Men's Track and Field | 4/24/2022 10:21:00 PM

April 24, 2022-The Emporia State men racked up 182 points on the way to the team championship at the ESU Midwest Classic on Sunday at Welch Stadium/Witten Track.  The Emporia State women were fourth with 109 point and were just eight points out of second place.
 
The men had four event champions and seven runner-up performances along with a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Championships. 
 
Sixth year senior Kaleb Barber provided the highlight on Senior Recognition Day for the Hornets. He jumped 24-00.25 (7.32m) to win the men's long jump and hit the provisional qualifying mark.  He is now ranked 21^st in the nation in the event.  Josiah Driggers went 22-3.50 (6.79m) to finish second in the long jump.
 
The Emporia State men's 400m hurdle group entered the weekend ranked sixth in the nation in the event.  They backed it up as Chase Rooney won in 54.86 while Brock Merz was second in 55.42 to give the Hornets 18 points.
 
The Hornets also got a win in the 110m hurdles as Xavier Hall turned in a 14.69 for a season's best performance.
 
Cody Achilles gave Emporia State a clean sweep of the barrier races as he ran 10:03.71 to win the men's 3000m steeple chase.
 
Juwan Johnson was second in the 200m dash in 21.44 while Aidan Massey was second in the 10,000m run in a time of 34:23.41. Nathan Ewing had the other individual runner-up finish, clearing 6-04 (1.93m) in the men's high jump.
 
Both the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams placed second for Emporia State. Jack Watson, Juwan Johnson, Billy Ross Jr., and Guy Ramos ran 41.86 in the 4x100m relay while Brock Merz, Chase Rooney, Carter Cox and Jamill Phillips were clocked in 3:19.89 to place second in the 4x400m relay.
 
The Hornet men also had three third place and four fourth place finishes as they scored in 19 of 20 events on the way to the team championship.
 
The Emporia State women had two event champions and two runner-up finishes.
 
Megan McManis cleared a provisional qualifying height to lead the Hornets to a 1-2 sweep in the women's pole vault.  McManis cleared 12-5.50 (3.80m) to win the event while Alli Barrett got over 11-9.75 (3.60m) to finish second.
 
Kadaisha Mpwo, Clarice Nichols, Cali Coleman and Mason Bina ran 4:30.04 to win the 1600m Sprint Medley Relay while Abigael Reid, Jasmine Hurla, Hollie Marlow and Makenzie Owings were second with a time of 3:53.59 in the 4x400m relay.
 
The Emporia State women had six fourth place finishes and scored in 16 of 22 events.
 
Emporia State will travel to the Alex Francis Classic on Friday, April 29 for their final competition prior to hosting the MIAA Championships May 6-8 on the Golden Oval of Witten Track in Welch Stadium.
 

Women's ESU Results
100 Meter Dash
12 Nichols, Clarice	12.45
14 Wildeman, Ashley	12.48
15 Carlson, Lauren	12.57
16 Smith, Kennedy	12.63
18 Mpwo, Kadaisha	12.68
26 Brierly, Courtney	12.88
27 Sefcik, Tatum	12.94
33 Lassiter, Mary Grace
35 Pettay, Victoria	13.38
37 Oshel, Rylie	13.76
38 McAndrew-Beckman, Caitlin	14.07
200 Meter Dash
7 Wildeman, Ashley	25.74
8 Carlson, Lauren	25.75
15 Marlow, Hollie	26.42
19 Owings, Makenzie	26.67
21 Sefcik, Tatum	26.81
24 Brierly, Courtney	27.21
25 Mpwo, Kadaisha	27.32
35 Oshel, Rylie	29.01
36 McAndrew-Beckman, Caitlin	29.29
400 Meter Dash
4 Hurla, Jasmine	57.49
5 Marlow, Hollie	59.07
8 Owings, Makenzie	1:00.78
800 Meter Run
15 Bina, Mason	2:30.49
18 Tucker, Makenzie	2:33.56
19 McCue, Miah	2:40.58
5000 Meter Run
6 Karjala, Kaitlyn	19:38.76
100 Meter Hurdles
6 Reid, Abigael	15.34
8 Smith, Kennedy	15.92
10 Pettay, Victoria	16.35
14 Hair, Madisynn	16.92
16 Lassiter, Mary Grace	17.10
20 Schwerdtfeger, Elizabeth	17.66
400 Meter Hurdles
4 Reid, Abigael	1:03.87
7 Smith, Kennedy	1:06.00
10 Lassiter, Mary Grace	1:06.81
4x100 Meter Relay
4 Emporia St.  'A'	48.50
1) Wildeman, Ashley 2) Carlson, Lauren 3) Nichols, Clarice 4) Mpwo, Kadaisha
8 Emporia St.  'B'	50.81
1) Sefcik, Tatum 2) Brierly, Courtney 3) Smith, Kennedy 4) Hair, Madisynn
4x400 Meter Relay
2 Emporia St.  'A'	3:53.59
1) Reid, Abigael 2) Hurla, Jasmine 3) Marlow, Hollie 4) Owings, Makenzie
9 Emporia St.  'B'	4:21.29
1) Bina, Mason 2) Lassiter, Mary Grace 3) Pettay, Victoria 4) Smith, Kennedy
1600 Sprint Medley
1 Emporia St.  'A'	4:30.04
1) Mpwo, Kadaisha 2) Nichols, Clarice 3) Coleman, Cali 4) Bina, Mason
2 Emporia St.  'B'	4:39.13
1) Sefcik, Tatum 2) Hair, Madisynn 3) Pettay, Victoria 4) McCue, Miah
High Jump
5 Thakker, Chloe	1.62m    5-03.75
6 Jacobs, Grace	1.62m    5-03.75
Pole Vault
1 McManis, Megan	3.80mP  12-05.50
2 Barrett, Allie	3.60m   11-09.75
Long Jump
6 Schwerdtfeger, Elizabeth	5.33m   17-06.00
10 Nichol, Renee	5.18m   17-00.00
11 Nichols, Clarice	5.06m   16-07.25
Triple Jump
6 Nichol, Renee	11.05m   36-03.00
13 Cookson, Ashley	10.34m   33-11.25
Shot Put
4 Milleson, Taylor	12.22m   40-01.25
9 Flory, Brooke	11.14m   36-06.75
Discus Throw
4 Crawford, Claire	39.23m     128-08
10 Kirkpatrick, Taylin	36.00m     118-01
14 Ohl, Kyra	33.92m     111-03
27 Flory, Brooke	23.04m      75-07
Hammer Throw
4 Reichert, Rachelle	45.41m     149-00
5 Brockmeier, Holly	44.97m     147-06
14 Ohl, Kyra	38.78m     127-03
20 Kirkpatrick, Taylin	33.24m     109-01
Javelin Throw
5 Schurle, Libby	41.29m     135-05
6 Brockmeier, Holly	40.88m     134-01
7 Davidson, Brenna	38.33m     125-09
Men's ESU Results
100 Meter Dash
10 Cox, Carter	11.11
16 Elghzali, Yusef	11.46
20 Timblin, Thaid	13.59
200 Meter Dash
2 Johnson, Juwan	21.44
5 Watson, Jack	22.22
9 Cox, Carter	22.38
12 Hall, Xavier	22.77
14 Goodpaster, Hayden	22.94
20 Elghzali, Yusef	23.94
400 Meter Dash
3 Ramos, Guy	48.69
6 Goodpaster, Hayden	49.50
800 Meter Run
8 Helton, Brice	2:00.48
10 Gleason, Luke	2:01.58
14 Reves, Jace	2:04.10
20 Durman, Isaiah	2:08.51
1500 Meter Run
6 Gleason, Luke	4:00.23
8 Young, Connor	4:02.71
9 Swift, Tyler	4:05.46
13 Rokusek, Henry	4:12.41
23 Obando, Joel	4:48.96
5000 Meter Run
7 Maki, Matthew	15:57.21
8 France, Justyn	16:09.21
19 Obando, Joel	17:47.16
22 Haydock, Kamon	18:16.99
10000 Meter Run
2 Massey, Aidan	34:23.41
110 Meter Hurdles
1 Hall, Xavier	14.69
4 Smith, Coby	15.95
5 Wilkes, Brandon	16.30
400 Meter Hurdles
1 Rooney, Chase	54.86
2 Merz, Brock	55.42
7 Cox, Carter	58.46
11 Reuting, Joshua	59.66
3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Achilles, Cody	10:03.71
4 Morgan, Calvin	10:36.63
4x100 Meter Relay
2 Emporia St.  'A'	41.86
1) Watson, Jack 2) Johnson, Juwan 3) Ross Jr., Billy 4) Ramos, Guy
5 Emporia St.  'B'	45.02
1) Wilkes, Brandon 2) Reuting, Joshua 3) Rooney, Chase 4) Scott, Davion
4x400 Meter Relay
2 Emporia St.  'B'	3:19.89
1) Merz, Brock 2) Rooney, Chase 3) Cox, Carter 4) Phillips, Jamill
High Jump
2 Ewing, Nathan	1.93m    6-04.00
Pole Vault
6 Smith, Coby	4.10m   13-05.25
Long Jump
1 Barber, Kaleb	7.32m-P   24-00.25
2 Driggers, Josiah	6.79m   22-03.50
5 Lockridge, Miles	6.57m   21-06.75
7 Marshall, Payton	6.38m   20-11.25
9 Elghzali, Yusef	6.14m   20-01.75
Triple Jump
3 Driggers, Josiah	13.38m   43-10.75
5 Lockridge, Miles	13.12m   43-00.50
Shot Put
5 Morrison, Travis	14.96m   49-01.00
6 Parker, Nicholas	14.45m   47-05.00
10 Harred, Cooper	12.67m   41-07.00
Discus Throw
4 Herren, Will	44.39m     145-08
10 Harred, Cooper	37.90m     124-04
12 Parker, Nicholas	37.29m     122-04
22 Morrison, Travis	32.61m     107-00
25 Dore, Camden	31.27m     102-07
Hammer Throw
3 Seats, Kevon	49.78m     163-04
4 Tetuan, John	47.06m     154-05
7 Oshel, Colton	44.65m     146-06
10 Herren, Will	38.32m     125-09
14 Dore, Camden	34.22m     112-03
Javelin Throw
5 Hicks, Aidan	51.45m     168-09
8 Harvey, Jett	48.66m     159-08
Women's Team Rankings
1) Missouri Western	126
2) Fort Hays St.	117
3) Drury	111
4) Emporia St.	109
5) Baker	50
6) Benedictine	45
7) Park	37
8) Central Missouri	36
9) Colby CC	31
10) St. Mary	26
10) Northwestern Oklahoma	26
12) Haskell Indian	18
13) Central Oklahoma	17
14) Ottawa	5
Men's Team Rankings
1) Emporia St.	182
2) Missouri Western	109
3) St. Mary	92.50
4) Fort Hays St.	82
5) Ottawa	66
6) Drury	60
7) Colby CC	57
8) Baker	32
9) Benedictine	30.50
10) Central Missouri	20
11) Park	10