Senior sprinter Dane Steen barely edges out three other competitors in the 60m dash at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Junior jumper Alyssa Kelly soars throught the air to a long jump of 5.62m at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Junior cross-country/mid-distance runner Sonia Gaskin runs down the final stretch to take the win in the women's 600-yard run at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. Gaskin set a school record for the fastest time in the event on an oversized track with her second-place finish of 1:19.46. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Freshman pole vaulter Megan Vanderpool arches over the bar at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. Vanderpool placed first in the pole vault at this weekend's TCU Invitational meet, clearing a height of 3.46m. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Senior heptathlete Sarah Kolmer competes in the long jump at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Sophomore distance runner Colton Donahue dashes toward the line to take the victory in the men's mile run at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Sophomore distance runner Morgan Wedekind follows senior distance runner Laura Galvan around a bend in the women's 1-mile run at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Senior heptathlete Sarah Kolmer hurdles a hurdle in the women's 60m hurdles at the K-State Open track & field meet on Feb. 20, 2015 at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Senior distance runner Laura Galvan approaches the final lap as she leads the women's one mile run at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Sophomore decathlete Adam Deterding clears a hurdle en route to a second place finish in the men's 60m hurdles at the K-State Open track & field meet February 20, 2015, at Ahearn Fieldhouse. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Hurdles sit on the track of the R.V. Christian Track Complex prior to an event at the Ward Haylett Invitational Track & Field meet May 3, 2014. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)

Junior mid-distance runner Sonia Gaskin (5) races down the straight stretch ahead of junior sprinter Tia' Gamble (3) in the women's 800m run at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational Track & Field Meet January 24, 2015, in Ahearn Fieldhouse. Gaskin took first place in the women's 800m run at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge in Berkeley, California, Saturday. (Parker Robb | The Collegian) Junior mid-distance runner Sonia Gaskin (5) races down the straight stretch ahead of junior sprinter Tia' Gamble (3) in the women's 800m run at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational Track & Field Meet January 24, 2015, in Ahearn Fieldhouse. Both Gaskin and Gamble will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to compete in the women's 4x400m relay at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships--the first time K-State has ever sent a 4x400 relay team. (Parker Robb | The Collegian)