Provisional qualifier on first day of Emporia State indoor track season

Women's Track and Field | 12/9/2022 7:10:00 PM

December 9, 2022-Emporia State opened the 2022 indoor track and field season at the Boo Rogers Combined Multi-Events competition on Friday in Pittsburg, Kan.
 
For the Hornet women Abigael Reid earned a provisional qualifying mark in the pentathlon to highlight day one for Emporia State. She scored 3,337 points to finish 12th out of 30 finishers in the five event competition.  She ran an indoor personal best of 2:22.18 in the final event of the day, the 800m, to move two spots and hit the provisional mark
 
Victoria Pettay was 19th overall with 3,018 points to finish just 16 points shy of her personal best in the event. She had a personal best of 9.76m in the shot put.
 
On the men's side Brandon Wilkes is in the top half of the 26 person field with 2,712 points after the first day of competition.  He tied his personal best in the high jump, clearing 1.86m. His best place finish in an individual event was fourth with a mark of 12.95m in the shot put.  He will finish up the pentathlon with the final three events on Saturday.
 
The rest of the Hornet track & field team will be competing later in the day on Saturday at the Crimson & Gold Invitational at the Plaster Center. in Pittsburg
 
Women's Pentathlon

12	Abigael Reid	3337
		60m Hurdles	9.58
		High Jump	1.53m
		Shot Put	10.15m
		Long Jump	4.99m
		800m	2:22.18
19	Victoria Pettay	3018
		60m Hurdles	9.95
		High Jump	1.53m
		Shot Put	9.76m
		Long Jump	4.80m
		800m	2:35.83

 
Men's Heptathlon

Day One	Brandon Wilkes	2712
		60m	7.40
		Long Jump	6.17m
		Shot Put	12.95
		High Jump	1.86m