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EMPORIA STATE TRACK HAS TEN PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS DURING MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hornet have 15 scorers on Sunday

2021 ESU MOTF Travis Morrison Shot Put at MIAA Championships
Pittsburg State Athletics

Men's Track and Field | 5/9/2021 7:09:00 PM

May 8, 2021-Travis Morrison had a career best mark in the shot put to highlight Emporia State's final day at the MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday in Pittsburg, Kan. Both the men and women placed ninth in the team scoring.
 
Morrison fouled on his first two attempts in the shot before getting a mark of 17.50 (57-5) on his third attempt to move up into third place.  He again fouled his first two attempts in the finals before unleashing a career best 18.15m (59-6.75) on his last attempt to temporarily move into second place before finishing third.
 
Nathan Ewing also had a third place finish for the Hornets on Sunday.  He cleared 2.03m (6-8) in the men's high jump to get to the podium.
 
Juwan Johnson and Tanner Raubenstine both scored in three events on Sunday.  Johnson was fifth in the men's 100m in 10.81 and was sixth with a time of 21.82 in the 200m.  Raubenstine finished seventh with a time of 10.95 in the 100m and was eighth in 15.19 in the 110m hurdles. They combined with Jack Watson and Billy Ross Jr. to run 41.89 to place fifth in the 4x100m relay.
 
Jared Reinke ran a personal best of 3:55.26 to place fifth in the men's 1500m run. The men's 4x400m relay team of Guy Ramos, Johnson, Brandon Rhone and Hayden Goodpaster ran 3:16.01 to place fifth as well.
 
Rhone and Davion Scott each turned in seventh place finishes.  Scott ran a personal best 54.69 in the 400m hurdles while Rhone was clocked in 49.32 in the 400m.
 
Matthew Maki rounded out the Emporia State scoring with a time of 14:57.31 to place eighth as the Hornet men scored in the sprints, middle distance, distance, hurdles, jumps and throws during the meet.
 
For the Emporia State women Jenna Ramsey came back after winning the 10,000m on Saturday night to finish fourth in the 3000m steeplechase.  Her time of 11:16.89 is the third best in Emporia State history. She finished the meet with 15 points, the most by an Emporia State female at the MIAA Championships since Katie Mona placed second in both the 800m and 1500m in 2012.
 
Clara Eilert had a provisional qualifier for Emporia State in the heptathlon with a career best 4,584 points. She had career bests in both the long jump and javelin to start the day. Kynzie Underwood also placed in the heptathlon with 4214 points to place seventh.
 
The quartet of Kadaisha Mpwo, Ashley Wildeman, Jazmin Williams, and Clarice Nichols rounded out the scoring on Sunday for Emporia State with a time of 48.30 to place sixth in the 4x100m relay.
 
For the weekend Emporia State combined for ten provisional qualifiers.  The next action could be a last chance meet next weekend to give selected student-athletes one last opportunity to better their position on the national list. As of Sunday evening Emporia State had 16 provisional qualifier with five ranked in the top 16 nationally.
 
 
Sunday's Results
Women    
1500m    
11 Nora Wheatley 4:52.16
14 Linnea Meier 4:53.41
5000m    
28 Hannah Showalter 19:27.73
3000m Steeple    
4 Jenna Ramsey 11:16.89
4x100m Relay    
6 Emporia State 48.30
  Kadaisha Mpwo, Ashley Wildeman, Jazmin Williams, Clarice Nichols  
4x400m Relay    
9 Emporia State 3:57.19
  Linnea Meier, Hollie Marlow, Makenzie Owings, Jasmine Hurla  
Shot Put    
16 Taylor Milleson 11.78m (38-7.75)
Heptathlon    
5 Clara Eilert-p 4584
  100H – 15.34  
  HJ – 1.65m  
  SP – 9.66m  
  200 – 26.65  
  LJ – 5.30m  
  JT – 29.32m  
  800m – 2:34.57  
7 Kynzie Underwood 4214
  100H – 15.86  
  HJ – 1.44m  
  SP – 10.97m  
  200 – 26.55  
  LJ – 4.97m  
  JT – 30.02m  
  800m – 2:41.48  
10 Audrey Phelps 3923
  100H – 17.09  
  HJ – 1.44m  
  SP – 9.66m  
  200 – 27.30  
  LJ – 4.82m  
  JT – 30.90m  
  800m – 2:39.16  
11 Victoria Pettay 3878
  100H – 16.69  
  HJ – 1.47m  
  SP – 8.87m  
  200 – 27.10  
  LJ – 4.82m  
  JT – 21.26m  
  800m – 2:31.44  
     
     
Men    
100m    
5 Juwan Johnson 10.81
7 Tanner Raubenstine 10.95
200m    
6 Juwan Johnson 21.82
400m    
7 Brandon Rhone 49.32
1500m    
5 Jared Reinke 3:55.26
5000m    
8 Matthew Maki 14:57.31
110m Hurdles    
8 Tanner Raubenstine 15.19
400m Hurdles    
7 Davion Scott 54.69
3000m Steeple    
12 Calvin Morgan 9:57.02
4x100m Relay    
5 Emporia State 41.89
  Juwan Johnson, Jack Watson, Billy Ross Jr., Tanner Raubenstine  
4x400m Relay    
5 Emporia State 3:16.04
  Guy Ramos, Juwan Johnson, Brandon Rhone, Hayden Goodpaster  
Shot Put    
3 Travis Morrison-p 18.15m (59-6.75)
Decathlon    
9 Aren Trost 6207
  100m – 11.72  
  LJ – 6.14m (20-1.75)  
  SP – 13.02m (42-8.75)  
  HJ – 1.76m (5-9.25)  
  400m – 53.11  
  110mH – 15.61  
  DT – 34.65m (113-8)  
  PV – 3.75m (12-3.50)  
  JT – 42.79m (140-4)  
  1500m – 4:56.67  
                                               
 
Saturday's Recap
Freshman Jenna Ramsey capped a good first day for the Hornets with Emporia State's first championship in the women's 10,000m since Kadri Kelve won the event in 2003.  The freshman from Hutchinson, Kan. was ranked second in the event entering the championships and ran 37:54.69 to win by over 25 seconds.
 
Clara Eilert cleared a personal best and provisional qualifier of 5-8.50 (1.74m) to place second in the high jump.  She is now tied for second on the Emporia State all-time list with Trish Bahr who went over 5-8.50 at the 1988 NAIA National Championships. Madison Runnion went over 5-6.00 (1.68m) for another provisional qualifier to place sixth and give Emporia State a total of 11 points in the high jump.
 
Jazmin Williams turned in a season's best 19-09.75 (6.04m) to hit a provisional qualifier and place third in the long jump.
 
Alyssa Conway provisionalled in the hammer for the seventh time in seven meets, throwing 180-2 (54.93m) to place fourth.
 
The women also got a provisional qualifier from Megan McManis in the pole vault.  She cleared 12-1.50 (3.70m) to place tenth in a field that saw the top 12 hit the provisional qualifying mark.
 
The Emporia State men had athletes advance to the finals in five of the six preliminary events and turned in four NCAA provisional qualifiers on Saturday.
 
Juwan Johnson and Tanner Raubenstine both qualified for the finals in two events.  Johnson ran the third fastest 100m in Emporia State history as his wind legal 10.40 is second heading into the finals.  He then ran a 21.37 to qualify fourth in the 200m.  Raubenstine ran a provisional qualifier of 14.39 for the fourth best time in the 100m hurdle prelims.  He then joined Johnson in the finals of the 100m in 10.57 to also hit the provisional mark.
 
Davion Scott rank a personal best 54.25 to qualify for the finals in the 400m hurdles with the sixth best time in the prelims.
 
Brandon Rhone had the final qualifier for Sunday's finals after he ran a 48.76 in the 400m prelims to finish seventh.
 
Kaleb Barber scored the only points for the Hornet men on Saturday.  He jumped a career best 23-7.25 (7.19m) to place seventh in the long jump.
 
Carter Swindale had the other provisional qualifier for the Emporia State men after throwing 200-4 (61.06m) to place ninth in the men's javelin.
 
Saturday's results
100m Prelims    
16 Jazmin Williams 12.26
18 Clarice Nichols 12.31
20 Ashley Wildeman 12.40
23 Kadaisha Mpwo 12.75
200m Prelims    
18 Clarice Nichols 25.50
22 Ashley Wildeman 25.78
24 Kadaisha Mpwo 26.60
400m Prelims    
18 Makenzie Owings 1:00.44
19 Hollie Marlow 1:00.45
21 Jasmine Hurla 1:00.79
800m Prelims    
11 Linnea Meier 2:16.73
23 Nora Wheatley 2:25.31
25 Makenzie Tucker 2:31.07
10,000m Finals    
1 Jenna Ramsey 37:54.69
11 Hannah Showalter 40:42.47
400m Hurdles Prelims    
14 Kennedy Smith 1:08.21
High Jump    
2 Clara Eilert-p 1.74m (5-8.50)
6 Madison Runnion 1.68m (5-6)
10 Grace Jacobs 1.63m (5-4.25)
Pole Vault    
10 Megan McManis-p 3.70m (12-1.50)
14 Allie Barrett 3.55m (11-7.75)
Long Jump    
3 Jazmin Williams-p 6.04m (19-9.75)
16 Ashley Wildeman 5.29m (17-4.25)
21 Clarice Nichols 5.18m (17-0)
Hammer    
4 Alyssa Conway-p 54.93m (180-2)
13 Rachelle Reichert 46.68m (153-1)
Javelin    
11 Holly Brockmeier 39.00m (127-11)
16 Libby Schurle 36.30m (119-1)
     
100m Prelims    
2 Juwan Johnson-p 10.40q (3rd all-time at ESU)
7 Tanner Raubenstine-p 10.57q
10 Billy Ross Jr. 10.67
12 Jamill Phillips 10.72
15 Carter Cox 10.80
16 Jack Watson 10.86
200m Prelims    
4 Juwan Johnson 21.37q
16 Jamill Phillips 22.02
20 Brandon Rhone 22.23
400m Prelims    
7 Brandon Rhone 48.76q
10 Guy Ramos 49.27
12 Hayden Goodpaster 49.48
800m Prelims    
13 Jared Reinke 1:55.67
25 Brice Helton 1:59.34
110m Hurdles Prelims    
4 Tanner Raubenstine-p 14.39q
10 Xavier Hall 14.69
13 Joshua McLaughlin 15.09
400m Hurdles Prelims    
6 Davion Scott 54.25q
9 Chase Rooney 55.05
15 Wyatt Seidel 56.44
18 Carter Cox 57.76
Long Jump    
7 Kaleb Barber 7.19m (23-7.75)
17 Miles Lockridge 6.41m (21-0.50)
18 Nathan Ewing 6.36m (20-10.50)
Hammer Throw    
19 Colton Oshel 46.15m (151-5)
21 Kevon Sheats 45.60m (149-7)
Javelin Throw    
9 Carter Swindale-p 61.06m (200-4)
 
 
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