May 28, 2016-Emporia State will bring home five All-Americans from the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bradenton, Fla.
 
Duke Tibbs started things for the Hornets with an eighth place finish in the men's open 400m.  He came in with a time of 47.39 to earn his first individual All-American award.
 
In the final men's event of the meet the 4x400m relay team turned in a time of 3:09.53 to place fifth. Parker Evans again led off before handing off to Tibbs for the second leg.  Wyatt Sander ran the third leg and gave the baton to Taysean Goodwin.  Goodwin split 45.98 on the anchor to pull the Hornets into sixth overall to match the team's position at the indoor championships.
 
Emporia State's Morgan Gilliland advanced to the finals in the women's shot put with a personal best mark of  47-06.50 (14.49m) in the prelims. She was in second place after the first flight before finishing ninth overall and just missing out on All-American honors by one spot.
 
Morgan Brant was the other competitor for the Emporia State women in Bradenton.  She cleared 5-07.75 (1.67m) to place in a tie for 11th in the women's high jump.
 
The men's team finished in 41st place overall and were the fifth highest scoring MIAA team at the Championships.  It is the 22nd time in the last 24 years that the Hornet men have scored at the national outdoor meet.
 
Men's 400m
8 Duke Tibbs      47.39
Men's 4x400m Relay
5 Emporia State                3:09.53
Parker Evans, Duke Tibbs, Wyatt Sander, Taysean Goodwin
Women's High Jump
11 Morgan Brant              5-07.75 (1.67m)
Women's Shot Put
9 Morgan Gilliland            47-06.50 (14.49m)
 
Men's Team Scores (Top 10 and MIAA Schools)
1     St. Augustine's           85.00
2     TAMU-Kingsville       36.00
2     Tiffin                              36.00
4     Academy of Art         33.00
4     Adams State               33.00
4     Grand Valley St.        33.00
7     Central Missouri       31.00
8     West Texas A&M      27.00
9     Ashland                        26.00
9     Azusa Pacific               26.00
13  Missouri Southern   21.00
14  Pittsburg St.                18.00
29  Lincoln (Mo.)             8.00
41  Emporia St.                 5.00
MIAA Schools in bold