth overall. Erzen had run a new best of 56.79 for the 400 meters the day before. South Dakota's Madison Yochum, a former Sioux City Heelan prep, ran 2:11.03 for the fifth-best time in program history. Yochum is a third-year sophomore.

A significant University of Iowa record fell at the Music City Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt in Nashville. Junior and former Ottumwa High star Alli Bookin-Nosbisch broke the 800-meter record set by former teammate and former Davenport Assumption prep Mallory (King) Lindaman after running 2:04.28 and placing third overall in the seeded 800.

"It was a terrific performance by Alli,” Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody said in a university news release. "We knew she was ready for a big-time performance and she stepped up and competed extremely well."

Lindaman was competing as well and the former Davenport Assumption prep ended up seventh in 2:07.41. Iowa sophomore Clare Pitcher was 11th in 2:08.29. Former Dowling Catholic star Kelsey Schweizer ran the eighth-best time in Missouri history after finishing 12th. Schweizer ran 2:08.58. Alli's twin sister, Grace Bookin-Nosbisch, was 18th in 2:09.55. Kennesaw State's Sarah Hendrick was the winner in 2:02.92.

In the unseeded 800, former Sioux City Heelan prep and Hawkeye sophomore Amber Aesoph ran a season-best 2:11.56.

Aesoph on the first day turned in an impressive performance in the women's mile, running 4:44.33. Aesoph was 13th overall. Senior teammate Emma Gordon, a former Ankeny Centennial prep, was 48th in 4:55.41.

“Amber (Aesoph) had a breakthrough today," Woody said. "She's on her way back to where she was last year at this time. I'm really excited about where she's at."

Iowa sophomore Jaiden Itson ran to third place in the women's 600 in 1:31.28. In the men's race, former Hawkeye Austin Lietz was the overall winner in 1:16.70. He was running unattached. Junior Armando Bryson ran 1:19.66 for fourth place. Freshman Ryan Schreiner came in eighth in 1:20.41.

Schreiner came back to run 1:50.83 in the unseeded 800 to place sixth. Teammate Spencer Gudgel was a bit better in the men's seeded 800, taking 21st in 1:50.22.

Iowa junior Kelli Tosic placed 18th in the 5,000, breaking 17 minutes with a new best time of 16:57.07. Former Linn-Mar prep and Northern Iowa transfer Maddie Block of Iowa ran a new best of 17:14.42. Junior and former Johnston High prep Brooke McKee ran 17:24.38.

Gordon the day before ran to a 15th-place finish in the 3,000 meters in 9:58.39. Teammate Abby Ryon, a former Mount Pleasant prep, was 19th in 10:03.57.

Former Pleasant Valley prep and Iowa senior Konnor Sommer crossed the finish line 14th in the men's 3,000. Sommer ran 8:21.49.

Former Iowa State runner Milo Greder, now a University of Cincinnati senior, took the overall victory in the men's 5,000. Greder ran 13:53.83.

Liberty University hosted the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational and it was an opportunity for former Mid-Prairie prep Marie Hostetler to shine. The Flames sophomore ran the ninth-best time in school history for the mile, 4:53.53. Teammate Calli Doan won in 4:36.52. Hostetler also ran a new season best in the 3,000, 9:49.35, to place 11th overall. The winning time was Allie Zealand's 9:25.29.

Three Northwest Missouri State school records were broken by three Iowa natives at the eighth Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan. The distance medley relay team that included freshman Riley Witt and redshirt sophomore Reece Smith knocked out the existing record by nearly five seconds after clocking 9:42.85. That time is third best in NCAA Division II and a national provisional qualifying mark. Witt is a former St. Ansgar prep.

The next day, Smith broke his own school record in the men's mile after running 4:04.89. The former Garner-Hayfield-Ventura prep and reigning NCAA Division II steeplechase champion was third overall. The winning time was 3:59.25.

Former Cedar Falls High prep standout and fifth-year senior Caroline Cunningham brought down her own school record after running 4:49.58 in a winning effort in the women's mile. That time is a provisional qualifier for nationals for the Bearcats athlete.

Another reigning NCAA Division II steeplechase champion, West Texas A&M's Eleonora Curtabbi, smashed the school record in the women's mile with a 4:40.56 clocking Friday at the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Mich. That time is the eighth best in Division II history for the senior from Turin, Italy, and former Iowa Central star. That night, senior teammate and former Triton great Florance Uwajeneza won her heat in the 5,000 in 16:22.09, which is the second-fastest time in West Texas A&M history. It also is the third-best mark in Division II this season.

Going head to head the next day, Uwajeneza, from St. Paul, Minn., was the 3,000 winner in 9:31.15, with Curtabbi running second in 9:33.27. That time puts Uwajeneza in the top 10 nationally.

At the Ichabod Invitational in Topeka, Kan., Iowa Western freshman standout Jacinto Gaspar finished runner-up in 14:27.73. That is an NCAA Division II qualifying time. He trailed only Colby's Sanele Masondo's 14:23.70.

Former North Iowa Area Community College runner Sarah Bertry, now at Wichita State, ran to a runner-up finish in the women's 5,000 meters. The Shockers junior ran 17:35.43. Former Marion High athlete and Nebraska-Kearney athlete Maddie Bach, running unattached, placed fourth in l7:42.73.

In the men's 3,000, Iowa Western freshman Mohammed Kowa finished fifth in a new school record time of 8:19.14. The record had been owned by Gaspar.

Moving back to the NCAA Division III ranks, where the Wartburg College teams were at the Pat Heenan Invitational hosted by North Central College in Naperville, Ill., on Saturday.

Junior Lexi Brown ran the fifth-best time in school history after taking a runner-up finish in the women's 5,000 in 17:03.24. Sophomore teammate Shaelyn Hostager was next across the line in 17:10.53, a time that is seventh in program history. Former Dallas Center-Grimes prep Natalie Paulson was sixth in 17:41.38. Brown is a former New London prep while Hostager ran for Dubuque Hempstead.

Wartburg sophomore Jacob Green ran to a fourth-place finish in the 5,000 in 14:32.42. That time by the former Cedar Rapids JFK prep is now seventh in program history. Teammate Sam Schmitz, a former Johnston High standout and Wartburg junior, was 14th in 14:49.48.

Mile posts from Feb. 3-5: Items on Isaac Basten, Nehemia Too, Cebastian Gentil, Tyrice Taylor, Mallory (King) Lindaman, Trey Engen, Joe Anderson, Caroline Cunningham, Reece Smith, Aubrie Fisher, Will Reemtsma

Two titanic clashes highlighted the action at the Iowa State Classic in Ames on Saturday.

Drake University junior Isaac Basten surged past Iowa State senior Nehemia Too during the final lap and then gamely held off the Cyclone mile record holder on the final straightaway to claim victory in the men's mile in 3 minutes, 57.24 seconds and lead off this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners and triathletes.

Basten's time, though about a second off his school-record time indoors, ranks 16th nationally and on the bubble for NCAA Division I nationals.

Too broke former teammate Edwin Kurgat's Iowa State mile record a week ago by running 3:58.15 at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., and then improved on that mark by clocking a second-place time of 3:57.46. That time puts Too in the top-20 nationally, but not guaranteed a spot at nationals.

Kurgat, the 2019 NCAA cross country champion, ran unattached and finished fourth in 3:59.72. Cyclone senior and Southern Indiana transfer Titus Winders was next across the line in fifth place in 4:01.35 after winning the slower second heat. Teammate Ezekiel Rop finished seventh in 4:01.92, with fellow Cyclone junior and former Iowa Central Community College standout Kelvin Bungei 10th in 4:05.52. Iowa State's Ernest Mattson crossed as the top freshman in 13th place in 4:07.47. Former Dallas Center-Grimes High School standout and current Drake athlete Aidan Ramsey, running unattached, was 14th in 4:08.53. Then it was Iowa State freshman Rodgers Kiplimo taking 15th in 4:09.80. South Dakota State freshman Will Lohr, a former Sioux City North prep, was fifth in heat three and 20th overall in 4:13.27. Drake senior Seth Simonson, a transfer from Nebraska-Kearney, ended up 21st in 4:15.65. Northern Iowa redshirt sophomore and former Dubuque Hempstead runner David Holesinger led the way for the Panthers by placing 23rd in 4:16.42.

In the highly competitive 800 meters, Iowa State senior Cebastian Gentil ran down teammate Peter Smith in the final 100 meters to claim victory in the first heat and overall in a career-best 1:47.62 that ranks fourth-best in Cyclone history. That time puts the Miami, Fla., native 11th for NCAA indoor qualifying. Smith, who appeared headed to victory with a strong charge after the bell, still came across in second in a personal-best 1:47.83, which is No. 7 in school history. Sophomore Darius Kipyego, 10th in the Cyclone record books entering the day, ran 1:48.36 for fourth place.

Indian Hills freshman Tyrice Taylor of Jamaica became the fourth-fastest runner for all conditions in NJCAA history. Taylor's 1:48.86 effort in the second heat was good for fifth place overall and just .4 of a second behind sophomore teammate Rivaldo Marshall's school record. Marshall was fourth in the fastest first heat and seventh overall in 1:49.71, which would put him in the top-10 all-time for the NJCAA. Marshall, also from Jamaica, already owns the No. 2 time in NJCAA history.

Iowa State freshman Emanuel Galdino ran 1:49.7 for eighth overall and showed what could be to come for Cyclones fans. Northern Iowa sophomore Drake Hanson won the third heat in 1:51.34 and finished 10th overall. Hanson is a former Southeast Polk prep standout. Indian Hills freshmen Mohammed Al-Yafaee and Cole Reinders ran into third and fourth in the Warriors' record books by running 1:51.73 and 1:52.11 and placing 11th and 12th. Reinders ran a new personal-best time. Others breaking 1:55 included Cyclone junior Tyler Carreon (13th, 1:52.35), Northern Iowa sophomore Chase Knoche (16th, 1:53.74) and Drake sophomore Jack Burns (15th, 1:54.34). Knoche is a former Calamus-Wheatland prep.

Juan Trasobares led the Bulldog contingent in the 3,000 meters by placing ninth in 8:18.58. Former Wartburg College athlete and current Runablaze Iowa runner Sam Pinkowski clocked a new best of 8:20.12 for 12th place. Drake sophomore Aziz JDai took 13th in 8:20.88.

In the women's races, Northern Iowa senior Paige Holub finished runner-up in the fastest first heat to run a career-best mile time of 4:57.75. Holub is a former Monticello prep. Teammate and sophomore Emma Hoins also was second in her heat, the second race, to run a career-best time of 4:48.44 and finish fifth overall. Hoins is a Hawkeye Community College transfer and former Waverly-Shell Rock prep. Drake junior Barbara Vrhovac narrowly missed her personal record after running 4:59.47 and placing seventh. Kate Crawford was the third Panther to run a career-best mile time, crossing in 5:04.68, for 10th place. Crawford is a former Guthrie Center prep. The overall winner was TCU's Gracie Morris in 4:49.71.

In the 800 meters, Bulldog sophomore Emilie Meyer took runner-up honors in 2:12.53. Morris was again the winner in 2:10.54.

Iowa State threw two freshmen into the women's 3,000 race and Halle Mestery fared well, running 9:56.05 for fourth place. Teammate Kaylee Tobaben was next across the line in fifth in 9:58.90. Drake freshman Katherine chopped more than 22 seconds off her best for the distance by running 10:00.00 and placing sixth. The winner was South Dakota State's Mya Kizer in 9:55.24.

The Iowa track teams raced two days at the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame, with several Hawkeyes jumping into the top-10 list in school history. In the women's 600 meters on Friday, in a race won by former Iowa star Mallory (King) Lindaman, Iowa sophomore Chloe Larsen clocked a new best of 1:28:42 to take win heat 2 and take overall runner-up honors and post the third-best time in Iowa history. Iowa freshman Gabby Cortez was next across the line in third place in 1:28.47, which is now fifth in school history. Sophomore Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, a former Ottumwa High prep, took fourth in 1:28.89, which is No. 6 in Iowa history. The Hawkeye contingent in the top 10 was rounded out by sophomore Jaiden Itson (seventh, 1:30.30), sophomore Clare Pitcher (eighth, 1:30.35) and junior and Wisconsin transfer Ali Dorn (10th, 1:31.60). Cortez is a former Cedar Rapids Prairie prep. King, running unattached and also a former Davenport Assumption prep star, won heat 1 and the overall competition 1:28.07.

Nine Hawkeyes finished in the top 12 of the men's 600 in a dominant showing by Iowa. Leading the way was senior Julien Gillum, a winner in heat 1 and second overall, in 1:17.53. He led a contingent of four Hawkeyes in the top five. Junior Tyler Olson was third in 1:17.79, followed by Spencer Gudgel (1:17.92) and Ryan Schreiner (1:18.59). Sophomore Phillip Jefferson (sixth, 1:19.14), junior Nick O'Connor (eighth, 1:19.35), sophomore Martin Strong (10th, 1:19.60), freshman Brett Wasick (11th, 1:19.61) and junior Armando Bryson (12th, 1:19.70) completed the group. Olson is a former Muscatine High prep. O'Connor, who ran a new best for the distance, attended Clear Creek Amana and is a transfer from Indian Hills. Wasick ran a new personal-best time.

In the women's 5,000, Iowa sophomore Abby Ryon ran to an eighth-place overall effort on the strength of winning heat 2 in 17:16.95. Ryon is a former Mount Pleasant prep. The winner was Butler's Abby Olson in 16:53.81.

Former Pleasant Valley prep Konnor Sommer continued his fine senior season with Iowa by placing 10th overall out of 49 runners in the 5,000 in 14:25.81. Freshman teammate and former Johnston High standout Yohana Yual placed 35th in 14:52.59. The winner was Illinois' Tyler Cushing in 14:07.37.

In the first day's results in the 800 meters, Wasick came through with a fourth-place finish in 1:51.91. Bryson was fifth in 1:52.04. Strong took 13th in 1:53.21 while O'Connor was 20th in 1:54.46. Everyone ran a new personal best except for Bryson.

King came back the following day to hold off Bookin-Nosbisch by .01 in the fastest heat 1 to take runner-up honors in the 800 meters. King ran 2:05.16. Bookin-Nosbisch's time is now third best in Iowa history. Pitcher moved to fifth in school history after placing fifth in heat 1 and fifth overall in 2:06.59. Bookin-Nosbisch's sister, Grace, was second in heat 2 and eighth overall after running a new best of 2:09.04.

In the second day of 800s, former Iowa standout Austin Lietz finished second in heat 1 and second overall after running 1:49.20. Lietz was running unattached. Freshman Ryan Schreiner was seventh in a new best of 1:50.73. Gudgel was ninth in 1:50.83.

"I thought the 800s went really well, especially for the women coming back after the 600s,” Iowa director of track and field Joey Woody said in a press release. "Clare (Pitcher) and Alli (Booking-Nosbisch) had all-time performances and that was huge. We had a lot of young guys that competed well, too. We are close to a breakthrough in the 800s and the next couple of weeks we should see 1:48, 1:49."

In the 3,000, sophomore Kelli Tosic led a Hawkeye trio in 11th place in 9:49.82. Senior Emma Gordon, a former Ankeny Centennial prep, took 13th in 9:56.39. Sophomore Brooke McKee, a former Johnston prep, ended up 15th in 10:06.4.

Dordt University senior Trey Engen established a new school record in the mile at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., from Feb. 3-4. Engen, a former Algona High standout, ran 4:09.49 for third place overall and erased the record of teammate Joe Anderson from a year ago. Engen also met the auto qualifying mark for NAIA indoor nationals. The winner was Wichita State's Adrian Diaz in 4:01.10.

Iowa Central's Yared Kidane ran the second-fastest time in school history, 1:18.79, to finish runner-up in the men's 600 meters and earn an NJCAA national qualifying time. Kidane's time trails only his own school record mark. He was behind only the 1:18.15 of Kansas' Michael Joseph. Dordt junior Cole Zevenbergen also is going to nationals after running the fifth-fastest time in program history, 1:20.1. The junior was fifth overall. Zevenbergen is a former Western Christian (Hull) prep from Rock Valley.

Dordt junior Payton Mauldin finished third in the men's 800, missing his school record by just .02 of a second. The former George-Little Rock prep was third overall. He already has the NAIA qualifying standard. The winner was Nebraska-Kearney's Wes Ferguson in 1:49.04.

On Friday, Dordt's Anderson took down the school's oldest indoor school record. The former Central Lyon/GLR prep finished fourth overall among a field made up of several NCAA Division I athletes. Anderson's 14:27.72 time topped Jerrold Wynia's effort from 1982 by almost three seconds. That time is a top-10 effort in NAIA. Junior teammate Peter Shippy placed ninth in 14:37.77. Shippy is a former Sioux Center High athlete. Defenders junior Davis Tebben was 12th in 14:50.53. Former Center Point-Urbana prep and current Nebraska-Kearney athlete Myles Bach was next across the line in 13th in 14:53.57. Bach, a sophomore, edged Dordt sophomore Aidan Vorster, 14th in 14:55.45, by nearly two seconds. The top runner for Drake was sophomore Brendan Cain in 16th in a new personal-best 15:00.06. The winner was Kansas' Chandler Gibbens in a new meet record 14:05.31.

Dordt standout senior Jessica Kampman was an easy winner in the 5,000 meters in 17:18.91. Kampman won by about 50 seconds over Nebraska-Kearney's Jordan Soto-Stopak.

Two Iowans set either school or meet records at the Bearcat Invite hosted by Northwest Missouri State. Former Garner-Hayfield-Ventura prep Reece Smith set the new Bearcats school record with a winning 4:06.39 time in the men's mile. Smith is a sophomore and the reigning NCAA Division II steeplechase champion. Iowa Western's Jacinto Gaspar took runner-up honors in 4:11.59. Grand View University senior Isaiah Wittrock, a former Pekin prep from Richland and the 2022 NAIA 1,500-meter champion, took seventh in 4:17.94.

Northwest Missouri senior Caroline Cunningham won the women's mile title in a meet-record effort of 4:54.36. Cunningham is a former Cedar Falls High prep. She narrowly missed her Hughes Fieldhouse record of 4:53.39 set earlier this season. Cunningham won by nearly six seconds over Drury's Bradley Weimer.

Teammate and former Indianola High standout Bailey Blake ran on the Northwest 4x400-meter relay team that set a new school record of 3:43.94. Blake also posted an NCAA Division II provisional time for nationals in the 800 meters after running 2:13.00 and placing third. The winner was teammate Luisarys Toledo in a new facility record 2:09.80.

Northwest freshman Riley Witt, a former St. Ansgar prep, won the men's 800 in 1:51.61, a time that is a provisional qualifier for NCAA Division II nationals. Witt, who owns the third-fastest mile time in school history of 4:08.27, edged Kewani Campbell of Lincoln (Mo.) by .02 of a second. Iowa Western's Mohammed Kowa was fourth in 1:52.03. Grand View senior and former Oskaloosa runner Carter Huyser finished sixth in 1:52.70. Missouri Western's Samuel Hydro, a former Iowa Western athlete, was eighth in 1:54.56.

Witt and Smith also ran on the Bearcats' distance medley relay team that took the victory and narrowly missed the fieldhouse and meet records. The foursome ran 9:49.11 to earn an NCAA Division II provisional mark. Kowa ran on the Reivers' distance medley relay team that ran the second-fastest time in NJCAA history. The quartet of Kowa, AJ Kilbert, Steve Hines and Gaspar ran 9:49.11 that smashed the school record by 10 seconds and is the NCJAA's leading time.

Cunningham ran anchor on the Bearcats' distance medley relay team that broke the meet and fieldhouse record by more than 16 seconds. The four Bearcats ran 11:35.46.

St. Ambrose junior Will Reemtsma was the winner of the 600-yard run in 1:11.78, missing the meet record by .42 of a second. That time meets the 'A' standard for NAIA nationals for the former Davenport Central prep. Hawkeye Community College's Chase Mullenix, a former Atlantic prep and Iowa State runner, was third in 1:13.91. Isaac Davis of Grand View took fourth in 1:14.47. He is a junior from Clarion.

Former Carlisle great and current Arkansas freshman Ainsley Erzen won section 2 of the 800-meter invitational at the University of New Mexico Collegiate Classic. Erzen ran 2:10.89, which was good for seventh overall. Brooks Beasts' Laurie Barton was the winner in 2:03.20.

At the Keck Select in Bloomington, Ill., Illinois State redshirt freshman Lauren Schulze finished second in the women's mile. The former Valley High prep from Clive ran 5:06.64, just .32 behind winner Deyanneira Colon.

The Wartburg women won their Indoor Select Meet in Waverly with 223 points, well ahead of Loras' 163, and junior Aubrie Fisher moved up to second on the school's all-time in the 3,000 after running a meet record time of 9:44.76. Central College sophomore standout Caroline McMartin, a former Pella High runner, was next across the line in 9:52.90. Wartburg sophomore Ellie Meyer, a former Iowa Falls-Alden prep, was third in 10:06.85.

Wartburg junior Lexi Brown was the winner in the women's mile in 5:03.20, topping Knights teammate and former Dubuque Hempstead prep Shaelyn Hostager by 2.30 seconds. Hostager is a sophomore. Junior teammate and former Dallas Center-Grimes prep Natalie Paulson rounded out the podium in third in 5:06.16.

On the men's side, one of the best duals was in the 3,000, where Simpson College junior Spencer Moon topped reigning NCAA steeplechase champion Christopher Collet of Wartburg. The former South Central Calhoun prep ran 8:15.79 to top Collet, a junior, by 4.25 seconds.

Loras senior Mike Jasa made an impressive jump up to the mile by capturing a victory in 4:15.57. Jasa is a former NCAA Division III champion in the 800 meters. Jasa is a former Cedar Rapids Prairie prep. Wartburg's Lance Sobaski, a freshman and former Washington High prep, was runner-up in 4:18.00. Loras junior Carlo Dannenfelser, a former Cedar Rapids Prairie prep, was third in 4:19.23. Loras sophomore Jacob Belha was fourth in 4:20.56, with Northern Iowa sophomore Brady Griebel was fifth in 4:24.20, sharing the same time with sixth-place Noah Jorgenson of Central College. Griebel is from Bellevue, while Jorgenson is a sophomore from Southwest High of Sidney.

The Wartburg men were likewise team champions, with 202 points and 18 ahead of Loras.

Luther College's Tom Altier captured the victory in the mile at the Luther Invitational. The fifth-year senior and former Johnston High prep ran 4:18.38 to top former Luther runner Dan Iselin by 3.21 seconds. Another Luther alum, David Will, was third in 4:23.01. Grinnell freshman Luke Robinson was fourth in 4:24.52, which is the sixth-best time in school history.

In the men's 1,000, Norse senior Ian Kelly was the winner in 2:35.85. Kelly won by nearly a second.

Minnesota State's Carter Owen placed seventh in the men's 1,000 at the Ted Nelson Classic in Mankato. Owen, a sophomore and former Valley prep, ran 2:33.73.

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