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On top of the world Senior distance runner Lisa Koll sets new NCAA record in 10,000-meter run Iowa State distance runner Lisa Koll added yet another accomplishment to her storied collegiate career last Friday, becoming the fastest female 10,000-meter runner in NCAA history. Koll, a senior from Fort Dodge, set the record at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., where she clocked a time of 31 minutes, 18.7 seconds. Her time was more than seven seconds faster than previous record holder Sally Kipyego’s of Texas Tech (31:25.45). Koll is now the sixth-fastest female American of all time in the 10,000 meters. The five women in front of Koll are all past Olympians, including the record holder and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan (30:22.22). Koll’s time Friday was 1 minute, 26
seconds faster than her first-place performance at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and more than two minutes faster than 2009 NCAA champion Danette Doetzel of Providence (33:25.71). This was not the first time Koll had a record-setting night in Palo Alto. In 2008, Koll set the collegiate record in the same event, finishing in a time of 32:11.13. The 10,000-meter record further cements Koll as one of the best runners in ISU history. Koll, a nine-time AllAmerican, won the 5,000-meter race at this year’s NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships and placed second in the 3,000-meters.
— Daily Staff
All-time U.S. bests:
All-time collegiate bests:
1. 30:22.22 Shalane Flanagan (Nike) 8/15/08
1. 31:18.07 Lisa Koll (Iowa State) 3/26/10
2. 30:50.32 Deena Kastor (Asics) 5/03/02
2. 31:25.45 Sally Kipyego’ (Texas Tech) 5/04/08
3. 30:55.16 Kara Goucher (Nike) 8/15/08
3. 32:17.1 Christine McMiken’ (Oklahoma St.) 4/19/86
4. 31:13.78 Amy Yoder (Nike) 8/15/09
4. 32:19.97 Alicia Craig (Stanford) 4/30/04
5. 31:17.31 Jen Rhines (adidas) 4/29/07
5. 32:22.5 Kellie Cathey (Oklahoma) 4/25/82
6. 31:18.07 Lisa Koll (Iowa State) 3/26/10
6. 32:22.97 Carole Zajac (Villanova) 4/23/92
7. 31:18.96 Amy Rudolph (adidas) 5/01/05
7. 32:28.57 Sylvia Mosqueda (CS Los Angeles) 6/01/88
8. 31:19.89 Lynn Jennings (Nike International) 8/07/92
8. 32:30.37 Amy Hastings (Arizona St.) 4/29/07
9. 31:21.20 Katie McGregor (Reebok) 8/06/05
9. 32:31.65 Amy Skieresz (Arizona) 4/24/97
10. 31:21.92 Elva Dryer (Nike) 5/01/05
10. 32:32.75 Stephanie Herbst (Wisconsin) 6/04/86
Iowa State’s Lisa Koll, a senior distance runner from Fort Dodge, celebrates after breaking the NCAA collegiate record in the women’s 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational track and field event. Koll ran a time of 31 minutes, 18.07 seconds Friday, in Palo Alto, Calif. She eclipsed the previous record, 31:25.45, held by former Texas Tech runner Sally Kipyego. Photo: Daniel Petty/The Associated Press
Jon Lacina
Student Union Board
Search continues
Global Gala opens eyes of audience members
Scouring of Lake LaVerne turns up no information By Sarah Haas Daily Staff Writer Law enforcement officials failed to find evidence of missing ISU student Jon Lacina on Saturday in Lake LaVerne A conglomeration of around 30 local, county and Minnesota officials methodically searched the lake for more than six hours. Director of Public Safety Jerry Stewart said the purpose of the search was to ensure that Lacina’s body is not in the lake. “They’re searching today not based on any tip, but to rule out the possibility,” Stewart said. Authorities have previously searched the lake twice — once utilizing divers and once with underwater cameras — but were unable to determine the lake’s contents conclusively because of ice. The recent warmer temperatures helped to melt the remaining ice on the lake, allowing divers to undertake and complete a more thorough
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search. Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald used his connection with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota to bring in special sonar equipment useful in determining the contents of bodies of water. “After today, we will be able to say with 99 percent certainty that he’s not in the lake,” Fitzgerald said. In the morning, teams of four searchers donned dry suits and walked through the shallow parts of the lake systematically, finding bicycles
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By Leonardo Guaiquirian Rivera Daily Staff Writer The fifth annual Global Gala took place Friday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Hosts Ryan Unash, freshman in mechanical engineering, and Jaleesa Epps, sophomore in advertising, welcomed the audience and said that the Student Union Board is a student-run group on campus with the mission to provide students with a diverse cultural, recreational, social, educational and entertaining program. They emphasized that Global Gala celebrates the cultures that make up Iowa
Jinqian Yu, senior in accounting, performs a traditional Mongolian dance about a young girl and her happiness. The fifth Annual Global Gala event was held Friday at the Memorial Union. Photo: Rebekka Brown/Iowa State Daily
State through dance, food and music. They also invited the audience to be more openminded.
“There’s more to the world than just Iowa and the people
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