Jayhawks Continue to Improve at Iowa State Classic

Friday, February 6

Ames, IA

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Jayhawks Continue to Improve at Iowa State Classic

2/7/2026 1:24:00 PM | Track & Field

Full Results

AMES, Iowa - The Kansas Track & Field team traveled to Ames, Iowa for the Iowa State Classic on Friday. The Jayhawks had a strong meet, winning eight events and achieving 13 podium finishes.

"As the competition continues to get better, our athletes are starting to meet the challenge." Kansas head coach Stanley Redwine said about his team's performance. "It was especially nice to see Bryce Barkdull competing healthy and nearing his personal best, and Madison Snody achieved a huge personal best. Mason [Meinershagen] winning the high jump was great, and Barbora [Stejfova] also had a top performance for us. Wrapping up the meet with the men's and women's 4x400 performances was a really strong close."

The meet kicked off with the Jayhawks winning several field events in the men's and women's pole vault. Bryce Barkdull and Madison Snody won the men's and women's vaults, respectively. Barkdull won with a season best clearance of 5.44 meters (17-10.25 ft.) while Snody smashed her personal best to win her first collegiate meet with a 4.33 meters (14-2.5 ft.) vault.

Continuing in the field, Mason Meinershagen won the women's high jump with a clearance of 1.80 meters (5-10.75 ft.) while Barbora Stejfova won her first event as a Jayhawk in the women's weight throw, tossing 21.03 meters (69 ft.).

Wrapping up the field events, Dimitrios Antonatos was the highest collegiate finisher in the men's shot put. Antonatos threw a near personal best 17.45 meters (57-3 ft.) for his best finish of the season. Maddie Fey also finished second in the women's shot put with a 14.83 meters (48-8 ft,) throw.

On the track, the Jayhawks continued to hit their stride with Aaron Merritt finishing second in the men's 60 meter hurdles.

Blake Wohler placed second in the men's 5,000 meter run with a time of 14:36.2 while Aaliyah Moore and Maureen Chepkirui finished as the top two collegiate finishers in the women's 800 meters.

Emmah Jemutai placed second in the women's 1,000 meter run, nearly breaking Aaliyah Moore's Kansas record that she set last week. Jemutai finished in 2:46.96 while the record was set at 2:46.49.

The meet wrapped up with the 4x400 meter relays, in which both the men's and women's teams took home the win.
Sidney Smith, Deshana Skeete, Pearl Awanya and Moore won the women's relay with a time of 3:42.96, while Abree Winfrey, Yasmine Johnson, Ethel Ammisah and Chepkirui placed third.

On the men's side Devan Mathis, Tristan Williams, Prophet Basden Jr. and Jack Markstrom led the team to the win in 3:13.05.

Kansas will now turn its attention to a pair of meets next weekend with some athletes traveling for the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite while others head to the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.

UP NEXT:
Kansas will have a split squad next weekend at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite and Tyson Invitational on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14. Fans can stay current with the team and events by following the official Kansas Track & Field and Cross Country X or Instagram account @kansastfxc.