2025 -- Indoor - Placed fifth in 400 meters with a collegiate-best 46.59 at B1G Championships... that time ranks eighth all-time at Iowa... ran lead leg on 4x400-meter relay that placed second at B1G Championships (3:06.18), earning second-team All-Big Ten honors... named to All-Big Ten Freshman team... placed third in 600 meters with a collegiate-best 1:19.93 at New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Landon FontenotHigh School -- 2024 Texas State team Champion and 4x100m State Champion… three-time Texas state finalist… 4×400 Texas gold medalist… two-time Texas state 400m finalist… two-time Regional Champion… two-time District Champion… Texas state record holder in the 4x100m… nation and world record holder in the high school boys 4x100m (38.92)… holds the #4 all-time Texas 4x400m time (3:10.2)… coached by Elton Erv and Danny Mcray… also played basketball and football.
Personal -- Born March 16, 2005… parents Josh Fontenot and Lisa Royster…. Father Josh played basketball at Sowele Technical College… has one sister, Jalise… electrical engineering major.
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.
Pauline Bikembo and Ryan Johnson were crowned champions of their respective events on Friday at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Iowa track and field freshman Emmanuel Njoku was crowned long jump champion and entered Iowa's all-time best list at the Tyson Invitational on Friday.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – University of Iowa track and field sprinter Austin Kresley rose to third on Iowa’s all-time list in the 200 meters with a 20.73 on day one of the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Friday night.
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