Conway wins hammer to highlight day two for the Hornets at the ESU Relays

Women's Track and Field | 3/24/2023 10:05:00 PM

March 24, 2023-Alyssa Conway unleashed the best throw in the nation in the women's hammer to highlight day two of the ESU Relays for Emporia State on Friday. She had one of the two provisional qualifiers on the day with Abigael Reid posting a provisional mark in the heptathlon.
 
Conway fouled on her first attempt of the day and then hit a provisional mark of 52.93m (173-8) on her second toss.  She then threw 55.82m (183-1) on her third attempt to take the lead for good.  After two more fouls she finished her series with another provisional mark of 52.53m (172-4) on her final throw.
 
Reid finished the two day heptathlon with a provisional qualifying total of 4,712 points to place third overall.  Her point total was ranked third in the nation on Friday night. She started the day with fifth place showings in the first two events. She long jumped 5.33m and then went 30.17m in the javelin. She finished the day running 2:24.45 to place third in the final event the 800m.  Victoria Pettay joined her in the scoring of the multi-events, tying her career best with 3,982 points to place eighth.
 
Aren Trost had the best finish for the Emporia State men placing second in the decathlon.  After recording personal bests in four of five events on Thursday, he started day two with another PR running 15.60 in the 110m hurdles. He then placed fourth in the discus with a mark of 23.86m before bouncing back to win the pole vault by clearing 3.90m.  He was third in the javelin with a throw of 41.78m to maintain his third-place overall finish. He ran 4:49.46 in the 1500m to place second in the 1500m and move up to second in the overall standings.
 
The Hornet men scored in four finals events on Friday.  Asher Moen placed fourth and Cody Achilles was fifth in the 3000m steeplechase.  Carter Cox ran a personal best of 21.75 to place fourth in the 200m. Zach Sulzen-Watson was fifth with a throw of 48.90 (160-5) in the discus.  Jaime Diaz ran 14:52.97 to place eighth in the 5000m and pick up another point for the Hornets.
 
Lauren Carlson finished third in the women's 200m with a personal best time of 24.76 and was joined in the scoring column by Jasmine Hurla with a time of 25.46 to place eighth.
 
In the non-scoring events on Friday Taylor Milleson won the women's open shot put with a mark of 12.26m (40-2.75) the men earned a pair of runner-up finishes.  Luke Grace cleared 1.90m (6-2.75) in the high jump while Josiah Huber went over 4.00m (13-1.50) in the pole vault.
 
The final day of competition at the ESU Relays will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the field events while action on the track gets underway at 12:00 p.m.
 
 
ESU Individual Results
Women 200 Meter Dash
Finals
  3 Carlson, Lauren              24.76  
  8 Hurla, Jasmine               25.46    
 17 Wildeman, Ashley             26.07    
 28 Hammond, Brooke              26.51    
 30 Marlow, Hollie               26.58    
 36 Owings, Makenzie             26.77  
 37 Brierly, Courtney            26.77  
 42 Sefcik, Tatum                26.90    
 43 Coleman, Cali                26.97  
 48 Anderson, Hailey             27.16    
 54 Mpwo, Kadaisha               27.42    
 55 Orear, Josie                 27.45  
 58 Martin, Madeline             27.46  
 67 Phillips, Anna               28.01    
 74 Underwood, Kynzie            28.80    
Women 800 Meter Run Friday
 10 Owings, Makenzie             2:28.23   
 23 Lyon, Catherine              2:38.98   
 30 McCue, Miah                  2:41.71   
Women 1500 Meter Run Friday
  8 Bina, Mason                  5:07.42   
 18 Honc, Irina                  5:21.09   
 20 Lyon, Catherine              5:22.48   
Women 5000 Meter Run
Finals
  9 Williams, Tayler             18:27.44  
 12 Showalter, Hannah            18:39.93  
Women Shot Put Friday Open
  1 Milleson, Taylor              12.26m   40-02.75   
  4 Ohl, Kyra                     11.45m   37-06.75   
Women Hammer Throw Friday Open
11 Vermetten, Madison            37.67m     123-07  
Women Hammer Throw Fri Invite
  1 Conway, Alyssa                55.82m     183-02   
 13 Brockmeier, Holly             45.01m     147-08   
 15 Reichert, Rachelle            44.02m     144-05   
 27 Kirkpatrick, Taylin           38.76m     127-02   
 29 Ohl, Kyra                     36.47m     119-08   
Event 57  Women Heptathlon
  3 Reid, Abigael                 4712    
  8 Pettay, Victoria              3982 
 
Men 200 Meter Dash
Finals
  4 Cox, Carter                  21.75    
 14 Ramos, Guy                   22.18    
 22 Tarango, Isaac               22.28 
 24 Johnson, Julian              22.28 
 47 Madden, Tristan              22.74   
 56 Winn, Kade                   23.11   
 64 Hall, Xavier                 23.27 
 72 Willis, Brett                23.44    
Men 800 Meter Run Friday
36 Reves, Jace                  2:07.59     
Event 12  Men 1500 Meter Run Friday
  9 Gleason, Luke                4:05.59   
 36 Laurance, Treyton            4:20.00   
 51 Rice, Cole                   4:35.50    
Men 5000 Meter Run
Finals
  8 Diaz, Jaime                  14:52.97  
 10 Swift, Tyler                 15:00.63    
 26 Jones, Henry                 15:47.53    
 34 Liermann, Caleb              16:06.28    
 41 Liermann, Corbin             16:38.56    
 48 Haydock, Kamon               17:24.19     
Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase
Finals
  4 Moen, Asher                  9:44.37 
  5 Achilles, Cody               9:48.27   
Men High Jump Friday Open
  2 Grace, Luke                   J1.90m    6-02.75
  6 Russell, Jaxon               1.80m    5-10.75
Men Pole Vault Friday Open
  2 Huber, Josiah                4.00m   13-01.50
  4 Wilkes, Brandon              3.90m   12-09.50
Men Discus Throw
Finals
  5 Sulzen-Watson, Zach           48.90m     160-05   
 16 Herren, Will                  43.64m     143-02
Men Decathlon
 2 Trost, Aren                    6096