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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa track and field team competes at the Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville, Florida on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and the Stanford Invitational in Stanford, California on Friday and Saturday. A full schedule of events is located at HawkeyeSports.com on the track and field schedule page.
FOLLOW THE HAWKEYES
Fans can follow the Florida Relays 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 University of Iowa men’s and women’s track and field teams were both ranked in the top 25 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association outdoor preseason poll. The USTFCCCA rank the men at No. 22 and the women at No.23.
NATIONALLY RANKED HAWKS
The Hawkeyes have six individual marks ranked in the NCAA’s top times, including the third fastest women’s 400-meter time from Briana Guillory and the eighth fastest men’s 400-meters and 60-meter hurdles from Karayme Bartley and Jaylan McConico, respectively.
Top 15 in the NCAA:
4. Nathan Mylenek – 3,000 steeplechase (8:55.23)
5. Jaylan McConico – 110 hurdles (13.82)
7. Reno Tuufuli – discus (57.49, 188-7)
13. Jay Hunt – high jump (2.11 meters, 6-11)
B1G LEADERS
The Hawkeyes are ranked in the top five 17 times in the conference. Four Hawkeyes are leading the Big Ten Conference in their respective events including Jaylan McConico (110 hurdles), Nathan Mylenek (3,000 steeplechase), Jay Hunt (high jump), and Konstadina Spanoudakis (discus).
Top Five in the Big Ten:
1. Nathan Mylenek – 3,000 steeplechase (8:55.23)
1. Jay Hunt – high jump (2.11 meters, 6-11)
1. Jaylan McConico – 110 hurdles (13.82)
1. Konstadina Spanoudakis – discus (53.41, 175-3)
2. Chris Douglas – 110 hurdles (14.18)
2. Reno Tuufuli – discus (57.49, 188-7)
2. Kimbro, Laye, Guillory, Christian – women’s 400-meter relay (45.60)
2. Swanson, Arco, Wensel, King – women’s 1,600-meter relay (3:45.23)
3. Anthony Williams – 110 hurdles (14.25)
3. Kelli DeGeorge – high jump (1.70 meters, 5-7)
3. Aubriana Lantrip – high jump (1.70 meters, 5-7)
4. Antonio Woodard – 100 meters (10.61)
4. Williams, Woodard, Hofacker, Braverman – men’s 400-meter relay (40.60)
4. Still, Lilly, Manternach, Olson – men’s 1,600-meter relay (3:13.19)
5. Talia Buss – 200 meters (24.32)
5. Sydney Winger – 100 hurdles (14.42)
5. James Carter – long jump (7.19 meters, 23-7 1/4)
B1G ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
The Hawkeyes swept the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week awards in the first week of the outdoor season. Sophomore Konstadina Spanoudakis earned the women’s honor and sophomore Jay Hunt earned the men’s, both earning the awards for the first time in their careers.
Spanoudakis threw 53.41 meters (175-2) in the discus at the Baldy Castillo Invitational on Saturday. She bettered her third ranked all-time mark on Iowa’s top-10 list by nearly a meter.
Hunt recorded a lifetime best high jump at Arizona State. Hunt’s 2.11-meter (6-11) high jump broke onto the Iowa top-10 all-time list, ranking ninth. He also ranks fifth in the NCAA.
Three Hawkeyes were named Big Ten Athletes of the week suring the indoor season, including Tausaga (Feb. 6), Mar’yea Harris (Feb. 6), and Jenny Kimbro (Dec. 12).
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. She also won shot put, throwing 16.25 meters (53-03 3/4).
Harris earned the honor after winning the 400 (46.02) and 600 meters (1:16.60) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2).
Kimbro was recognized by the conference after running her 60-meter hurdles personal best (8.27) in December. The honor was the first of her career.
COUNTING CURRENT ALL-TIME HAWKEYES
The men have 20 current athletes in Iowa’s indoor all-time top 10 (47 times), led by school-record holders Mar’yea Harris (400 meters, 800-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay), DeJuan Frye (1,600-meter relay), and Collin Hofacker (1,600-meter relay).
The women have 17 athletes in the top 10 (39 times), led by school-record holder Laulauga Tausaga (shot put, discus)
2019 INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS (14)
The Hawkeyes earned eight first team All-America honors at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships — Karayme Bartley (two events), Chris Douglas, Briana Guillory, Laulauga Tausaga, Collin Hofacker, Wayne Lawrence Jr., and Mar’yea Harris. The Hawkeyes tied the most indoor first-team honors in school history (2011). Six second team All-America honors were awarded to the Hawkeyes.
First Team All-Americans (8):
Laulauga Tausaga – weight throw (22.23 meters, 72-11 1/4), fifth
Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.97), sixth
Briana Guillory – 400 meters (52.86), sixth
Chris Douglas – 60-meter hurdles (7.83), sixth
Collin Hofacker, Karayme Bartley, Wayne Lawrence Jr., Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:07.68), sixth
Second Team All-Americans (6):
Mar’yea Harris – 400 meters (46.96), ninth
Jaylan McConico – 60-meter hurdles (7.82), 12th
Tria Simmons – Pentathlon (4,090 points), 12th
Wayne Lawrence – 400 meters (47.73), 13th
Jenny Kimbro – Pentathlon (3,983 points), 15th
Laulauga Tausaga – shot put (15.84 meters, 51-11 3/4), 15th
BIG TEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (11)
The women finished third overall with 80 points to tie the Hawkeyes’ best finish since 2004. They collected 10 medals, including gold medals by the 1,600-meter relay team, Kimbro in the 60-meter hurdles, Simmons in the pentathlon; and four silver medals by Kimbro in the pentathlon, Guillory in the 200 and 400 meters, and Tausaga in the shot put. Kimbro led the Hawkeyes over the weekend with the most points from an individual, scoring 20.5 points.
The men’s team tied for fourth place with 70 points, its best finish since 2011. The Hawkeyes collected nine medals, including Hofacker, Thompson, Woodard, and Harris’ 1,600-meter gold medals, McConico’s 60-meter hurdles gold medal, Karayme Bartley’s 200- and 400-meter silver medals, Chris Douglas’ 60-meter hurdles bronze medal, and Harris’ 400-meter bronze medal.
At the 2019 Big Ten Indor Championships, juniors Collin Hofacker, Antonio Woodard, and Chris Thompson ran the first three legs of the 1,600-meter relay. When senior Mar’yea Harris received the baton, the Hawkeyes were in third place of their section. With 100 meters left in the race, Harris’ turbo kicked in and he passed Ohio State and Purdue to earn the title in 3:07.46.
Following the men, the women, including Jenny Kimbro, Tria Simmons, Aly Weum, and Briana Guillory, also won the 1,600-meter relay in 3:37.58. Kimbro won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.29 to earn the Hawkeyes’ first ever conference title in the event. Simmons also won the pentathlon (4,135 points) and Jaylan McConico won the 60-meter hurdles (7.79)
ALL-BIG TEN (17)
First Team All-Big Ten (11):
Tria Simmons – Pentathlon (4,135 points)
Jenny Kimbro – 60-meter hurdles (8.29)
Jaylan McConico – 60-meter hurdles (7.79)
Collin Hofacker, Antonio Woodard, Chris Thompson, Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:07.46)
Jenny Kimbro, Tria Simmons, Aly Weum, Briana Guillory – 1,600-meter relay (3:37.58)
Second Team All-Big Ten (6):
Jenny Kimbro – Pentathlon (4,030 points)
Briana Guillory – 200 meters (23.37)
Briana Guillory – 400 meters (52.65)
Laulauga Tausaga – shot put (17.79 meters, 58-4 1/2)
Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.67)
Karayme Bartley – 400 meters (52.65)
IOWA ALL-TIME TOP 10 MOVEMENT
18 women’s and 18 men’s marks saw movement on the Iowa all-time record lists. Individually, junior Laulauga Tausaga now holds both the shot put and weight throw records, senior Tria Simmons set the pentathlon mark, junior Karayme Bartley topped the fastest 200 meters, and senior Mar’yea Harris set the 600 meters mark. The men’s 1,600-meter relay also ranks first in Iowa history.
Women (18)
1. Laulauga Tausaga – shot put (17.79 meters, 58-4 1/2)
1. Laulauga Tausaga – weight throw (23.26 meters, 76-3 3/4)
1. Tria Simmons – pentathlon (4,220 points)
2. Jenny Kimbro – 60-meter hurdles (8.27)
2. Nia Britt – shot put (16.75 meters, 54-11 1/2)
2. Jenny Kimbro – pentathlon (4,123 points)
3. Amanda Carty – long jump (6.16 meters, 20-2 1/2)
3. Amanda Carty – triple jump (12.84 meters, 42-1 1/2)
3. Erika Hammond – shot put (15.79 meters, 51-9 3/4)
4. Tria Simmons – high jump (1.78 meters, 5-10)
4. Nia Britt – weight throw (18.71 meters, 61-4 3/4)
6. Tria Simmons – 60-meter hurdles (8.40)
6. Briana Guillory – 600 meters (1:30.92)
6. Aubrianna Lantrip – high jump (1.76 meters, 5-9 1/4)
7. Hannah Schilb – triple jump (12.37 meters, 40-7)
9. Antonise Christian – 60 meters (7.54)
9. Tria Simmons – long jump (5.86 meters, 19-2 3/4)
10. Taylor Arco – 800 meters (2:10.47)
Men (18)
1. Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.67)
1. Mar’yea Harris – 600 meters (1:16.60)
1. Karayme Bartley, Antonio Woodard, Wayne Lawrence Jr. Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:04.76)
2. Wayne Lawrence Jr. – 400 meters (46.14)
3. Jaylan McConico – 60-meter hurdles (7.73)
3. Antonio Woodard – 200 meters (20.89)
3. Karayme Bartley – 400 meters (46.25)
3. Daniel Soto – 5,000 meters (13:59.82)
3. Payton Haack – heptathlon (5,279 points)
4. Chris Douglas – 60-meter hurdles (7.75)
5. James Carter – triple jump (15.33 meters, 50-3 1/2)
6. Nathan Mylenek – mile (4:04.97)
6. Daniel Gaynes – heptathlon (5,162 points)
7. Anthony Williams – 60-meter hurdles (7.88)
7. Daniel Soto – 3,000 meters (8:10.24)
9. Mar’yea Harris – 200 meters (21.27)
10. Matt Manternach – 800 meters (1:49.70)
10. Collin Hofacker, Antonio Woodard, Chris Thompson, Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:07.46)
TAUSAGA ON TOP
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named junior Laulauga Tausaga (LAU-long-a Tuh-saga) Midwest Region Female Field Athlete of the Year, becoming the second female in school history to earn a track and field regional honor.
Her farthest weight mark (23.26 meters, 76-3) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational broke the Iowa record, and her shot-put mark of 17.79 meters (58-4) at the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Championships expanded her previous record by 1.09 meters to also break the Hawkeye record.
The USTFCCCA also named her National Athlete of the Week on Feb. 5. She was 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.
NEXT ON THE BLOCK
The Hawkeyes will travel to the Arizona State (Tempe, Arizona) for the Sun Angel Invitational, next Friday and Saturday.
