2025 -- Indoor - Posted a collegiate-best 54-11 1/4 (16.74m) in shot put at B1G Championships... Outdoor - Won discus with a collegiate-best 179-7 (54.75m) at Jim Duncan Invite, earning B1G Men’s Co-Freshman of the Week honors... ... posted a collegiate-best 51-6 1/2 (15.71m). in shot put at Texas State Invite.. President’s List and Dean’s List student (Fall 2024).
2024 -- Track – Did not compete… President’s List student (Spring 2024)… Dean’s List student (Fall 2023, Spring 2024).
High School -- Two-time state discus champion… shot put state champion… three-time discus district champion… 2023 Drake Relays discus champion… holds the discus school record set in 2023 (195-1)… coached by Tyler Decker, Janet Thyne, and Bob Oberfoell… all-state basketball player… golfed for three seasons… KWWL Best of Class 2023… National Merit Commended Scholar… AP Scholar with Distinction… 2022-2023 IBCA Academic All-State team… student body president.
Personal -- Born June 3, 2005… parents are TJ and Janet Faley… father TJ played football at Iowa… one sibling – Nick… business major.
The University of Iowa track and field team concluded day two of competition at the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open with a world-leading time set by the men’s 4x800 relay team.
University of Iowa track and field’s Chioma Nwachukwu was named the Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.
The University of Iowa track and field team concluded day three of competition at the Tom Jones, Bryan Clay, Mt. Sac and Kansas Relays Friday afternoon. Juniors Lizzy Korczak and Wisdom Williams collected event wins in the javelin and shot put, respectively.
University of Iowa track and field’s Duke Faley was named the Big Ten Men’s Co-Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.
The Hawkeyes travel across the country to compete in California at the Mt. Sac Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational. They also travel to the Kansas Relays, Tom Jones Invitational and Beach Invitational. Action starts on Wednesday, April 16.
The University of Iowa track and field team secured four event wins at the Jim Duncan Invitational on Friday afternoon.
University of Iowa sophomore Ryan Johnson posted a program record in the hammer throw on Saturday afternoon at the Texas State Invitational. Johnson fired a 71.87-meter throw, securing both the win and school record.
The Hawkeyes concluded day two of competition in Texas Friday evening. Freshman Lizzy Korczak and junior Walker Whalen secured wins in their respective events.
University of Iowa freshman Maria Arboleda posted a program record in her debut in the high jump on Saturday afternoon. Arboleda cleared 1.87 meters to win the event.
Sophomore Ryan Johnson and junior Lizzy Korczak set school records to open the outdoor season for University of Iowa track and field at the UCF Black and Gold Invitational on Friday.
Gabby Cortez earned the gold medal in the women’s 600 meters on Saturday at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. As a team, Iowa finished in the top five on both the men’s and women’s side.
Daniela Wamokpego reset the program record in the triple jump with a 13.51-meter mark on Friday at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility.
TIFFIN, Ohio – University of Iowa track and field sophomore Ryan Johnson crushed his previous program record at the Robinson Family Open in Tiffin, Ohio, with a 24.59-meter throw. Johnson’s heave is the second-farthest in NCAA D1 in 2025.
Track and field concluded the New Mexico Collegiate Classic and Iowa State Classic with record-setting performances from Ryan Johnson in the weight throw and the women’s 4x400 relay team of Alivia Williams, Chioma Nwachukwu, Damaris Mutunga, and Olicia Lucas.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field opened day one of the annual Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Friday. Alivia Bauer, Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, Lia Love and Miles Wilson claimed event titles for the Hawkeyes.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field kicked off the Hawkeye Invitational at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Friday afternoon. Sophomore Ryan Johnson set a program and facility record with a 24-meter throw that ranks first nationally in his debut.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field opened its 2024-25 campaign with throwing events on day one of the Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational inside the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Friday afternoon. Junior Sean Smith set a new school record in the men’s weight throw, hitting 22.49 meters on his final throw.
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