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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa track and field team competes at the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame on Saturday. Field and running events start at 10 a.m. (CT). A full schedule of events is located at hawkeyesports.com on the track and field schedule page.
FOLLOW THE HAWKEYES
Fans can follow the Tyson Invitational on the live results page on hawkeyesports.com/tracklive. Live stats for both meets are linked on the Iowa track and field schedule page. Results will also be posted on the team’s official twitter account @iowaxc_tf.
HAWKEYES IN THE RANKINGS
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its week four national rankings on Monday, rating the University of Iowa women’s team No. 18 and the men No. 20.
The Hawkeye women have been ranked in the top 20 three times since 2008, and the men have appeared in the top 20 11 times. The men and women are ranked in the top 20 at the same time for the first time since the USTFCCCA started tracking rankings in 2008.
NATIONALLY RANKED HAWKS
The Hawkeyes have nine individual marks and one relay team ranked in the NCAA’s top-15 times, including the second best women’s weight throw from Laulauga Tausaga and the third most pentathlon points from Tria Simmons.
Top 15 in the NCAA:
2. Laulauga Tausaga – weight throw (23.26m)
3. Tria Simmons – pentathlon (4,220 points)
6. Briana Guillory – 400 meters (52.67)
6. Bartley, Woodard, Lawrence Jr., Harris – men’s 1,600-meter relay (3:04.76)
8. Jaylan McConico – 60-meter hurdles (7.73)
9. Jenny Kimbro – pentathlon (4,123 points)
10. Mar’yea Harris – 400 meters (46.02)
11. Wayne Lawrence – 400 meters (46.14)
15. Chris Douglas – 60-meter hurdles (7.78)
15. Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.81)
B1G LEADERS
The Hawkeyes are ranked in the top five 25 times in the Big Ten Conference. Four individuals lead the conference in their respective events, including Jaylan McConico (60-meter hurdles, 7.73), Mar’yea Harris in the 400 (46.02) and 600 meters (1:16.60), and Tria Simmons in the pentathlon (4,220). The men’s 1,600-meter relay squad is also leading the conference.
Top Five in the Big Ten:
1. Bartley, Woodard, Lawrence Jr., Harris – men’s 1,600-meter relay (3:04.76)
1. Jaylan McConico – 60-meter hurdles (7.73)
1. Mar’yea Harris – 400 meters (46.02)
1. Mar’yea Harris – 600 meters (1:16.60)
1. Tria Simmons – pentathlon (4,220 points)
2. Laulauga Tausaga – weight throw (23.26m)
2. Chris Douglas – 60 hurdles (7.76)
2. Jenny Kimbro – 60-meter hurdles (8.27)
2. Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.81)
2. Briana Guillory – 400 meters (52.67)
2. Wayne Lawrence – 400 meters (46.14)
2. Tria Simmons – high jump (1.78m)
3. Jenny Kimbro – pentathlon (4,123 points)
3. Kimbro, Weum, Simmons, Wensel – women’s1,600-meter relay (3:37.94)
3. Amanda Carty – long jump (6.16m)
4. Antonio Woodard – 200 meters (20.89)
4. Karayme Bartley – 400 meters (46.39)
4. Briana Guillory – 600 meters (1:30.92)
4. Amanda Carty – triple jump (12.84m)
5. Aubrianna Lantrip – high jump (1.76m)
5. Matt Manternach – 800 meters (1:49.70)
5. Anthony Williams – 60-meter hurdles (7.91)
5. Lualauga Tausaga – shot put (16.70m)
5. Anthony Williams – 60-meter hurdles (7.93)
5. Peyton Haack – heptathlon (5,279 points)
MEET THE RECORD HOLDERS
Six Hawkeyes on the roster account for four indoor school records:
Laulauga Tausaga: shot put (17.34m) and weight throw (21.30m)
Tria Simmons: pentathlon (4,220 points)
Mar’yea Harris: 400 meters (45.75), 600 meters (1:16.60
Reno Tuufuli: shot put (19.28m)
Nathan Mylenek, Collin Hofacker, Carter Lilly, and Michael Melchert: distance medley relay (9:33.90)
Collin Hofacker, DeJuan Frye, Mar’yea Harris: 1,600-meter relay (3:04.94)
TAUSAGA ON TOP
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named junior Laulauga Tausaga (LAU-long-a Tuh-saga) the National Athlete of the Week on Feb. 5. Tausaga is the first athlete from Iowa and the second female in the history of the Big Ten Conference to earn the honor during the indoor season.
Tausaga was recognized for her performances at the Frank Sevigne Invitational. In the weight throw, she threw a school record 23.26 meters (76-03 3/4) to win the event, a mark that leads the NCAA. She also won the shot put competition, throwing 16.25 meters (53-03 3/4). The two wins earned her Most Valuable Female Performer of the meet.
B1G ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Three Hawkeyes have been name Big Ten Athletes of the week, including Tausaga (Feb. 6), Mar’yea Harris (Feb. 6), and Jenny Kimbro (Dec. 12), this season.
Tausaga was recognized for her performances at the Frank Sevigne Invitational. In the weight throw competition, she threw a school record 23.26 meters (76-03 3/4) to win the event, a mark that ranks second in the NCAA this season. She also won the shot put competition, throwing 16.25 meters (53-03 3/4). The two wins earned her Most Valuable Female Performer of the meet.
Harris earned the honor after winning the 400 (46.02) and 600 meters (1:16.60) at the Meyo Invitational over the weekend. His times in both events are leading the Big Ten this season.
Kimbro was honored after winning the 60-meter hurdles (8.34) at the Jimmy Grant Invitational, ranking third all-time in the event at the time. She also ran the first leg in the 1,600-meter relay team that placed third (3:53.93). In the long jump competition, Kimbro also placed third (5.54m, 18-2 1/4).
2018 INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS
The Hawkeyes finished the 2018 indoor season with 14 All-America honors, the most in program history. Returning this season is first team All-American Briana Guillory (400 meters), and second team All-Americans Mar’yea Harris (400 meters, 1,600-meter relay), Chris Douglas (60-meter hurdles), Collin Hofacker (1,600-meter relay), and DeJuan Frye (1,600-meter relay). Guillory also earned second team honors in the 1,600-meter relay.
2018 Iowa All-Americans:
First Team — Jahisha Thomas (LJ, TJ), Briana Guillory (400 meters)
Second Team — Mar’yea Harris (400 meters, 1,600-meter relay), Chris Douglas (60-meter hurdles), Collin Hofacker (1,600-meter relay), DeJuan Frye (1,600-meter relay), Bradford Garron (1,600-meter relay), Sheridan Champe (1,600-meter relay), Brittany Brown (200 meters, 1,600-meter relay), Sarah Plock (1,600-meter relay), Briana Guillory (1,600-meter relay)
ALL WE DO IS WIN
At the 2018 Indoor Big Ten Championships, Nathan Mylenek, Chris Thompson, Carter Lilly, and Michael Melchert impressed with a come-from-behind win as Melchert passed five teams in the home stretch to earn the Hawkeyes’ first ever conference title in the event. Senior Briana Guillory earned her first Big Ten Indoor title at the 2018 conference championships in the 400 meters (52.08).
RETURNING NCAA LEADERS
Iowa returns four athletes that finished the 2018 indoor season inside the country’s top 10. Briana Guillory finished 2018 fifth in the country in the 400 meters (52.08), and Collin Hofacker, DeJuan Frye, and Mar’yea Harris were 10th in the 1,600-meter relay (3:05.33).
Iowa returns three NCAA top 10 athletes from the outdoor season. Laulauga Tausaga ranked seventh in discus (59.86m), Mar’yea Harris ranked eighth in the 400 meters (44.98), and Reno Tuufuli ranked ninth in discus (60.87m).
NEXT ON THE BLOCK
The Hawkeyes will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the BigTen Conference Championships next Friday amd Saturday. The Hawkeyes are three weeks away from the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-23) at Michigan and five from the NCAA Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, (March 8-9).
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification to the championships is based on the descending-order list for the season and adhering to the qualifying regulations/criteria published on www.NCAA.org. For each men’s individual event contested, including the heptathlon, the top 16 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. For each women’s individual event contested, including the pentathlon, the top 16 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested, the top 12 declared relay teams will be accepted into the competition. The stated maximums are absolute and will not be extended as a result of ties.
