Hornets get 15 top ten finishes at Wendy's Pitt State Classic

Emporia State has two provisional qualifiers

2023 ESU MITF Travis Morrison shot put at PSU
Josiah Driggers, ESU Athletics

Men's Track and Field | 1/28/2023 9:05:00 PM

January 28, 2023-Emporia State finished the Wendy's/Pittsburg State Invitational with 15 top ten finishes, two provisional qualifiers, and an event championship on Saturday in Pittsburg, Kan.  There were nearly 1,000 competitors in the all day event at the Plaster Center.
 
Tyler Swift got things started on the track for the Hornets. He cracked the 15-minute mark as he ran 14:59.62 to win the men's 5000m in the first final on the track.
 
The 4x400m relay team of Hayden Goodpaster, Jack Watson, Carter Cox, and Brock Merz had a provisional qualifier for the men. They ran 3:16.48 to place sixth.
 
Abigael Reid ran 1:27.24 to place third in the 600 yard run for the top finish on the track for the Emporia State women.
 
Travis Morrison had a provisional qualifier in the men's shot put at 17.07m (56-0) to place seventh.  It is just one centimeter short of his personal best set last weekend as he is ranked third in Emporia State history.
 
Alyssa Conway was third with a personal best of 16.83m (55-3) in the women's weight throw.  It is the fifth best throw in Emporia State history.
 
The Hornets picked up ten other top ten finishes.  Aaron Hunt in the pole vault and Jaime Diaz in the 5000m placed fourth for the men. Megan McManis and Emma Seidl placed sixth in the women's pole vault and shot put respectively. The women's 4x400m relay of Lauren Carlson, Abigael Reid, Jasmine Hurla, and Makenzie Owings finished seventh. ESU got ninth place finishes from Tayler Williams in the women's 5000m and Grace Jacobs in the women's high jump. Chase Rooney was tenth in the men's 600 yard run while Luke Grace and Jaxon Russell tied for tenth in the men's high jump to round out the top ten finishes.
 
Emporia State will be back in action starting Friday, February 3 at the Washburn Open in Topeka, Kan.
 
Women's ESU Results
60m Dash
Qualifying Round
8 Lauren Carlson 7.85
13 Ashley Wildeman 7.94
27 Jasmine Hurla 8.04
46 Tatum Sefcik 8.22
53 Courtney Brierly 8.36
55 Mackenzie Owings 8.39
56 Hailey Anderson 8.41
61 Josie Orear 8.55
62 Madisynn Hair 8.58
63 Madeline Martin 8.59
67 Anna Phillips 8.65
69 D'Aja Burch 8.78
71 Mary Grace Lassiter 8.92
Prelims
27 Lauren Carlson 7.90
28 Kadaisha Mpwo 7.92
30 Ashley Wildeman 8.05
200m Dash
16 Lauren Carlson 25.32
43 Ashley Wildeman 26.46
56 Kadaisha Mpwo 27.21
400m Dash
12 Jasmine Hurla 58.33
32 Makenzie Owings 1:00.94
600y Run
3 Abigael Reid 1:27.24
17 D'Aja Burch 1:40.92
Mile Run
41 Mason Bina 5:41.41
5000m Run
9 Tayler Williams 18:52.09
16 Hannah Showalter 19:22.00
17 Irina Honc 19:27.12
60m Hurdles
21 Abigael Reid 9.43
29 Kennedy Smith 9.59
32 Madisynn Hair 9.63
39 Victoria Pettay 9.97
44 Kynzie Underwood 10.32
46 Mary Grace Lassiter 10.74
4x400m Relay
7 Emporia State 3:55.55
  Carlson, Reid, Hurla, Owings
19 Emporia State 4:12.84
  Smith, Wildeman, Pettay, Martin
High Jump
Invitational
9 Grace Jacobs 1.57m (5-1.75)
Open
10 Victoria Pettay 1.51m (4-11.5)
Pole Vault
6 Megan McManis 3.62m (11-10.5)
Triple Jump
18 Ashley Cookson 10.48m (34-4.5)
20 Renee Nichol 10.23m (33-6.75)
Shot Put
6 Emma Seidl 13.05m (42-9.75)
21 Kyra Ohl 10.63m (34-10.5)
26 Taylor Milleson 10.33m (33-10.75)
Weight Throw
3 Alyssa Conway 16.83m (55-3)
14 Holly Brockmeier 14.85m (48-9)
18 Rachelle Reichert 14.12m (46-4)
Men's ESU Results
60m Dash
Qualifying Round
22 Jack Watson 7.04
25 Hayden Goodpaster 7.04
36 Tristan Madden 7.07
40 Isaac Tarango 7.08
52 Guy Ramos 7.15
53 Billy Ross Jr. 7.15
60 Brogan Renfro 7.27
64 Xavier Hall 7.29
65 Yusef Elghzali 7.34
66 Kade Winn 7.36
68 Davion Scott 7.39
71 Fabian Nava 7.44
74 Chase Rooney 7.54
82 Tristan Howard 7.83
200m Dash
20 Jack Watson 22.07
33 Carter Cox 22.40
36 Hayden Goodpaster 22.46
39 Ty Anderson 22.53
49 Xavier Hall 22.93
400m Dash
13 Guy Ramos 49.29
31 Carter Cox 50.17
600y Run
10 Chase Rooney 1:14.53
14 Davion Scott 1:15.85
18 Joshua Reuting 1:16.87
25 Tyler DeBey 1:24.21
800m Run
37 Brice Helton 2:00.58
44 Luke Gleason 2:03.55
Mile Run
31 Cody Achilles 4:28.50
35 Colby Ferbache 4:30.18
49 Corbin Liermann 4:37.49
54 Caleb Liermann 4:44.53
58 Treyton Laurance 4:48.38
5000m Run
1 Tyler Swift 14:59.62
4 Jaime Diaz 15:15.86
12 Asher Moen 16:01.69
60m Hurdles
11 Xavier Hall 8.33
14 Jake Johnson 8.40
23 Brock Merz 8.68
25 Luke Grace 8.72
31 Carter Cox 9.08
32 Parker Sutterfield 9.10
33 Tristan Howard 9.12
35 Brandon Wilkes 9.21
4x400m Relay
6 Emporia State 3:16.48-P
  Goodpaster, Watson, Cox, Merz
15 Emporia State 3:23.52
  Hall, Johnson, Tarango, Wilkes
High Jump
10 Luke Grace 1.90m (6-2.75)
10 Jaxon Russell 1.90m (6-2.75)
15 Brandon Wilkes 1.80m (5-10.75)
Pole Vault
4 Aaron Hunt 4.38m (14-4.5)
11 Brandon Wilkes 3.98m (13-0.75)
13 Brayden Staab 3.98m (13-0.75)
Long Jump
13 Ty Anderson 6.73m (22-1)
19 Josiah Driggers 6.47m (21-2.75)
23 Miles Lockridge 6.13m (20-1.25)
Triple Jump
15 Josiah Driggers 13.27m (43-6.5)
17 Miles Lockridge 13.05m (42-9.75)
20 Tristan Madden 12.73m (41-9.25)
21 Daniel Knapp 12.71m (41-8.5)
Shot Put
7 Travis Morrison 17.07m (56-0)-P
10 Zach Sulzen-Watson 15.48m (50-9.5)
18 Will Herren 14.39m (47-2.5)
Weight Throw
18 Travis Morrison 15.05m (49-5)
22 Will Herren 13.85m (45-5)
24 John Tetuan 13.71m (45-0)
 
 
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Courtney Brierly

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Junior
Holly Brockmeier

Holly Brockmeier

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Sophomore
Lauren Carlson

Lauren Carlson

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Junior
Alyssa Conway

Alyssa Conway

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Redshirt Senior
Ashley Cookson

Ashley Cookson

Sp/J
Sophomore
Madisynn Hair

Madisynn Hair

Sp
Sophomore
Irina Honc

Irina Honc

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Sophomore
Jasmine Hurla

Jasmine Hurla

Sp
Senior
Grace Jacobs

Grace Jacobs

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Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mason Bina

Mason Bina

Sophomore
D
Courtney Brierly

Courtney Brierly

Junior
Sp
Holly Brockmeier

Holly Brockmeier

Sophomore
T
Lauren Carlson

Lauren Carlson

Junior
Sp
Alyssa Conway

Alyssa Conway

Redshirt Senior
JT
Ashley Cookson

Ashley Cookson

Sophomore
Sp/J
Madisynn Hair

Madisynn Hair

Sophomore
Sp
Irina Honc

Irina Honc

Sophomore
D
Jasmine Hurla

Jasmine Hurla

Senior
Sp
Grace Jacobs

Grace Jacobs

Sophomore
HJ