Track & Field Notebook: 2019 Outdoor Season Review

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa track and field team closed the 2019 outdoor season with the men’s Big Ten title, three individual titles, and one relay title. The Hawkeyes had seven first-team All-Big Ten honors and added six second-team All-Big Ten honors.
 

Junior Laulauga Tausaga won Iowa’s  first individual NCAA Outdoor Championship title in 34 years when she threw a school record discus mark, leading the Hawkeyes to their second consecutive top-25 finish. Tausaga recorded three of the Hawkeyes seven broken school records, including discus, shot put, and hammer.
 
Individual Hawkeyes made movement on the all-time record list 49 times (25 women and 24 men). The women won their first Hy-Vee Cup at the Drake Relays, bringing home the Hawkeyes’ third trophy in as many years (men 2017, 2018)
 
HAWKEYE CONFERENCE & REGIONAL RECOGNITION
Joey Woody              USTFCCCA Midwest Region Men’s Head Coach of the Year
                                  Big Ten Men’s Coach of the Year
Laulauga Tausaga     USTFCCCA Midwest Region Female Field Athlete of the Year
                                  Big Ten Female Field Athlete of the Year
                                  Big Ten Female Field Athlete of the Championships
 
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
First Team All-America
1. Laulauga Tausaga – discus (63.26 meters, 207-6)
4. Wayne Lawrence Jr., Antonio Woodard, Karayme Bartley, Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:00.14)
 
Second Team All-America
9. Nathan Mylenek – 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:49.40)
10. Collin Hofacker, Antonio Woodard, Wayne Lawrence Jr., Karayme Bartley – 400-meter relay (39.17)
11. Mar’yea Harris – 400 meters (45.58)
11. Jaylan McConico – 110-meter hurdles (13.69)
14. Wayne Lawrence Jr. – 400 meters (46.05)
16. Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.51)
 
Honorable Mention All-America
17. Nia Britt – shot put (16.15 meters, 53-0)
17. Tria Simmons – heptathlon (5,479 points)
18. Antonio Woodard – 200 meters (20.68)
20. Jay Hunt – high jump (2.10 meters, 6-10 3/4)
23. Jenny Kimbro – heptathlon (5,023 points)
25. Chris Douglas – 400-meter hurdles (53.15)
 
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (4)
Laulauga Tausaga – discus (60.28 meters, 197-9)
Mar’yea Harris – 400 meters (45.67)
Chris Douglas – 400-meter hurdles (50.32)
Wayne Lawrence Jr., Chris Thompson, Carter Lilly, Mar’yea Harris – 3,200-meter relay (3:07.36)
 
ALL-BIG TEN
First-Team All-Big Ten (4)
Laulauga Tausaga – discus (60.28 meters, 197-9)
Mar’yea Harris – 400 meters (45.67)
Chris Douglas – 400-meter hurdles (50.32)
Wayne Lawrence Jr., Chris Thompson, Carter Lilly, Mar’yea Harris – 3,200-meter relay (3:07.36)
 
Second-Team All-Big Ten (6)
Jenny Kimbro – 100 hurdles (13.38)
Jaylan McConico – 110 hurdles (13.78)
Briana Guillory – 200 meters (23.31)
Briana Guillory – 400 meters (52.66)
Karayme Bartley – 400 meters (45.80)
Konstadina Spanoudakis – discus (52.94 meters, 173-8)

NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY (Seed, Name, Event, Mark)
Women (14)
1. Laulauga Tausaga – discus (62.69 meters, 205-8)
7. Nia Britt – shot put (16.96 meters, 55-7 3/4)
13. Laulauga Tausaga – shot put (16.17 meters, 53-0 3/4)
13. Konstadina Spanoudakis – discus (54.22 meters, 177-10)
13. Jenny Kimbro, Aly Weum, Tria Simmons, Payton Wensel – 1,600-meter relay (3:36.68)
18. Tria Simmons – high jump (1.70 meters, 5-7)
18. Aubrianna Lantrip – high jump (1.70 meters, 5-7)
25. Nia Britt – hammer (58.83 meters, 193-0)
32. Amanda Howe – hammer (57.77 meters, 189-6)
35. Marissa Mueller – javelin (42.80 meters, 140-5)
39. Taylor Arco – 800 meters (2:09.58)
40. Mallory King – 800 meters (2:09.91)
45. Jenny Kimbro – 100-meter hurdles (16.73)
48. Amanda Carty – triple jump (12.38 meters, 40-7 1/2)
 
Men (19)
2. Jaylan McConico – 110-meter hurdles (13.62)
4. Wayne Lawrence Jr., Antonio Woodard, Karayme Bartley, Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:03.20)
6. Mar’yea Harris – 400 meters (45.49)
6. Jay Hunt – high jump (2.16 meters, 7-1)
7. Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.51)
7. Wayne Lawrence Jr. – 400 meters (45.33)
7. Collin Hofacker, Antonio Woodard, Wayne Lawrence Jr., Karayme Bartley – 400-meter relay (39.65)
9. Nathan Mylenek – 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:41.89)
10. Antonio Woodard – 200 meters (20.63)
11. Chris Douglas – 400-meter hurdles (50.44)
16. Tysen VanDraska – 800 meters (1:49.67)
17. Raymonte Dow – 400-meter hurdles  (51.23)
19. Josh Braverman – 110-meter hurdles (14.06)
20. Matt Manternach – 800 meters (1:50.17)
20. Noah Larrison – 400-meter hurdles  (51.77)
23. Nolan Teubel – 800 meters (1:53.04)
28. Chris Douglas – 110-meter hurdles (14.10)
33. James Carter – triple jump  (14.89 meters, 48-10 1/4)
38. Carter Lilly – 800 meters (1:51.77)
 
IOWA ALL-TIME MOVEMENT
Women (25)
1. Jenny Kimbro – heptathlon (5,679 points)
1. Laulauga Tausaga – shot put (18.02 meters, 59-1 1/2)
1. Laulauga Tausaga – discus (63.26 meters, 207-6)
1. Laulauga Tausaga – hammer (61.34 meters, 201-3)
1. Grace McCabe, Taylor Arco, Tia Saunders, Mallory King – 3,200-meter relay (8:31.84)
2. Jenny Kimbro – 100-meter hurdles (13.22)
2. Nia Britt – shot put (16.96 meters, 55-7 3/4)
2. Konstadina Spanoudakis – discus (57.95 meters, 190-1)
3. Taylor Arco – 800 meters (2:06.06)
3. Marissa Mueller – javelin (47.02 meters,154-3)
3. Nia Britt – hammer (60.99 meters, 200-1)
4. Tria Simmons – 100-meter hurdles (13.49)
4. Jenny Kimbro – 400-meter hurdles (58.27)
4. Kylie Morken, Carly Donahue, Addie Swanson, Sydney Winger – shuttle hurdle relay (1:05.60)
4. Addie Swanson, Kylie Morken, Mallory King, Taylor Arco – sprint medley relay (3:52.85)
5. Mallory King – 800 meters (2:07.08)
6. Tria Simmons – high jump (1.76 meters, 5-9 1/4)
6. Amanda Carty – long jump (6.08 meters, 19-11 1/2)
6. Amanda Carty – triple jump (12.47 meters, 40-11)
6. Erika Hammond – shot put (15.17 meters, 49-9 1/4)
6. Antonise Christian, Talia Buss, Briana Guillory, Taylor Arco – sprint medley relay (3:54.18)
7. Amanda Howe – hammer (58.30 meters, 191-3)
8. Anna Hostetler – 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:57.25)
9. Allison Wahrman – hammer (56.55 meters, 185-6)
9. Antonise Christian, Talia Buss, Addie Swanson, Kylie Morken – 800-meter relay (1:38.52)
 
Men (24)
1. Nathan Mylenek – 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:38.53)
1. Wayne Lawrence Jr., Antonio Woodard, Karayme Bartley, Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:00.14)
2. Matt Manternach – 800 meters (1:46.93)
2. Reno Tuufuli – discus (62.54 meters, 205-2)
2. Collin Hofacker, Antonio Woodard, Wayne Lawrence Jr., Karayme Bartley – 400-meter relay (39.17)
2. Tysen VanDraska, Alec Still, Nolan Teubel, Carter Lilly – 3,200-meter relay (7:22.50)
3. Jaylan McConico – 110-meter hurdles (13.62)
3. Peyton Haack – decathlon (7,129 points)
3. Anthony Williams, Peyton Haack, Josh Braverman, Jaylan McConico – shuttle hurdle relay (1:01.14)
4. Karayme Bartley – 200 meters (20.51)
4. Chris Douglas – 400-meter hurdles (50.32)
4. Nathan Mylenek – 1,500 meters (3:44.49)
4. Daniel Soto – 10,000 meters (29:31.88)
4. Wayne Lawrence Jr., Antonio Woodard, Collin Hofacker, Mar’yea Harris – 1,600-meter relay (3:03.10)
5. Wayne Lawrence Jr. – 400 meters (45.33)
5. Jay Hunt – high jump (2.16 meters, 7-1)
6. Tysen VanDraska, Wayne Lawrence Jr., Nolan Teubel, Nathan Mylenek – distance medley relay (9:53.14)
7. Karayme Bartley – 400 meters (45.80)
7. Tysen VanDraska – 800 meters (1:48.52)
8. Peyton Haack – pole vault (5.00 meters, 16-4 3/4)
8. James Carter – 15.28 meters, 50-1 3/4)
9. Anthony Williams – 110-meter high hurdles (13.81)
9. Nolan Teubel – 800 meters (1:48.75)
9. Tyree Sorrells, Josh Braverman, Chris Douglas, Peyton Haack – 800-meter relay (1:28.29)
 
TAUSAGA ON TOP
Tausaga was named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Athlete of the Week for the second time in her career on April 23.
 
The April 19-20 weekend in California was packed full of school records for Tausaga. She started on Thursday, throwing the hammer throw record (61.34 meters, 201-3), and continued throughout the weekend, throwing 62.28 meters (204-4) in discus. The real feat of the weekend was the shot put competition. After a rough start to the season, she hit a huge mark of 18.02 meters (59-1 1/2) to break her third school record of the week.
 
Tausaga is the first Hawkeye to earn the outdoor national honor. She won during the indoor season after throwing the weight throw school record (23.26 meters, 76-3 3/4).
 
B1G ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Tausaga picked up her third consecutive Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honor, the conference announced on April 24. The honor came after the Iowa junior broke three school records in shot put, discus, and hammer throw.
 
The week prior, the Hawkeyes swept the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week awards for the second time during the outdoor season. Tausaga and senior Reno Tuufuli earned the honors during week three, and sophomore Konstadina Spanoudakis earned the women’s honor and sophomore Jay Hunt earned the men’s during week one.
 
Tausaga earned her first honor of the outdoor season on April 10, sharing the award with Sophia Franklin from Michigan State.
 
During the indoor season, three Hawkeyes were named Big Ten Athletes of the Week, including Tausaga (Feb. 6), Mar’yea Harris (Feb. 6), and Jenny Kimbro (Dec. 12).