The Iowa track and field team had its third and final home meet on Jan. 26-27 in the Recreation Building and the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Comples (throwers). The Black and Gold Premier hosted competitors from Southern Illinois, Northern Illinois, Western Illinois, Iowa State, Barton County Community College, and Iowa Central Community College.
Hawkeye Laulauga Tausaga broke the school record for shot put for the second week in a row with a throw of 16.01 meters. That’s a vast improvement for her, considering she moved from 6th to 3rd all-time just two weeks ago with a throw of 15 meters.
Reno Tuufuli won the men’s shot put with a throw of 18.47 meters. His personal best is 18.84 meters, which came at the outdoor Big Ten championships last year.
Jahisha Thomas set a triple-jump school mark at 13.11 meters, breaking the previous record that she had set. She ranks 1st in the Big Ten.
Antonio Woodard ran the 200 meters in 21.20 seconds, a lifetime best and now second in the Big Ten. And Sarah Plock ran the 200 meters in 25.26 seconds, a college best for her.
Chris Douglas won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.76 seconds. The mark was a lifetime best for Douglas and solidified his No. 1 ranking in the Big Ten.
Ashley Espinosa set a personal record on the mile with a time of 5:12.42, beating her former best time by almost five seconds.
The Iowa women took home the 4×400 relays. The Hawkeyes came into the event with the women ranked 27th in the nation and the men 22nd.
Up next for the Hawkeyes, they will head to Notre Dame for the Meyo Invitational on Feb. 2 and 3.
— Andrew Donlan
