Conway hammers Emporia State record on day one of KU Relays

Women's Track and Field | 4/13/2023 9:29:00 PM

April 13, 2023-Alyssa Conway shattered her own school record in the women's hammer to highlight Thursday's action for Emporia State at the 100^th anniversary running of the KU Relays.
 
Conway unleashed the record throw of 59.31m (194-7) on her first attempt of the competition. She finished as the top placing collegiate placer in the event and fourth overall. As of Thursday night's available results she has the best mark in the MIAA by over seven feet and is ranked fifth in the nation.  It is the best throw by an MIAA female athlete in the event since Missouri Southern's Kirsten Leisinger threw 60.81m (199-6) in 2021 and the second-best throw in the association since 2015.
 
The Emporia State men turned in a pair of second place finishes on the track on Thursday.  Jaime Diaz was second in the men's 10,000m run with a time of 31:33.80, which is just ten seconds out of the top five all-time at Emporia State. Asher Moen ran 9:46.84 to place second in the unseeded 3000m steeple chase.
 
Tyler Swift was third with a time of 3:59.44 in the men's 1500m run
 
The Hornets will be back at Rock Chalk Park on Friday for day two of the KU Relays. The first event for Emporia State will be the men's 110m hurdle prelims at 10:15 a.m. and the women will start with the 100m prelims at 10:55 a.m. in Lawrence, Kan.
 
 100th Anniversary KU Relays

Women's ESU Results
Unseeded 800m
10 Mason Bina	2:23.49
20 Mackenzie Owings	2:26.26
Unseeded 1500m
9 Tayler Williams	5:00.75
13 Irina Honc	5:07.55
28 Catherine Lyon	5:26.85
Hammer
4 Alyssa Conway	59.31m (194-7)-SP
8 Rachelle Reichert	48.91m (160-5)
13 Holly Brockmeier	45.54m (149-5)
Men's ESU Results
Unseeded 800m
24 Luke Gleason	2:01.30
35 Brice Helton	2:03.78
Unseeded 1500m
3 Tyler Swift	3:59.44
25 Treyton Laurance	4:15.34
Unseeded 3000m Steeplechase
2 Asher Moen	9:46.84
5 Cody Achilles	10:07.30
10,000m
2 Jaime Diaz	31:33.80
10 Henry Jones	32:16.92
Pole Vault
6 Aaron Hunt	4.47m (14-8)
Hammer
14 John Tetuan	50.74m (166-6)