Posted: Feb 20, 2015

Kalinay posts conference best to lead Storm at UNI

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Dylan Kalinay posted the conference's top time in the 60-meter hurdles andBayley Fleshner posted a season-best in the same event as the Simpson track and field teams tuned up for the Iowa Conference Championships at the UNI-Dome Open on Friday.

Kalinay took fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, but his breakthrough time came in the preliminaries. Kalinay crossed the finish line in 8.33 seconds in the prelims, the No. 1 time in the Iowa Conference.

Fleshner had a solid performance in the 60 hurdles on the women's side as well, tying her season-best time. She placed second in 9.16, currently the No. 3 time in the Iowa Conference.

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMANCES

Lauren Martin ran season-best times in the 60 (8.20, prelims) and 200 meters (27.90), placing 2nd in the 60 and fourth in the 200.
Courtney Neuendorf added a season-best effort in the 800, placing fourth (2:27.37).

MEN'S TOP PERFORMANCES

Nick Yaeger took third in the Mile (4:23.26), the No. 9 time in the Iowa Conference.
Triston Twedt, Trevor McKee and Tris Reed placed second, third and fourth, respectively, in the 400 meters. Twedt ran 53.05, McKee 53.21 and Reed 53.59.
Isaac Frazier tied for second in the high jump (6-4 3/4).
Jackson Redmond posted a season-best effort in the triple jump (42-6 1/4), placing fifth. He now has the No. 7 leap in the Iowa Conference.
Chris McKinnon posted a season-best effort in the shot put (44-3 1/4) placing eighth. He now has the No. 7 effort in the Iowa Conference.